Kew
in Bangor Ridge of Portland, Jamaica

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
18.167 and -76.667 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 18° 10' 0" and W -76° 40' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - JMD
Spoken languages:
English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:46 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Jamaica
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:09 am and 5:31 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-10.457 and 105.705 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waterfall
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Jamaica in Caribbean

Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Jamaica.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Jamaica. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Kew

Kew in Bangor Ridge (Portland) is located in Jamaica about 14 mi (or 23 km) north-east of Kingston, the country's capital town.

Current time in Kew is now 12:46 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Jamaica with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Kew, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Jamaica is Ken Jones Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Desembarco del Granma National Park in Cuba at a distance of 120 mi (or 193 km). We encountered 1 points of interest near this location.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Half Way Tree, Kingston, Port Antonio, Port Maria and Spanish Town. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Evening Temperature 26°C / 78 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 73 °F
Chance of rainfall 6%
Air Humidity 67%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 55% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Thursday, 7th of November 2024

28°C (82 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Friday, 8th of November 2024

29°C (84 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Saturday, 9th of November 2024

29°C (83 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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Trails of Jamaica

Published: April 17, 2011
Length: 52:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Carey Chen and Kamaal Azan offroading the trails to Hardware Gap.


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Published: March 19, 2015
Length: 16:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: September 27, 2014
Length: 02:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Length: 03:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: September 07, 2008
Length: 32:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: July 08, 2009
Length: 39:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Paragliding from Skyline launch in Kingston, Jamaica 2002 to 2005.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

1907 Kingston earthquake

The 1907 Kingston earthquake which shook the capital of the island of Jamaica with a magnitude of 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale on Monday January 14, at about 3:30 pm local time, was considered by many writers of that time one of the world's deadliest earthquakes recorded in history.

Located at 18.2, -76.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Earthquakes in Jamaica, 1907 earthquakes