Jamaica
Saint Ann Parish
Runaway Bay

Runaway Bay

Runaway Bay is a town in on the northern coast of and is considered one of the most naturally beautiful places on the island. It is a notable tourist destination located 16 km west of , and slightly east of , where Christopher Columbus landed in 1494.
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Photo: IchHier--15er, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Town with 6,520 residents
  • Description: town in Jamaica
  • Also known as: “Runaway Bay Settlement”, “Runaway Bay Village”, “Runaway Bay, Jamaica”, “Runaway Village”, and “Runnaway-Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Green Grotto Caves.

Cave
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The are show caves and a prominent tourist attraction on the north coast of . Named for the green algae that cover its walls, the structure of the cave is strikingly different from inland systems; the cave is a flank margin cave with two well-defined levels apparently indicating two periods with differing sea levels. is situated 3½ km west of Runaway Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Discovery Bay and Brown’s Town.

Town
is a town in Saint Ann Parish on the northern coast of . The city is also known locally as Dry Harbour, and gives its name to the in St. is situated 6 km west of Runaway Bay.

Town
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Brown's Town is one of the principal towns in St. Ann Parish, Jamaica. In 1991, its population was 6,762. The town is a market and road center in an agricultural region. is situated 8 km south of Runaway Bay.

Runaway Bay

Latitude
18.45935° or 18° 27′ 34″ north
Longitude
-77.34095° or 77° 20′ 27″ west
Population
6,520
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
77C4FM55+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11378533694
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3488726
Wiki­data ID
Q2175977
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Runaway Bay” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Runaway Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Runaway Bay”
  • Chinese: “拉納韋貝”
  • Dutch: “Runaway Bay”
  • German: “Runaway Bay”
  • Hebrew: “ראנווי ביי”
  • Italian: “Runaway Bay”
  • Polish: “Runaway Bay”
  • Serbian: “Runaway Bay”
  • Serbian: “Ранавеј Беј”
  • Spanish: “runaway Bay”
  • Spanish: “Runaway Bay”
  • Swedish: “Runaway Bay, Jamaica”
  • Swedish: “Runaway Bay”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Villa Sonate and Runaway Bay Golf Course.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Runaway Bay”. Photo: IchHier--15er, CC BY-SA 3.0.