# Prospect Community, Alligator Pond, Portland Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/alligator-pond/prospect/ Community · Alligator Pond # Prospect Prospect is a community of Jamaica in Alligator Pond, Portland Parish. It covers **5.56 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.6km² - 12mapped services - 100 mtypical elevation ## Where is Prospect? Prospect lies in [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/alligator-pond/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Breastworks](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/breastworks/), [Central Port Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/central-port-antonio/), [Drapers](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/drapers/) and [Nonsuch](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/nonsuch/). By area it is the 564th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Prospect is about 43 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1738° N, 76.4313° 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 Prospect OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Prospect: 1 cave; 1 ruins. - Anchovy Cave · cave - Folly Ruins (1905) · ruins ### Nearby, outside Prospect - Drapers Sink · cave, Drapers1.8 km - Nonsuch Caves · cave, Nonsuch1.9 km - Springs Cave · cave, Nonsuch2.1 km - Drapers Cave 1 · cave, Drapers2.1 km - Drapers Cave 2 · cave, Drapers2.1 km - Drapers Cave 3 · cave, Drapers2.1 km - Fort George, 1729 · ruins, Central Port Antonio2.2 km - Mount Lebanus Cave · cave, Nonsuch2.3 km - Cenotaph · monument, Central Port Antonio2.3 km - Bikini Beach · beach, Central Port Antonio2.5 km - Nonsuch Falls · waterfall, Nonsuch2.8 km - River Mouth Cave · cave, Central Port Antonio3.1 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: Prospect - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston46 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen46 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:32). 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 Prospect Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Prospect. Settlements here lie between about 72 m and 100 m above sea level (median 100 m). - Anchovy - Clear Spring - Folly - Sommers Town - Williamsfield 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 Prospect Named natural and historic features inside Prospect, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Banana River - Caneside River - East Town River - Turtle Crawle River ### Coast and islands 2 headlands. - Old Fort Point - Pegg Point ### Forests and nature 1 park. - Carder Park ### Getting around 1 lighthouse. - Folly Point Lighthouse 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 Prospect and the best time to visit Using the climate of Alligator Pond, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 35 Feb 26 18 Mar 26 27 Apr 27 40 May 27 117 Jun 28 101 Jul 28 75 Aug 28 111 Sep 28 131 Oct 28 180 Nov 27 94 Dec 27 51 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Prospect Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Port Antonio Hospital · Central Port Antonio 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17641&mlon=-76.45631#map=17/18.17641/-76.45631) Bank Jamaica National Bank · Central Port Antonio 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17807&mlon=-76.45050#map=17/18.17807/-76.45050) ATM Credit Union ABM · Papine 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01933&mlon=-76.74231#map=17/18.01933/-76.74231) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Prospect 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18290&mlon=-76.43820#map=17/18.18290/-76.43820) Hotel Hotel Mockingbird Hill · Prospect 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17358&mlon=-76.43457#map=17/18.17358/-76.43457) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Port Antonio Primary School · Central Port Antonio 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17596&mlon=-76.44392#map=17/18.17596/-76.44392) College Claribel College · Boundbrook 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18207&mlon=-76.46063#map=17/18.18207/-76.46063) Police station Port Antonio Police Station · Central Port Antonio 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17859&mlon=-76.45131#map=17/18.17859/-76.45131) 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 Prospect Places mapped inside Prospect in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels5 - Restaurants6 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 Prospect?In Alligator Pond, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Prospect?Breastworks, Central Port Antonio, Drapers and Nonsuch - What is there to see in Prospect?Anchovy Cave, Folly Ruins (1905) - What time zone is Prospect in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Prospect?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Prospect?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Prospect?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Prospect?Settlements lie between 72 m and 100 m - What is the best time to visit Prospect?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Prospect?Port Antonio Hospital, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Prospect?Jamaica National Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Prospect?Credit Union ABM, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Prospect?TotalEnergies, about 1.2 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Prospect?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Prospect?JM050101 (OCHA common operational dataset)