Edgewater

Edgewater is a neighborhood in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. Edgewater is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bridgeview, as well as near Bridgeport.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse and Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre.

Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse guides vessels westward on their approach to Kingston Harbour. It appears to be a historic daybeacon converted to a lighted aid.

Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre

Prison

Fort Augusta is a fortification in the parish of St Catherine, Jamaica. Originally built in the 1740s, from 1954 to 2017 the fort was used as a prison.

Caymanas Park

Sports venue

Photo: Gwyneth Davidson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Caymanas Park is Jamaica's only race track. It was historically a sugarcane estate in the Colony of Jamaica. It was originally owned by the Ellis family, including George Ellis and Charles Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford, who made substantial profits from sugar and slavery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmore and Port Royal.

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.

Port Royal

Village

Photo: Raychristofer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Port Royal is a small 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. Port Royal is situated 4½ km southeast of Edgewater.

Edgewater

Type: Neighborhood with 5,070 residents
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.9617° or 17° 57′ 42″ north

Longitude

-76.8729° or 76° 52′ 23″ west

Population

5,070

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

7795X46G+MR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 359418811

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

11495061

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