Waves Beach

Waves Beach is a beach in Healthshire, Saint Catherine Parish. Waves Beach is situated nearby to Fort Clarence Beach, as well as near the grassland Hellshire Roundabout.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hellshire Beach and Sugarman 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.

Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse guides vessels westward on their approach to Kingston Harbour. It appears to be a historic daybeacon converted to a lighted aid. Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse is situated 3½ km northeast of Waves Beach.

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. Port Royal is situated 6 km northeast of Waves Beach.

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.

Waves Beach

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: Healthshire, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.90672° or 17° 54′ 24″ north

Longitude

-76.88846° or 76° 53′ 18″ west

Open location code

7795W446+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5026634949

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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Highlights include Fort Clarence Beach and Hellshire Roundabout.

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