Upper Fort

Upper Fort is a locality in Healthshire, Saint Catherine Parish. Upper Fort is situated nearby to the neighborhood Johnson Hill, as well as near the locality Hellshire Estate.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hellshire Beach and Sugarman Beach.

Hellshire Beach

Beach

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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.

Greater Portmore High School is a government high school located in Portmore, Saint Catherine, Jamaica and founded in 1995. The school excels in rugby as four-time champions of SBR as well as Altogether Sing. Greater Portmore High School is situated 3 km north of Upper Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Royal and Portmore.

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 7 km northeast of Upper Fort.

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.

Upper Fort

Type: Locality
Location: Healthshire, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.90655° or 17° 54′ 24″ north

Longitude

-76.90454° or 76° 54′ 16″ west

Elevation

18 metres (59 feet)

Open location code

7795W34W+J5

GeoNames ID

12573967

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