# Garlands Community, Maroon Town, Saint James Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/garlands/

Community · Maroon Town 

# Garlands

Garlands is a community of Jamaica in Maroon Town, Saint James Parish. It covers **28.8 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 28.8km²
- 608 mtypical elevation

## Where is Garlands?

Garlands lies in [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Arcadia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/port-morant/arcadia/), [Flamstead Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/flamstead-gardens/), [Mocho](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/mocho/), [Mt. Horeb](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/mt-horeb/), [Niagara](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/niagara/), [Vaughansfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/vaughansfield/) and [Wilson's Run](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/wilson-s-run/). By area it is the 91st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 22.9% of [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/). The centre of Garlands is about 111 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2913° N, 77.7967° 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 Garlands

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Garlands: 3 caves.

- Garlands Rising · cave
- Garlands Sink · cave
- William's Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Garlands

- Blue Hole Glade Cave 6 · cave, Mocho3.1 km
- Blue Hole Glade Cave 5 · cave, Mocho3.1 km
- Blue Hole Glade Cave 4 · cave, Mocho3.1 km
- Blue Hole Glade Cave 3 · cave, Mocho3.1 km
- Blue Hole Glade Cave 2 · cave, Mocho3.1 km
- Blue Hole Glade Cave 1 · cave, Mocho3.1 km
- Blue Hole Glade Caves · cave, Niagara3.3 km
- Niagara River Cave South Entrance · cave, Niagara3.4 km
- Niagara River Cave · cave, Niagara3.5 km
- Nodewood Rising · cave, Niagara3.5 km
- Nodewood Cave 2 · cave, Niagara3.7 km
- Vaughansfield Cave · cave, Vaughansfield4.0 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: Garlands

- 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 Bay27 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel88 km

### Nearest railway station

Stonehenge Train Depot (Disused) (Stonehenge), about 8.7 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 Garlands

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Garlands. Settlements here lie between about 573 m and 611 m above sea level (median 608 m).

- Brothers Retreat
- Cold Spring
- Garlands
- Horseguards

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 Garlands and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Maroon Town, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 48 

Feb 25 34 

Mar 26 52 

Apr 27 58 

May 27 141 

Jun 27 128 

Jul 27 92 

Aug 28 118 

Sep 28 151 

Oct 27 183 

Nov 26 113 

Dec 25 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Garlands

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center · Mt. Salem 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46786&mlon=-77.90720#map=17/18.46786/-77.90720) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Montpelier 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36800&mlon=-77.93230#map=17/18.36800/-77.93230) 

Hotel Breeze Here/ブリーズヒア · Catadupa 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28330&mlon=-77.88330#map=17/18.28330/-77.88330) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School EBER Kindergarten & Preparatory School · Flagstaff 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.34405&mlon=-77.78703#map=17/18.34405/-77.78703) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 23 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.

## Other communities in Maroon Town

- Flagstaff
- Flamstead Gardens
- Maldon
- Maroon Town
- Mocho
- Niagara
- Summer Hill
- Tangle River
- Vaughansfield
- Welcome Hall

## Quick answers

- Where is Garlands?In Maroon Town, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Garlands?Arcadia, Flamstead Gardens, Mocho, Mt. Horeb, Niagara, Vaughansfield and Wilson's Run
- What is there to see in Garlands?Garlands Rising, Garlands Sink, William's Cave
- What time zone is Garlands in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Garlands?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Garlands?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Garlands?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Garlands?Settlements lie between 573 m and 611 m
- What is the best time to visit Garlands?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Garlands?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Garlands?First Global Bank Ltd, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Garlands?NCB, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Garlands?TotalEnergies, about 17 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Garlands?JM101003 (OCHA common operational dataset)