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Seven Mile Beach
Negril's legendary stretch of soft white sand lined with palm trees, reggae bars, and spectacular Caribbean sunsets.
50 km · about 55 min drive
North AmericaJamaicaSaint James Parish
Montego Bay
Saint James Parish, Jamaica · North America
About Montego Bay
Montego Bay sits on the route: 15 minutes from Anchovy, 50km from Seven Mile Beach.
Montego Bay is in Saint James Parish, Jamaica, with about 83,000 people. The nearest town is Anchovy, about 7 km away.
Montego Bay (Jamaican Patois: Mobay or Muhbay) is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to more than half a million people. As aRead more
result, Montego Bay is the second-largest anglophone city in the Caribbean, after Kingston.
Montego Bay is a popular tourist destination featuring duty-free shopping, a cruise line terminal and several beaches and resorts. The city is served by the Donald Sangster International Airport, the busiest airport in the Anglophone Caribbean, which is located within the official city limits. The city is enclosed in a watershed, drained by several rivers such as the Montego River. Montego Bay is referred to as "The Second City", "MoBay" or "Bay".
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Montego Bay?
Within an hour or so of Montego Bay: Seven Mile Beach (50 km), Negril (Seven Mile Beach) (51 km), Rick's Café, Negril (53 km).
Where is Montego Bay?
Montego Bay is in Saint James Parish, Jamaica, about 7 km from Anchovy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 82,867
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Jamaica
- Region
- Saint James Parish
- Timezone
- America/Jamaica
- Coordinates
- 18.4712, -77.9188
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Worth the detour from Montego Bay
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Negril (Seven Mile Beach)
A legendary stretch of white sand beach and dramatic cliffs with cliff jumping at Rick's Café, famous for Caribbean sunsets.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Rick's Café, Negril
A clifftop bar on Negril's West End where locals and visitors jump from 35 ft ledges into deep water and a banyan tree platform overhangs the drop. Built in 1974; the sunset crowd fills it nightly.
53 km · about 60 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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