# Chester Castle Community, Hopewell, Hanover Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/chester-castle/ Community · Hopewell # Chester Castle Chester Castle is a community of Jamaica in Hopewell, Hanover Parish. It covers **15.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 15.7km² - 169 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chester Castle? Chester Castle lies in [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/), [Hanover Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Bethel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/bethel-town/), [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/cambridge/), [Montpelier](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/montpelier/), [Ramble](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/yallahs/ramble/) and [Seven Rivers](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/seven-rivers/). By area it is the 239th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 11.3% of [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/). The centre of Chester Castle is about 127 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3296° N, 77.9428° 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 Chester Castle OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Chester Castle: 1 cave. - Hazelymph Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Chester Castle - Ducketts Cave · cave, Bethel Town3.9 km - Bethel Town Cave · cave, Bethel Town4.6 km - Carr Corner Cave · cave, Seven Rivers4.8 km - Retrieve Hole · cave, Bethel Town4.9 km - Knockalva Cave · cave, Mount Stewart5.4 km - Big Bottom Cave · cave, Mt. Horeb5.5 km - Swallow Caves · cave, Mt. Horeb5.6 km - Free Mountain Cave · cave, Mafoota5.7 km - On Day Cave · cave, Copse6.8 km - Mafoota Pumphouse Cave · cave, Mafoota7.6 km - Rice Bottom 2 · cave, Roehampton7.7 km - Rice Bottom 3 · cave, Roehampton7.7 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: Chester Castle - 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 Bay20 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel103 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 4.6 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 06:35, 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 Chester Castle Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Chester Castle. Settlements here lie between about 141 m and 182 m above sea level (median 169 m). - Belvedere - Chester Castle - Senior 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Chester Castle Named natural and historic features inside Chester Castle, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Roaring River Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Chester Castle and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hopewell, 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 Chester Castle Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Montpelier 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36800&mlon=-77.93230#map=17/18.36800/-77.93230) Hotel Jardin D'Eden Jamaica · Montpelier 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.34540&mlon=-77.93563#map=17/18.34540/-77.93563) Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) School Cambridge High School · Cambridge 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.32414&mlon=-77.90567#map=17/18.32414/-77.90567) College Knockalva Polytechnic College · Ramble 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.33531&mlon=-77.98827#map=17/18.33531/-77.98827) Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 14 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. ## Other communities in Hopewell - Cacoon Castle - Content - Copse - Great Valley - Haddington - Hopewell - Mount Peto - Sucess - Woodlands - Woodsville ## Quick answers - Where is Chester Castle?In Hopewell, Hanover Parish, Jamaica - What borders Chester Castle?Bethel Town, Cambridge, Montpelier, Ramble and Seven Rivers - What is there to see in Chester Castle?Hazelymph Cave - What time zone is Chester Castle in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Chester Castle?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Chester Castle?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chester Castle?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chester Castle?Settlements lie between 141 m and 182 m - What is the best time to visit Chester Castle?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Chester Castle?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chester Castle?First Global Bank Ltd, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Chester Castle?NCB, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chester Castle?TotalEnergies, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chester Castle?JM020302 (OCHA common operational dataset)