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Junction
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Demographic figures from Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, Junction is a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 17.906°, -77.608° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 2,081 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves93
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves71
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves49
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves49
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves48
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves45
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves45
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves42
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.8 — 2026-03-013 km SE of Annotto Bay, Jamaica
- M 3.2 — 2026-01-283 km SW of Mavis Bank, Jamaica
- M 4.5 — 2024-08-167 km NNE of Stony Hill, Jamaica
- M 4 — 2024-06-182 km S of Maggotty, Jamaica
- M 4.5 — 2020-08-26Jamaica region
- M 2.9 — 2020-07-137 km SSE of Falmouth, Jamaica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Saint Elizabeth
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Junction
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Junction, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library