# Pondside Community, Black River, Hanover Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/black-river/pondside/

Community · Black River 

# Pondside

Pondside is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Hanover Parish. It covers **4.24 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.2km²
- 2mapped services
- 337 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pondside?

Pondside lies in [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/black-river/), [Hanover Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Cascade](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/cascade/), [Cash Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/cash-hill/), [Great Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/great-valley/) and [Woodsville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/woodsville/). By area it is the 618th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Pondside is about 143 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3950° N, 78.0815° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Pondside

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Pondside: 1 cave.

- Pondside Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Pondside

- Flower Hill Cave · cave, Woodsville3.6 km
- Success Cave · cave, Sucess3.8 km
- Cedar Hall Cave · cave, Sucess4.1 km
- Hillsbrook Cave · cave, Cash Hill4.4 km
- Rejoin Cave · cave, Great Valley4.4 km
- Bessimount Cave · cave, Sucess4.5 km
- Mayfield Falls Office Enterance · attraction, Grange4.8 km
- Mayfield Falls · waterfall, Grange4.9 km
- Kenilworth Ruins · ruins, Sandy Bay5.0 km
- Hog Mountain Cave · cave, Bath Mountain5.3 km
- Amity Hall Caves · cave, Bath Mountain5.5 km
- Hog Hole · cave, Bath Mountain5.5 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Pondside

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay21 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel117 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 21 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 17:38).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Pondside

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pondside.

- Hyde Castle
- Pondside

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Pondside and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Black River, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 44 

Feb 26 34 

Mar 27 47 

Apr 28 57 

May 28 150 

Jun 28 150 

Jul 29 109 

Aug 29 146 

Sep 29 190 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 131 

Dec 27 50 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pondside

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Noel Holmes Hospital · Lucea 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45164&mlon=-78.16800#map=17/18.45164/-78.16800) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · Lucea 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44440&mlon=-78.17133#map=17/18.44440/-78.17133) 

ATM NCB · Hopewell 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Hopewell 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45400&mlon=-78.02742#map=17/18.45400/-78.02742) 

Hotel Camp Cabarita · Grange 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35026&mlon=-78.08200#map=17/18.35026/-78.08200) 

Mall Midtown Mall · Lucea 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44515&mlon=-78.17261#map=17/18.44515/-78.17261) 

School Pondside All Age School · Pondside 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.39635&mlon=-78.07674#map=17/18.39635/-78.07674) 

College Fairview Baptist Bible College · McField 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.31786&mlon=-78.01287#map=17/18.31786/-78.01287) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pondside

Places mapped inside Pondside in open map data, by type.

- Schools2

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Pondside?In Black River, Hanover Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Pondside?Cascade, Cash Hill, Great Valley and Woodsville
- What is there to see in Pondside?Pondside Cave
- What time zone is Pondside in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pondside?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Pondside?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pondside?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pondside?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pondside?Noel Holmes Hospital, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pondside?National Commercial Bank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pondside?NCB, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pondside?Rubis, about 8.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pondside?JM020101 (OCHA common operational dataset)