# Tucker Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

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

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Tucker

Tucker is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **1.60 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.6km²
- 2mapped services
- 70 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tucker?

Tucker 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 5 other communities: [Fairfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mandeville/fairfield/), [Granville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/granville/), [Irwin](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/irwin/), [Retirement](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maggotty/retirement/) and [Westgate Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/westgate-hills/). By area it is the 706th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 1.6% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Tucker is about 126 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 3.7 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4496° N, 77.8915° 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 Tucker

### Nearby, outside Tucker

- Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello1.2 km
- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello1.5 km
- Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District3.6 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill3.6 km
- Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton3.6 km
- Ahhh...Ras Natango Gallery & Garden · attraction, Hopeton3.7 km
- The Creek Dome · attraction, Montego Bay Business District3.8 km
- World War I Monument · monument, Montego Bay Business District4.1 km
- Sam Sharpe Square · attraction, Montego Bay Business District4.3 km
- Montego Bay Cultural Center · museum, Montego Bay Business District4.3 km
- Historic Court House (1774) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District4.3 km
- Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial, Montego Bay Business District4.3 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: Tucker

- 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 Bay6.4 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel97 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 15 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 Tucker

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Tucker. Settlements here lie between about 63 m and 70 m above sea level (median 70 m).

- Bethlehem
- Newman Hall
- Tucker

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Tucker

Named natural and historic features inside Tucker, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Tuckers Spring

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 Tucker 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 Tucker

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center · Mt. Salem 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46786&mlon=-77.90720#map=17/18.46786/-77.90720) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

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 Cool Oasis · Mt. Salem 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46664&mlon=-77.90554#map=17/18.46664/-77.90554) 

Hotel Nickels Garden Villas · Irwin 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44849&mlon=-77.87562#map=17/18.44849/-77.87562) 

Mall Two Top Flen Mall · Farm Heights 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47135&mlon=-77.88663#map=17/18.47135/-77.88663) 

School Maranatha Early Childhood Centre · Mt. Salem 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46952&mlon=-77.90289#map=17/18.46952/-77.90289) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 4.0 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 Tucker

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

- Restaurants2

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Tucker?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Tucker?Fairfield, Granville, Irwin, Retirement and Westgate Hills
- What is there to see in Tucker?Rastafari Indigenous Village, Montego River Gardens, Murderer's Cave, Sewell Cave
- What time zone is Tucker in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tucker?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Tucker?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tucker?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tucker?Settlements lie between 63 m and 70 m
- What is the best time to visit Tucker?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tucker?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tucker?First Global Bank Ltd, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Tucker?NCB, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tucker?Cool Oasis, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tucker?JM100535 (OCHA common operational dataset)