Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay is a bay in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. Half Moon Bay is situated nearby to the village Healthshire, as well as near the neighborhood Hellshire Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugarman Beach and Hellshire Beach.
Hellshire Beach
Beach
Photo: Op. Deo, Public domain.
Hellshire Beach, Jamaica, is located near Portmore, and famed for its fried fish and safe swimming. It has near white sands with a very small trace of black sand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Royal and Portmore.
Port Royal
Village
Port Royal was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century.
Portmore
Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.
Portmore is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of Kingston and Spanish Town.
Half Moon Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Jamaica
- Category: body of water
- Location: Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.89467° or 17° 53′ 41″ northLongitude
-76.89609° or 76° 53′ 46″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
7795V4V3+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 6982936962OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Half Moon Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Half Moon Bay (luuk sa Jamaica, Parish of Saint Catherine)”
- Cebuano: “Half Moon Bay”
- Swedish: “Half Moon Bay”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Healthshire and Hellshire Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Geroges Cliffs and Hellshire SDA Church.
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