Hermitage
Overview
Hermitage
Port Antonio, Portland
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Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
1
Cleanliness rating0
Harassment rating- Parking available
- Pets allowed
- Toilet available
- Changingroom available
- Lifeguard station
- Food & drinks allowed
- Running water available
- Cooking allowed
General
Basic Info
- Name: Francine Cousins
- Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
- Survey date & time: 7th January, 2019, 5:20pm
- Beach: Hermitage
- Other names:
- Location: Port Antonio, Portland
- Latitude: 18.201117
- Longitude: -76.55406700000003
- Beach length: 3.00 mi
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Not sure
- Attendance on typical days: Not sure
- Attendance on busiest days: Not sure
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: No parking
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Family environment: Yes
At the time of the survey it was being used by persons from the community and Somerset Falls also uses it for their guests , accompanied by their lifeguard - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: not sure
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Sea Grape Trees
Coconut Tree
Seaside Morning Glory - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: Black
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Sea pollution:
- Garbage
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- River
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 1 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Not sure
- Responsible for garbage: Not sure
- Garbage management:
- No garbage management
- Garbage collection: