# Friendship Gap Community, Wag Water, Saint Mary Parish

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Community · Wag Water 

# Friendship Gap

Friendship Gap is a community of Jamaica in Wag Water, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **3.01 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.0km²
- 246 mtypical elevation

## Where is Friendship Gap?

Friendship Gap lies in [Wag Water](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other communities: [Castleton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/castleton/), [Devon Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/devon-pen/) and [Scotts Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/scotts-hall/). By area it is the 656th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.0% of [Wag Water](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/). The centre of Friendship Gap is about 23 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2000° N, 76.8210° 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 Friendship Gap

### Nearby, outside Friendship Gap

- Scott's Hall Maroon Museum · museum, Scotts Hall2.3 km
- Johnny Falls · waterfall, Highgate9.6 km
- Glengoffe Manor House · ruins, Above Rocks9.8 km
- Harmony Holes · cave, Belvedere11 km
- Prior Park · attraction, Belvedere12 km
- Victoria Cave · cave, Golden Spring12 km
- Back Neckie Cave · cave, Islington12 km
- Fish Dun Falls · attraction, Spring Hill12 km
- Rock Spring Hole-2 · cave, Woodside12 km
- Magga Dog Hole · cave, Woodside12 km
- Rock Spring Caverns · cave, Woodside13 km
- Man Cave · cave, Woodside13 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: Friendship Gap

- 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 Pen24 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel28 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 23 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.

## Villages and localities in Friendship Gap

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Friendship Gap.

- Bryans Retreat
- Cross Hill
- Friendship
- Friendship Gap
- Grandy Hole

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 Friendship Gap and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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
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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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Friendship Gap

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Glengoffe Health Centre · Above Rocks 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13564&mlon=-76.88481#map=17/18.13564/-76.88481) 

Bank First Regional Co-Operative Credit Union · Annotto Bay Town Centre 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27007&mlon=-76.77523#map=17/18.27007/-76.77523) 

ATM Scotiabank · Constant Spring 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05239&mlon=-76.79267#map=17/18.05239/-76.79267) 

Petrol pump Johnson’s Petroleum · Castleton 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18551&mlon=-76.82393#map=17/18.18551/-76.82393) 

Hotel Tamarind Tree Resort Hotel · Clonmel 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.25478&mlon=-76.82978#map=17/18.25478/-76.82978) 

Mall Manor Park Plaza · Constant Spring 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05219&mlon=-76.79283#map=17/18.05219/-76.79283) 

School Castleton Primary & Junior High School · Brandon Hill 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17877&mlon=-76.82175#map=17/18.17877/-76.82175) 

College The MICO University College · Lawrence Tavern 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13112&mlon=-76.85077#map=17/18.13112/-76.85077) 

Police station Castleton Police · Castleton 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17228&mlon=-76.82395#map=17/18.17228/-76.82395) 

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 Wag Water

- Broadgate
- Castleton
- Devon Pen
- Providence
- Scotts Hall

## Quick answers

- Where is Friendship Gap?In Wag Water, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Friendship Gap?Castleton, Devon Pen and Scotts Hall
- What is there to see in Friendship Gap?Scott's Hall Maroon Museum, Johnny Falls, Glengoffe Manor House, Harmony Holes
- What time zone is Friendship Gap in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Friendship Gap?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Friendship Gap?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Friendship Gap?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Friendship Gap?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Friendship Gap?Glengoffe Health Centre, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Friendship Gap?First Regional Co-Operative Credit Union, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Friendship Gap?Scotiabank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Friendship Gap?Johnson’s Petroleum, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Friendship Gap?JM111204 (OCHA common operational dataset)