# Spot Valley Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

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

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Spot Valley

Spot Valley is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **6.81 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6.8km²
- 248 mtypical elevation

## Where is Spot Valley?

Spot Valley 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 7 other communities: [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/adelphi/), [Barrett Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/barrett-hall/), [Barrett Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/barrett-town/), [Cornwall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/cornwall/), [Goodwill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/goodwill/), [Lilliput](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/lilliput/) and [Orange](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/orange/). By area it is the 503rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.6% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Spot Valley is about 118 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 14 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4881° N, 77.7862° 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 Spot Valley

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Spot Valley: 1 cave.

- Spot Valley Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Spot Valley

- Dover Cave · cave, Cornwall1.7 km
- Chatman Cave · cave, Goodwill2.9 km
- Rose Hall Great House (1770) · attraction, Rose Hall4.7 km
- Greenwood Great House (1780) · attraction, Greenwood4.9 km
- Tryall Cave · cave, Rose Hall5.0 km
- Windsor Lodge Caves · cave, Lottery6.6 km
- Hampden Estate (1753) · attraction, Hampden7.0 km
- Marrow Cave · cave, Flower Hill7.2 km
- Dundee Cave · cave, Salt Marsh8.1 km
- Overhill Cave · cave, Somerton8.5 km
- Coral Garden Community Beach · beach, Coral Gardens9.0 km
- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello11 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: Spot Valley

- 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 Bay13 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel87 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 23 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 Spot Valley

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Spot Valley.

- Kings Gate
- Spot Valley
- Success Mountain

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 Spot Valley and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Greater Montego Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 155 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 and July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 44 

Feb 25 34 

Mar 26 47 

Apr 27 57 

May 27 150 

Jun 27 150 

Jul 28 109 

Aug 28 146 

Sep 28 190 

Oct 27 217 

Nov 26 131 

Dec 26 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Spot Valley

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Community Health Center · Barrett Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51180&mlon=-77.80016#map=17/18.51180/-77.80016) 

Bank Western Union/Fx trader · Ironshore 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51435&mlon=-77.88126#map=17/18.51435/-77.88126) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Greenwood · Greenwood 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51187&mlon=-77.73987#map=17/18.51187/-77.73987) 

Hotel Iberostar Hotel And Resort -Montego Bay. · Lilliput 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50958&mlon=-77.76744#map=17/18.50958/-77.76744) 

Mall Half Moon Shopping Village · Rose Hall 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52234&mlon=-77.83950#map=17/18.52234/-77.83950) 

School Barrett Town Primary · Barrett Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51190&mlon=-77.80011#map=17/18.51190/-77.80011) 

College Northern Caribbean University Mobay Campus · Lilliput 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51068&mlon=-77.77328#map=17/18.51068/-77.77328) 

Police station Barrett Town Police · Barrett Town 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51451&mlon=-77.80163#map=17/18.51451/-77.80163) 

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.

## 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
- Norwood
- Orange Irwin
- Paradise
- Pitfour
- Porto Bello
- Reading
- Rose Heights
- Rosemount
- Rosemount Gardens
- Salt Spring
- Spring Garden
- Tower Hill
- Tucker
- Unity Hall
- West Green
- Westgate Hills

## Quick answers

- Where is Spot Valley?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Spot Valley?Adelphi, Barrett Hall, Barrett Town, Cornwall, Goodwill, Lilliput and Orange
- What is there to see in Spot Valley?Spot Valley Cave
- What time zone is Spot Valley in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Spot Valley?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Spot Valley?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Spot Valley?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Spot Valley?December to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Spot Valley?Community Health Center, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Spot Valley?Western Union/Fx trader, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Spot Valley?NCB, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Spot Valley?TotalEnergies, Greenwood, about 5.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Spot Valley?JM100532 (OCHA common operational dataset)