# Belvedere Community, Buff Bay, Portland Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/belvedere/ Community · Buff Bay # Belvedere Belvedere is a community of Jamaica in Buff Bay, Portland Parish. It covers **19.4 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 19.4km² - 301 mtypical elevation ## Where is Belvedere? Belvedere lies in [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Balcarres](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/balcarres/), [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/buff-bay/), [Charles Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/charles-town/), [Enfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/enfield/), [Tranquility](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/tranquility/) and [Windsor Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/windsor-castle/). By area it is the 174th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 14.8% of [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/). The centre of Belvedere is about 25 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2006° N, 76.6987° 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 Belvedere OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in Belvedere: 3 attractions; 2 caves. - Orange Vale Plantation Ruins (18th c.) · attraction - Plum Valley · attraction - Prior Park · attraction - Harmony Holes · cave - Johnsons Field Holes · cave ### Nearby, outside Belvedere - Quao’s Village · attraction, Charles Town2.6 km - Charlestown Cave · cave, Charles Town3.1 km - Plum Valley Cave · cave, Charles Town3.1 km - Charles Town Museum and Safu (Asafu) Yard · museum, Charles Town3.2 km - Burley Cave · cave, Windsor Castle4.0 km - Leighfield Wood Cave · cave, Bangor Ridge4.5 km - Bybrook Valley · attraction, Bybrook5.1 km - Fish Dun Falls · attraction, Spring Hill6.0 km - Marston Spring Falls · waterfall, Bybrook6.1 km - Spring Garden Cave · cave, Skibo/Chepstowe6.3 km - Skibo Road Cave · cave, Buff Bay7.3 km - Bremen Valley · attraction, Bangor Ridge8.0 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: Belvedere - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen27 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston31 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 34 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:33). 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 Belvedere Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Belvedere. Settlements here lie between about 175 m and 608 m above sea level (median 301 m). - Ann Grove - Belvedere - Buff Bay River - Canning Park - Craigmill Estate - Endeavour - Free Field - Harmony Hall - Hopeton - Ipswich - Lady Hill - Longville - Mammouth - Marvan - Orange Vale - Whitehall 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 Belvedere Named natural and historic features inside Belvedere, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Crooked Gut - White Gully ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Harmony Hill · 682 m - Mount Olympus · 281 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 Belvedere and the best time to visit Using the climate of Buff Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Belvedere Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Annotto Bay Hospital · Annotto Bay Town Centre 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27284&mlon=-76.76204#map=17/18.27284/-76.76204) Bank Scotiabank · Annotto Bay Town Centre 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27047&mlon=-76.77056#map=17/18.27047/-76.77056) ATM Scotiabank · Constant Spring 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05239&mlon=-76.79267#map=17/18.05239/-76.79267) Petrol pump Texaco · Buff Bay 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.23358&mlon=-76.66111#map=17/18.23358/-76.66111) Hotel Starlight Chalet · St. Peter's 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08830&mlon=-76.68706#map=17/18.08830/-76.68706) Mall Manor Park Plaza · Constant Spring 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05219&mlon=-76.79283#map=17/18.05219/-76.79283) School Buff Bay High School · Buff Bay 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22547&mlon=-76.65946#map=17/18.22547/-76.65946) College The MICO University College · Lawrence Tavern 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13112&mlon=-76.85077#map=17/18.13112/-76.85077) Police station Annotto Bay Police Station · Annotto Bay Town Centre 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27057&mlon=-76.77284#map=17/18.27057/-76.77284) 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 Buff Bay - Balcarres - Bangor Ridge - Buff Bay - Charles Town - Spring Hill - Tranquility - Windsor Castle ## Quick answers - Where is Belvedere?In Buff Bay, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Belvedere?Balcarres, Buff Bay, Charles Town, Enfield, Tranquility and Windsor Castle - What is there to see in Belvedere?Harmony Holes, Johnsons Field Holes, Orange Vale Plantation Ruins (18th c.), Plum Valley - What time zone is Belvedere in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Belvedere?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Belvedere?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Belvedere?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Belvedere?Settlements lie between 175 m and 608 m - What is the highest point in Belvedere?Harmony Hill (682 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Belvedere?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Belvedere?Annotto Bay Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Belvedere?Scotiabank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Belvedere?Scotiabank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Belvedere?Texaco, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Belvedere?JM050203 (OCHA common operational dataset)