# Farm Heights Community, Greater Montego Bay – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/farm-heights/

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Farm Heights

Farm Heights is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **0.63 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.6km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Farm Heights?

Farm Heights lies in [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other communities: [Green Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/green-pond/), [Porto Bello](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/porto-bello/) and [Rose Heights](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/rose-heights/). By area it is the 754th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.6% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Farm Heights is about 127 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 3.4 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4736° N, 77.8867° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Farm Heights

### Nearby, outside Farm Heights

- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello1.2 km
- Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello1.5 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill2.9 km
- Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District3.2 km
- The Creek Dome · attraction, Montego Bay Business District3.4 km
- Marrow Cave · cave, Flower Hill3.5 km
- Tip Pot · cave, Montego Bay Business District3.7 km
- Providence Cave · cave, Ironshore3.7 km
- World War I Monument · monument, Montego Bay Business District3.7 km
- Sam Sharpe Square · attraction, Montego Bay Business District3.8 km
- Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial, Montego Bay Business District3.8 km
- The Cage (1806) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District3.8 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Farm Heights

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay4.3 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel97 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 18 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:37).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Weather in Farm Heights and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Greater Montego Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 44 

Feb 26 34 

Mar 27 47 

Apr 28 57 

May 28 150 

Jun 28 150 

Jul 29 109 

Aug 29 146 

Sep 29 190 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 131 

Dec 27 50 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Farm Heights

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center · Mt. Salem 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46786&mlon=-77.90720#map=17/18.46786/-77.90720) 

Bank DamarkMCL · Montego Bay Business District 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47005&mlon=-77.92078#map=17/18.47005/-77.92078) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Albion · Glendevon 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48054&mlon=-77.90472#map=17/18.48054/-77.90472) 

Hotel Brandon Hill Guest House · Brandon Hill 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47451&mlon=-77.91201#map=17/18.47451/-77.91201) 

Mall Two Top Flen Mall · Farm Heights 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47135&mlon=-77.88663#map=17/18.47135/-77.88663) 

School Farm Heights United Basic School · Farm Heights 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47311&mlon=-77.89009#map=17/18.47311/-77.89009) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Farm Heights

Places mapped inside Farm Heights in open map data, by type.

- Shopping malls1
- Schools1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communities in Greater Montego Bay

- Barrett Hall
- Barrett Town
- Belmont
- Canterbury
- Catherine Hall
- Catherine Mount
- Coral Gardens
- Cornwall
- Flanker
- Flower Hill
- Glendevon
- Granville
- Green Pond
- Greenwood
- Ironshore
- Irwin
- Lilliput
- Montego Bay Business District
- Moy Hall
- Mt. Salem
- Norwood
- Orange Irwin
- Paradise
- Pitfour
- Porto Bello
- Reading
- Rose Heights
- Rosemount
- Rosemount Gardens
- Salt Spring
- Spot Valley
- Spring Garden
- Tower Hill
- Tucker
- Unity Hall
- West Green
- Westgate Hills

## Quick answers

- Where is Farm Heights?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Farm Heights?Green Pond, Porto Bello and Rose Heights
- What is there to see in Farm Heights?Montego River Gardens, Rastafari Indigenous Village, Sewell Cave, Murderer's Cave
- What time zone is Farm Heights in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Farm Heights?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Farm Heights?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Farm Heights?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Farm Heights?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Farm Heights?DamarkMCL, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Farm Heights?NCB, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Farm Heights?TotalEnergies, Albion, about 2.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Farm Heights?JM100509 (OCHA common operational dataset)