# Norwood Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

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

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Norwood

Norwood is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **3.00 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.0km²
- 3mapped services
- 113 mtypical elevation

## Where is Norwood?

Norwood 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 6 other communities: [Albion](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/yallahs/albion/), [Flanker](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/flanker/), [Glendevon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/glendevon/), [Montego Bay Business District](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/montego-bay-business-district/), [Paradise](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/paradise/) and [Salt Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/salt-spring/). By area it is the 657th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.9% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Norwood is about 129 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.7 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4904° N, 77.9029° 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 Norwood

### Nearby, outside Norwood

- Tip Pot · cave, Montego Bay Business District2.1 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill2.2 km
- Providence Cave · cave, Ironshore2.3 km
- Dead End Beach · beach, Montego Bay Business District2.5 km
- Mo'bay Airport Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District2.6 km
- Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District2.7 km
- The Creek Dome · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.7 km
- Doctors Cave Beach · beach, Montego Bay Business District2.8 km
- Doctor's Cave Bathing Club · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.8 km
- The Cage (1806) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.8 km
- Old Montego Fort · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.8 km
- Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial, Montego Bay Business District2.8 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: Norwood

- 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 Bay1.8 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel99 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 19 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.

## Villages and localities in Norwood

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Norwood. Settlements here lie between about 77 m and 191 m above sea level (median 113 m).

- Dunbar Pen
- Norwood Pen
- Ocean Ridge Estate

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Norwood 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 Norwood

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Next Generation Medical Centre · Brandon Hill 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47831&mlon=-77.90818#map=17/18.47831/-77.90818) 

Bank First Caribbean International Bank · Montego Bay Business District 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47623&mlon=-77.92260#map=17/18.47623/-77.92260) 

ATM international ATM (only J$) · Montego Bay Business District 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48921&mlon=-77.92738#map=17/18.48921/-77.92738) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Albion · Glendevon 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48054&mlon=-77.90472#map=17/18.48054/-77.90472) 

Hotel Iberostar Hotel and Resort · Norwood 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49360&mlon=-77.90405#map=17/18.49360/-77.90405) 

Mall Overton Plaza · Montego Bay Business District 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47442&mlon=-77.91824#map=17/18.47442/-77.91824) 

School GIFT Education · Albion 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48382&mlon=-77.92261#map=17/18.48382/-77.92261) 

College The University of the West Indies · Montego Bay Business District 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49526&mlon=-77.91455#map=17/18.49526/-77.91455) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 4.5 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 Norwood

Places mapped inside Norwood in open map data, by type.

- Hotels3

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
- Ironshore
- Irwin
- Lilliput
- Montego Bay Business District
- Moy Hall
- Mt. Salem
- 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 Norwood?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Norwood?Albion, Flanker, Glendevon, Montego Bay Business District, Paradise and Salt Spring
- What is there to see in Norwood?Tip Pot, Sewell Cave, Providence Cave, Dead End Beach
- What time zone is Norwood in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Norwood?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Norwood?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Norwood?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Norwood?Settlements lie between 77 m and 191 m
- What is the best time to visit Norwood?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Norwood?Next Generation Medical Centre, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Norwood?First Caribbean International Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Norwood?international ATM (only J$), about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Norwood?TotalEnergies, Albion, about 1.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Norwood?JM100522 (OCHA common operational dataset)