# Wag Water, Saint Mary Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/ Development area · Saint Mary Parish # Wag Water Wag Water is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Mary Parish. It covers **60.0 km²**. It is divided into 6 communities. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 60.0km² - 6communities - 2mapped services ## Where is Wag Water? Wag Water lies in [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other development areas: [Annotto Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/), [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/), [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/drivers-river/), [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/), [Kellits](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/kellits/), [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/mandeville/) and [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/). By area it is the 69th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 9.8% of [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/). The centre of Wag Water is about 22 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 22 km from Port Maria, the main town of Saint Mary Parish. The centre point is at 18.1926° N, 76.8021° 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 Wag Water OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Wag Water: 1 museum. - Scott's Hall Maroon Museum · museum 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: Wag Water - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen23 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston29 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 24 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 06:30, 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. ## Communities of Wag Water Community Area km² Localities Services [Broadgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/broadgate/) 4.5 4 0 [Castleton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/castleton/) 37 6 2 [Devon Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/devon-pen/) 7.4 6 0 [Friendship Gap](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/friendship-gap/) 3.0 5 0 [Providence](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/providence/) 1.8 6 0 [Scotts Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/scotts-hall/) 6.0 6 0 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Wag Water Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Wag Water. Settlements here lie between about 33 m and 400 m above sea level (median 278 m). - Belmont - Beverly - Broadgate - Bryans Retreat - Castleton - Chesterfield - Comfort Hill - Cross Hill - Devon Pen - Evandale - Friendship - Friendship Gap - Gibbs Hill - Golden Valley - Grandy Hole - Hillside - Legionfield - Mahoe Hill - Margaret's Hope - Mason Yard - Morning Side - Newton Hill - Pembroke - Pitfield - Pitsfield - Providence - Richmont Castle or Kill Crow - Scotts Hall - Scotts Hall (Maroons) - Toms River - Part of - Two Roads - Ugly River - Vaughans Rock 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 Wag Water Named natural and historic features inside Wag Water, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Flint River - Little Tom River ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Mount Telegraph · 1,080 m 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 Wag Water and the best time to visit In Wag Water, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Wag Water Places mapped inside Wag Water in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Wag Water?In Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Wag Water?Annotto Bay, Buff Bay, Drivers River, Highgate, Kellits, Mandeville and Stony Hill - What is there to see in Wag Water?Scott's Hall Maroon Museum - What time zone is Wag Water in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Wag Water?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Wag Water?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Wag Water?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wag Water?Settlements lie between 33 m and 400 m - What is the highest point in Wag Water?Mount Telegraph (1,080 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Wag Water?November to July - How many petrol pumps are in Wag Water?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Wag Water?JM1112 (OCHA common operational dataset)