The Flashes

The Flashes is a lake in , . The Flashes is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hellshire Beach and Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse.

Beach
Photo: Op. Deo, Public domain.
, , 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.

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

Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmore and Port Royal.

Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.
is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of and Spanish Town.

Village
was a town located at the end of the , at the mouth of , in southeastern . Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the , functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century.

The Flashes

Latitude
17.9203° or 17° 55′ 13″ north
Longitude
-76.8949° or 76° 53′ 42″ west
Open location code
7795W4C4+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52059825
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
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Satellite Map

Discover The Flashes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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