# Castle Comfort Community, Drivers River, Portland Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/castle-comfort/

Community · Drivers River 

# Castle Comfort

Castle Comfort is a community of Jamaica in Drivers River, Portland Parish. It covers **14.2 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 14.2km²
- 3mapped services
- 8 mtypical elevation

## Where is Castle Comfort?

Castle Comfort lies in [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Fairy Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/fairy-hill/), [Long Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/long-bay/), [Nonsuch](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/nonsuch/), [Sherwood Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/sherwood-forest/) and [Windsor Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/windsor-forest/). By area it is the 278th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.4% of [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/). The centre of Castle Comfort is about 48 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1318° N, 76.3599° 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 Castle Comfort

OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Castle Comfort: 9 caves.

- Briscoe Cave · cave
- Castle Mountain Cave · cave
- Fair Prospect Cave · cave
- Foster Sinkhole · cave
- Friday Gate Cave · cave
- Grove Cave · cave
- Hog House Hole · cave
- Red Man Sinkhole · cave
- Sherwood Forest Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Castle Comfort

- Boston Cave · cave, Fairy Hill1.8 km
- Eden Vale Cave · cave, Nonsuch2.3 km
- Windsor Forest Cave · cave, Windsor Forest2.4 km
- Darby's Hole · cave, Windsor Forest2.8 km
- On Coconut Tree Cave · cave, Windsor Forest3.2 km
- Tower Cave · cave, Long Bay3.7 km
- Slave Cave · cave, Fairy Hill3.8 km
- Fern Hill Cave · cave, Long Bay5.0 km
- Harris Pit Cave · cave, Nonsuch5.1 km
- Nembhard Pit Cave · cave, Nonsuch5.1 km
- Miss Miller's Cave · cave, Nonsuch5.2 km
- George's Pit Cave · cave, Nonsuch5.4 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: Castle Comfort

- 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.

## Villages and localities in Castle Comfort

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Castle Comfort. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 139 m above sea level (median 8 m).

- Black Rock
- Boston Bay
- Buckleys Valley
- Castle Comfort
- Islington
- Priestman's River

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 Castle Comfort

Named natural and historic features inside Castle Comfort, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Priestmans River

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Castle Mountain · 326 m

### Getting around

1 bridge.

- 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 Castle Comfort and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Castle Comfort

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Port Antonio Hospital · Central Port Antonio 11 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 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17807&mlon=-76.45050#map=17/18.17807/-76.45050) 

Petrol pump Long Bay Service Station · Long Bay 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11228&mlon=-76.31953#map=17/18.11228/-76.31953) 

Hotel Sea Cliff · Windsor Forest 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.12665&mlon=-76.34172#map=17/18.12665/-76.34172) 

Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) 

School Fair Prospect Primary School · Castle Comfort 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.12874&mlon=-76.33525#map=17/18.12874/-76.33525) 

College Claribel College · Boundbrook 12 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 11 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 Castle Comfort

Places mapped inside Castle Comfort in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Schools2

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.

## Other communities in Drivers River

- Fairy Hill
- Hectors River
- Kensington
- Long Bay
- Long Road
- Manchioneal
- Nonsuch
- Reach
- Sherwood Forest
- Windsor Forest

## Quick answers

- Where is Castle Comfort?In Drivers River, Portland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Castle Comfort?Fairy Hill, Long Bay, Nonsuch, Sherwood Forest and Windsor Forest
- What is there to see in Castle Comfort?Briscoe Cave, Castle Mountain Cave, Fair Prospect Cave, Foster Sinkhole
- What time zone is Castle Comfort in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Castle Comfort?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Castle Comfort?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Castle Comfort?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Castle Comfort?Settlements lie between 1 m and 139 m
- What is the highest point in Castle Comfort?Castle Mountain (326 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Castle Comfort?November to June
- Where is the nearest hospital to Castle Comfort?Port Antonio Hospital, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Castle Comfort?Jamaica National Bank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Castle Comfort?Long Bay Service Station, about 4.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Castle Comfort?JM050301 (OCHA common operational dataset)