# Salt Marsh Community, Falmouth, Trelawny Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/salt-marsh/

Community · Falmouth 

# Salt Marsh

Salt Marsh is a community of Jamaica in Falmouth, Trelawny Parish. It covers **19.8 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 19.8km²
- 5mapped services
- 65 mtypical elevation

## Where is Salt Marsh?

Salt Marsh lies in [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/), [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Bounty Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/bounty-hall/), [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/falmouth/), [Goodwill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/goodwill/), [Granville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/greater-montego-bay/granville/), [Greenwood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/greenwood/), [Hampden](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/hampden/) and [Martha Brae](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/martha-brae/). By area it is the 170th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 11.4% of [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/). The centre of Salt Marsh is about 111 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.9 km from Falmouth, the main town of Falmouth. The centre point is at 18.4876° N, 77.7117° 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 Salt Marsh

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Salt Marsh: 1 cave.

- Dundee Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Salt Marsh

- Greenwood Great House (1780) · attraction, Greenwood3.7 km
- Ivy Terry Cave · cave, Martha Brae6.0 km
- Chatman Cave · cave, Goodwill6.0 km
- The Waterwheel at Martha Brae · attraction, Martha Brae6.2 km
- Falmouth Waterwheel (1797) · attraction, Martha Brae6.2 km
- Water Square · attraction, Falmouth6.2 km
- Hampden Estate (1753) · attraction, Hampden6.3 km
- World War Monument · monument, Falmouth6.3 km
- Phoenix Foundry Dome (1810) · attraction, Falmouth6.4 km
- Spot Valley Cave · cave, Spot Valley7.1 km
- Martha Brae Rafting Village · viewpoint, Martha Brae7.9 km
- Good Hope Great House (1755) · attraction, Bunker's Hill8.6 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: Salt Marsh

- 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 Bay21 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel79 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 28 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:36).

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 Salt Marsh

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Salt Marsh. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 72 m above sea level (median 65 m).

- Davis Town
- Greenside
- Johnson Hill
- Kent
- Orange Valley
- Salt Marsh
- Seafield

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 Salt Marsh

Named natural and historic features inside Salt Marsh, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Coast and islands

2 headlands; 1 beach.

- Cockle Bar Point
- Manatee Hole
- Wiltshire Beach

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 Salt Marsh and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Falmouth, 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 Salt Marsh

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Falmouth Hospital · Falmouth 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49647&mlon=-77.66115#map=17/18.49647/-77.66115) 

Bank JN Bank · Falmouth 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49273&mlon=-77.65188#map=17/18.49273/-77.65188) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Salt Marsh 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51000&mlon=-77.73000#map=17/18.51000/-77.73000) 

Hotel Hotel Tropik Leadonna · Barrett Hall 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51212&mlon=-77.74313#map=17/18.51212/-77.74313) 

Mall Albert George Market · Falmouth 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49194&mlon=-77.65246#map=17/18.49194/-77.65246) 

School Holland High School · Martha Brae 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47453&mlon=-77.66877#map=17/18.47453/-77.66877) 

College Northern Caribbean University Mobay Campus · Lilliput 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51068&mlon=-77.77328#map=17/18.51068/-77.77328) 

Police station Falmouth Police Station · Falmouth 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49608&mlon=-77.65652#map=17/18.49608/-77.65652) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Salt Marsh

Places mapped inside Salt Marsh in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Restaurants4

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.

## Other communities in Falmouth

- Daniel Town
- Duanvale
- Falmouth
- Martha Brae
- Perth Town
- Sherwood Content

## Quick answers

- Where is Salt Marsh?In Falmouth, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Salt Marsh?Bounty Hall, Falmouth, Goodwill, Granville, Greenwood, Hampden and Martha Brae
- What is there to see in Salt Marsh?Dundee Cave
- What time zone is Salt Marsh in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Salt Marsh?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Salt Marsh?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Salt Marsh?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Salt Marsh?Settlements lie between 1 m and 72 m
- What is the best time to visit Salt Marsh?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Salt Marsh?Falmouth Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Salt Marsh?JN Bank, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Salt Marsh?NCB, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Salt Marsh?TotalEnergies, about 3.2 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Salt Marsh?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Salt Marsh?JM130406 (OCHA common operational dataset)