# Tangle River Community, Maroon Town, Saint James Parish

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

Community · Maroon Town 

# Tangle River

Tangle River is a community of Jamaica in Maroon Town, Saint James Parish. It covers **8.70 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.7km²
- 460 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tangle River?

Tangle River 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 6 other communities: [Flamstead Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/flamstead-gardens/), [Maldon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/maldon/), [Mt. Horeb](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/mt-horeb/), [Summer Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/summer-hill/), [Vaughansfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/vaughansfield/) and [Welcome Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/welcome-hall/). By area it is the 428th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.9% of [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/). The centre of Tangle River is about 116 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3373° N, 77.8303° 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 Tangle River

OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in Tangle River: 6 caves.

- Flamstead Cave · cave
- Flamstead Rising Cave · cave
- Parson Hutchins Cave · cave
- Sand Bottom Cave · cave
- Trat's Sink North · cave
- Trat's Sink South · cave

### Nearby, outside Tangle River

- Cool Garden 4 NW · cave, Flamstead Gardens1.4 km
- Cool Garden 2 N · cave, Flamstead Gardens1.6 km
- Cool Garden 4 SE · cave, Flamstead Gardens1.7 km
- Banana Market Sink · cave, Flamstead Gardens1.7 km
- Cool Garden 2 S · cave, Flamstead Gardens1.7 km
- Cool Garden 3 · cave, Flamstead Gardens1.7 km
- Cool Garden 1 NE · cave, Flamstead Gardens1.7 km
- Cool Garden 1 SW · cave, Flamstead Gardens1.7 km
- Ten Mile Post Rising · cave, Flamstead Gardens1.9 km
- Coolgarden Cave 1 · cave, Flamstead Gardens1.9 km
- Pumphouse Cave · cave, Flamstead Gardens2.0 km
- Rudist Rock Cave · cave, Vaughansfield2.1 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: Tangle River

- 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 Bay20 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel91 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 8.0 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 Tangle River

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Tangle River.

- Clydeside
- Prospect

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 Tangle River 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 Tangle River

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

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

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

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

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Montpelier 11 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 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28330&mlon=-77.88330#map=17/18.28330/-77.88330) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Maldon High · Summer Hill 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35879&mlon=-77.81364#map=17/18.35879/-77.81364) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 17 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
- Garlands
- Maldon
- Maroon Town
- Mocho
- Niagara
- Summer Hill
- Vaughansfield
- Welcome Hall

## Quick answers

- Where is Tangle River?In Maroon Town, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Tangle River?Flamstead Gardens, Maldon, Mt. Horeb, Summer Hill, Vaughansfield and Welcome Hall
- What is there to see in Tangle River?Flamstead Cave, Flamstead Rising Cave, Parson Hutchins Cave, Sand Bottom Cave
- What time zone is Tangle River in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tangle River?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Tangle River?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tangle River?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Tangle River?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tangle River?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tangle River?First Global Bank Ltd, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Tangle River?NCB, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tangle River?TotalEnergies, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tangle River?JM101009 (OCHA common operational dataset)