# Cascade Community, Lucea, Hanover Parish – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/cascade/ Community · Lucea # Cascade Cascade is a community of Jamaica in Lucea, Hanover Parish. It covers **14.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 14.2km² - 362 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cascade? Cascade lies in [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/), [Hanover Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Cash Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/cash-hill/), [Great Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/great-valley/), [Jericho](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/jericho/), [Maryland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/maryland/), [Mount Peace](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/mount-peace/), [Pondside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/black-river/pondside/), [Sandy Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/may-pen/sandy-bay/) and [Woodsville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/woodsville/). By area it is the 277th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 10.3% of [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/). The centre of Cascade is about 145 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 9.7 km from Lucea, the main town of Lucea. The centre point is at 18.4065° N, 78.0940° 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 Cascade ### Nearby, outside Cascade - Pondside Cave · cave, Pondside1.9 km - Kenilworth Ruins · ruins, Sandy Bay3.4 km - Flower Hill Cave · cave, Woodsville4.9 km - Clifton Cave · cave, Mount Peace5.3 km - Rejoin Cave · cave, Great Valley5.3 km - Hillsbrook Cave · cave, Cash Hill5.4 km - Success Cave · cave, Sucess5.6 km - Cedar Hall Cave · cave, Sucess5.9 km - Mayfield Falls Office Enterance · attraction, Grange6.1 km - Tryall Great House · attraction, Sandy Bay6.1 km - Amity Hall Caves · cave, Bath Mountain6.2 km - Hog Mountain Cave · cave, Bath Mountain6.3 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: Cascade - 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 Bay22 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel119 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 23 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 Cascade Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Cascade. The largest with a recorded population: Cascade (1,232). - Cascade - Smithfield 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 Cascade Named natural and historic features inside Cascade, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Mosquito Cove Mountain · 348 m 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 Cascade and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lucea, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 252 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 44 Feb 25 34 Mar 25 47 Apr 26 57 May 27 150 Jun 27 150 Jul 27 109 Aug 27 146 Sep 27 190 Oct 27 217 Nov 26 131 Dec 25 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cascade Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Noel Holmes Hospital · Lucea 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45164&mlon=-78.16800#map=17/18.45164/-78.16800) Bank National Commercial Bank · Lucea 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44440&mlon=-78.17133#map=17/18.44440/-78.17133) ATM NCB · Hopewell 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) Petrol pump Rubis · Hopewell 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45400&mlon=-78.02742#map=17/18.45400/-78.02742) Hotel Trinity Villa · Sandy Bay 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44557&mlon=-78.05311#map=17/18.44557/-78.05311) Mall Midtown Mall · Lucea 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44515&mlon=-78.17261#map=17/18.44515/-78.17261) School Pondside All Age School · Pondside 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.39635&mlon=-78.07674#map=17/18.39635/-78.07674) College Fairview Baptist Bible College · McField 13 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. ## Other communities in Lucea - Askenish - Cacoon - Cash Hill - Chambers Pen - Dias - Jericho - Kingsvale - Lances Bay - Lucea - Maryland - Mount Peace ## Quick answers - Where is Cascade?In Lucea, Hanover Parish, Jamaica - What borders Cascade?Cash Hill, Great Valley, Jericho, Maryland, Mount Peace, Pondside, Sandy Bay and Woodsville - What is there to see in Cascade?Pondside Cave, Kenilworth Ruins, Flower Hill Cave, Clifton Cave - What time zone is Cascade in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cascade?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Cascade?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cascade?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Cascade?Mosquito Cove Mountain (348 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cascade?December to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Cascade?Noel Holmes Hospital, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cascade?National Commercial Bank, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cascade?NCB, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cascade?Rubis, about 8.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cascade?JM020403 (OCHA common operational dataset)