# Windsor Castle Community, Buff Bay, Portland Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/windsor-castle/ Community · Buff Bay # Windsor Castle Windsor Castle is a community of Jamaica in Buff Bay, Portland Parish. It covers **17.7 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 17.7km² - 41 mtypical elevation ## Where is Windsor Castle? Windsor Castle 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 4 other communities: [Belvedere](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/belvedere/), [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/buff-bay/), [Dover](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/dover/) and [Enfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/enfield/). By area it is the 209th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 13.5% of [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/). The centre of Windsor Castle is about 30 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2423° N, 76.6871° 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 Windsor Castle OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Windsor Castle: 1 cave. - Burley Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Windsor Castle - Charles Town Museum and Safu (Asafu) Yard · museum, Charles Town3.6 km - Plum Valley · attraction, Belvedere4.0 km - Plum Valley Cave · cave, Charles Town4.1 km - Charlestown Cave · cave, Charles Town4.1 km - Prior Park · attraction, Belvedere4.2 km - Quao’s Village · attraction, Charles Town4.8 km - Johnsons Field Holes · cave, Belvedere5.3 km - Orange Vale Plantation Ruins (18th c.) · attraction, Belvedere5.4 km - Harmony Holes · cave, Belvedere6.3 km - Skibo Road Cave · cave, Buff Bay7.0 km - Spring Garden Cave · cave, Skibo/Chepstowe7.5 km - Bybrook Valley · attraction, Bybrook7.6 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: Windsor 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 - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen32 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel35 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 37 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 Windsor Castle Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Windsor Castle. Settlements here lie between about 23 m and 48 m above sea level (median 41 m). - Happy Hut - Hart Hill - Laing - Mount Vernon - Prior Park - Strathenover - Vinery - Windsor Castle 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 Windsor Castle Named natural and historic features inside Windsor Castle, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Palmetto Point ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Vinery · 454 m ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Windsor Castle Station 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 Windsor Castle and the best time to visit Using the climate of Buff Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 232 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 **December to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 33 Feb 27 19 Mar 28 29 Apr 29 41 May 29 111 Jun 29 89 Jul 29 69 Aug 30 104 Sep 29 127 Oct 29 170 Nov 28 87 Dec 28 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Windsor Castle Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Annotto Bay Hospital · Annotto Bay Town Centre 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27284&mlon=-76.76204#map=17/18.27284/-76.76204) Bank Scotiabank · Annotto Bay Town Centre 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27047&mlon=-76.77056#map=17/18.27047/-76.77056) ATM Scotiabank · Constant Spring 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05239&mlon=-76.79267#map=17/18.05239/-76.79267) Petrol pump Texaco · Buff Bay 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.23358&mlon=-76.66111#map=17/18.23358/-76.66111) Hotel Strawberry Fields Together · Robins Bay 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.30626&mlon=-76.80533#map=17/18.30626/-76.80533) Mall Manor Park Plaza · Constant Spring 24 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 3.5 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 21 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 9.6 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 - Belvedere - Buff Bay - Charles Town - Spring Hill - Tranquility ## Quick answers - Where is Windsor Castle?In Buff Bay, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Windsor Castle?Belvedere, Buff Bay, Dover and Enfield - What is there to see in Windsor Castle?Burley Cave - What time zone is Windsor Castle in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Windsor Castle?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Windsor Castle?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Windsor Castle?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Windsor Castle?Settlements lie between 23 m and 48 m - What is the highest point in Windsor Castle?Vinery (454 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Windsor Castle?December to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Windsor Castle?Annotto Bay Hospital, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Windsor Castle?Scotiabank, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Windsor Castle?Scotiabank, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Windsor Castle?Texaco, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Windsor Castle?JM050208 (OCHA common operational dataset)