# Drivers River, Portland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/ Development area · Portland Parish # Drivers River Drivers River is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Portland Parish. It covers **168.4 km²**. It is divided into 11 communities. 62 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 33 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 168km² - 11communities - 33mapped services ## Where is Drivers River? Drivers River lies in [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/alligator-pond/), [Golden Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/), [Port Antonio Urban Centre](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/) and [Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/). By area it is the 13th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 20.7% of [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/). The centre of Drivers River is about 49 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 16 km from Port Antonio, the main town of Portland Parish. The centre point is at 18.0813° N, 76.3413° 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 Drivers River OpenStreetMap lists 48 named sights in Drivers River: 45 caves; 2 attractions; 1 waterfall. - Nonsuch Falls · waterfall - Devil's Elbow · attraction - Reach Falls · attraction - Basil Douglas Cave · cave - Billy Bay Cave · cave - Black River Cave · cave - Boston Cave · cave - Briscoe Cave · cave - Bubby Stone Cave · cave - Castle Mountain Cave · cave - Dam Road Cave · cave - Darby's Hole · cave - Drivers River Cave · cave - Drivers River Rising · cave - Dwyer's Cave · cave - Eden Vale Cave · cave - Fair Prospect Cave · cave - Fern Hill Cave · cave - Foster Sinkhole · cave - Friday Gate Cave · cave - George's Pit Cave · cave - Grove Cave · cave - Ham Walk Cave · cave - Happy Grove Cave · cave - Harris Pit Cave · cave - Hog House Hole · cave - John Crow Hole · cave - Miss Carmen's Cave · cave - Miss Miller's Cave · cave - Mount Lebanus Cave · cave …and 18 more. 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: Drivers River - 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) · Kingston50 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen52 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, 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. ## Communities of Drivers River Community Area km² Localities Services [Castle Comfort](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/castle-comfort/) 14 6 3 [Fairy Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/fairy-hill/) 9.2 3 11 [Hectors River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/hectors-river/) 15 5 1 [Kensington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/kensington/) 6.0 4 2 [Long Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/long-bay/) 22 10 11 [Long Road](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/long-road/) 8.3 5 0 [Manchioneal](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/manchioneal/) 10 7 3 [Nonsuch](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/nonsuch/) 39 8 0 [Reach](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/reach/) 30 8 0 [Sherwood Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/sherwood-forest/) 6.1 5 1 [Windsor Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/windsor-forest/) 7.8 2 1 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Drivers River Open gazetteers list **62 villages, towns and localities** in Drivers River. The largest with a recorded population: Manchioneal (2,321). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 388 m above sea level (median 84 m). - Belle Castle - Bettys Hope - Black Rock - Boston - Boston Bay - Buckleys Valley - Bush - Cambridge - Castle Comfort - Charley Mount - Commodore - Dillion - Ecclesdown - Ecclesdown (Bewitched) - Fair Prospect - Fairy Hill - Fisherman's Park - Friendship - Friendship Valley - Grange - Grange Hill - Gurney - Haining - Happy Grove - Hartford - Hectors River - Hopewell - Islington - John Scarletts Patent - Kemnay - Kensington - Long Bay - Long Road - Look Out - Lyda - Manchioneal - Milford - Mount Oakley - Muirton - Muirton Pen - Needs Must - Nonsuch - Orange Hill - Packi River - Park Mount - Peasant Hill - Priestman's River - Providence - Reach - Rose Garden - Ross Craig - Rural Hill - Rural Vale - Seaside - Sherwood Forest - Smiths Valley - Spring Valley - Standfast - Teddington - Williams Field - Windsor Forest - Zion Hill 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 Drivers River Named natural and historic features inside Drivers River, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Black River - Christmas River - Coffee River - Dymes River - Elmwood River - Manchioneal River - Priestmans River - Salt River - White River - White River ### Coast and islands 4 headlands; 2 bays; 1 beach. - Booby North Point - Boston Beach - Boston Pen Point - Franciscos Bay - Lynches Bay - Northeast Point - Sharpnose Point ### Hills and mountains 3 hills; 1 mountain. - Vinegar Hill · 463 m - Rose Garden Mount · 349 m - Castle Mountain · 326 m - Vineyard Hill · 209 m ### Getting around 1 airfield; 1 bridge. - Manchioneal - Priestman's River Bridge 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 Drivers River and the best time to visit In Drivers River, 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Drivers River Places mapped inside Drivers River in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels17 - Schools4 - Restaurants9 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 Drivers River?In Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Drivers River?Alligator Pond, Golden Grove, Port Antonio Urban Centre and Rio Grande - What is there to see in Drivers River?Basil Douglas Cave, Billy Bay Cave, Black River Cave, Boston Cave - What time zone is Drivers River in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Drivers River?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Drivers River?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Drivers River?62 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Drivers River?Settlements lie between 1 m and 388 m - What is the highest point in Drivers River?Vinegar Hill (463 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Drivers River?November to June - How many petrol pumps are in Drivers River?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Drivers River?JM0503 (OCHA common operational dataset)