# Ironshore Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/ironshore/ Community · Greater Montego Bay # Ironshore Ironshore is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **4.98 km²**. Open map data shows 50 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.0km² - 50mapped services ## Where is Ironshore? Ironshore 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: [Coral Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/coral-gardens/), [Flanker](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/flanker/) and [Salt Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/salt-spring/). By area it is the 585th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.9% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Ironshore is about 128 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.8 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.5093° N, 77.8815° 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 Ironshore OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Ironshore: 1 cave. - Providence Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Ironshore - Coral Garden Community Beach · beach, Coral Gardens2.3 km - Marrow Cave · cave, Flower Hill4.4 km - Mo'bay Airport Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District4.6 km - Dead End Beach · beach, Montego Bay Business District4.8 km - Tip Pot · cave, Montego Bay Business District5.1 km - Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello5.2 km - Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill5.3 km - Tryall Cave · cave, Rose Hall5.4 km - Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello5.5 km - Doctors Cave Beach · beach, Montego Bay Business District5.5 km - Doctor's Cave Bathing Club · attraction, Montego Bay Business District5.6 km - Hip Strip (Gloucester Ave) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District5.6 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: Ironshore - 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 Bay3.4 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel97 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 22 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ironshore Named natural and historic features inside Ironshore, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Salt Spring Gut ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Lousy Point Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Ironshore 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 Ironshore Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospiten Montego Bay · Rose Hall 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52141&mlon=-77.85310#map=17/18.52141/-77.85310) Bank Western Union/Fx trader · Ironshore 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51435&mlon=-77.88126#map=17/18.51435/-77.88126) ATM international ATM (only J$) · Montego Bay Business District 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48921&mlon=-77.92738#map=17/18.48921/-77.92738) Petrol pump Total · Ironshore 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51540&mlon=-77.88250#map=17/18.51540/-77.88250) Hotel Genesis Sheer Elegance Villa · Ironshore 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51139&mlon=-77.88047#map=17/18.51139/-77.88047) Mall Whitter Village · Ironshore 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50818&mlon=-77.88077#map=17/18.50818/-77.88077) School Eagles Wings Elementary and Early Learners · Ironshore 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51658&mlon=-77.88453#map=17/18.51658/-77.88453) College Emmanuel Caribbean University · Coral Gardens 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50496&mlon=-77.85450#map=17/18.50496/-77.85450) Police station Coral Gardens Police · Coral Gardens 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52077&mlon=-77.86441#map=17/18.52077/-77.86441) 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 Ironshore Places mapped inside Ironshore in open map data, by type. - Banks2 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels14 - Shopping malls4 - Schools1 - Restaurants25 - Dental clinics1 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 - Farm Heights - Flanker - Flower Hill - Glendevon - Granville - Green Pond - Greenwood - 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 Ironshore?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica - What borders Ironshore?Coral Gardens, Flanker and Salt Spring - What is there to see in Ironshore?Providence Cave - What time zone is Ironshore in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Ironshore?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Ironshore?English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Ironshore?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Ironshore?Hospiten Montego Bay, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ironshore?Western Union/Fx trader, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ironshore?international ATM (only J$), about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ironshore?Total, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many banks are in Ironshore?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Ironshore?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Ironshore?JM100516 (OCHA common operational dataset)