Plumb Point
Plumb Point is a cape in Port Royal, Kingston. Plumb Point is situated nearby to the locality Buccaneer Beach, as well as near Gunboat Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plumb Point Lighthouse and Norman Manley International Airport.
Plumb Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Arbus Driver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plumb Point Lighthouse is an active 19th century heritage lighthouse, located on the Palisadoes a narrow peninsular that connects Port Royal to the mainland.
Norman Manley International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wolmadrian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norman Manley International Airport, formerly Palisadoes Airport, is an international airport serving Kingston, Jamaica, and is located south of the island 19 km away from the centre of New Kingston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Rollington.
Kingston
Photo: yonolatengo, CC BY 2.0.
Kingston, the capital and largest city of Jamaica, is nestled on the southeastern coast of the island. Visitors often come to the birthplaces of reggae.
Rollington
Suburb
Rollington Town is a neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica. Part of it is in Kingston Parish. A campus of Kingston College is in Rollington Town.
Tivoli Gardens
Neighborhood
Tivoli Gardens is a neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica. Developed as a renewal project between 1963 and 1965, the neighbourhood continued to suffer from poverty.
Plumb Point
- Type: Cape
- Historically known as: “Departure Point” and “Plum Point”
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.92843° or 17° 55′ 42″ northLongitude
-76.77852° or 76° 46′ 43″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
7795W6HC+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 6981366063OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Plumb Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Plumb Point”
- Swedish: “Plumb Point (udde i Jamaica)”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Airport Roundabout and Palisadoes International Raceway.
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