# Sandside Community, Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/sandside/ Community · Port Maria # Sandside Sandside is a community of Jamaica in Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **5.25 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 5.2km² - 67 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sandside? Sandside lies in [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Baileys Vale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/baileys-vale/), [Free Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/free-hill/), [Hampstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/hampstead/), [Islington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/islington/), [Martin](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/martin/) and [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/port-maria/). By area it is the 575th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.6% of [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/). The centre of Sandside is about 40 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 3.2 km from Port Maria, the main town of Port Maria. The centre point is at 18.3411° N, 76.8998° 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 Sandside ### Nearby, outside Sandside - Street Clock Rotatory · attraction, Port Maria3.5 km - Pagee Beach · attraction, Port Maria3.5 km - Tacky Slave Monument · memorial, Port Maria3.6 km - Fort Haldane, 1759 · attraction, Port Maria4.4 km - Tacky Falls · waterfall, Islington4.9 km - Firefly Estate, Noel Coward's House · museum, Mason Hall5.7 km - Kwame Falls · waterfall, Islington6.5 km - Idlewild Caves · cave, Mason Hall7.5 km - Back Neckie Cave · cave, Islington8.3 km - Johnny Falls · waterfall, Highgate8.4 km - Fisherman's Beach · attraction, Oracabessa8.9 km - James Bond Beach · attraction, Oracabessa9.0 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: Sandside - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel10 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen40 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 29 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:33). 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 Sandside Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Sandside. - Sandside 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 Sandside Named natural and historic features inside Sandside, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Llanrumney River 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 Sandside and the best time to visit Using the climate of Port Maria, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,164 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (193 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 46 Feb 25 30 Mar 26 39 Apr 26 51 May 27 136 Jun 27 125 Jul 28 94 Aug 28 122 Sep 28 151 Oct 28 193 Nov 27 118 Dec 26 58 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sandside Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Trinity Port Maria · Baileys Vale 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35548&mlon=-76.89903#map=17/18.35548/-76.89903) Bank Scotiabank · Baileys Vale 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35566&mlon=-76.89946#map=17/18.35566/-76.89946) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump Epping · Baileys Vale 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35555&mlon=-76.89931#map=17/18.35555/-76.89931) Hotel Casa Maria Hotel · Port Maria 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.38612&mlon=-76.89607#map=17/18.38612/-76.89607) Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40657&mlon=-77.10327#map=17/18.40657/-77.10327) School Albion Mountain Primary School · Port Maria 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36831&mlon=-76.89241#map=17/18.36831/-76.89241) College Port Maria Heart Training Centre · Port Maria 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36271&mlon=-76.89274#map=17/18.36271/-76.89274) Police station Port Maria Police Station · Port Maria 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.37242&mlon=-76.89133#map=17/18.37242/-76.89133) 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 Port Maria - Albion Mountain - Baileys Vale - Free Hill - Hampstead - Islington - Martin - Port Maria - Robins Bay ## Quick answers - Where is Sandside?In Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Sandside?Baileys Vale, Free Hill, Hampstead, Islington, Martin and Port Maria - What is there to see in Sandside?Street Clock Rotatory, Pagee Beach, Tacky Slave Monument, Fort Haldane, 1759 - What time zone is Sandside in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Sandside?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Sandside?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sandside?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Sandside?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Sandside?Trinity Port Maria, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sandside?Scotiabank, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sandside?Scotiabank, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sandside?Epping, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sandside?JM111109 (OCHA common operational dataset)