# Windsor Forest Community, Drivers River, Portland Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/windsor-forest/

Community · Drivers River 

# Windsor Forest

Windsor Forest is a community of Jamaica in Drivers River, Portland Parish. It covers **7.85 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.8km²
- 1mapped service
- 105 mtypical elevation

## Where is Windsor Forest?

Windsor Forest 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 3 other communities: [Castle Comfort](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/castle-comfort/), [Long Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/long-bay/) and [Nonsuch](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/nonsuch/). By area it is the 461st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.7% of [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/). The centre of Windsor Forest is about 49 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1140° N, 76.3440° 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 Forest

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Windsor Forest: 3 caves.

- Darby's Hole · cave
- On Coconut Tree Cave · cave
- Windsor Forest Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Windsor Forest

- Fair Prospect Cave · cave, Castle Comfort1.5 km
- Tower Cave · cave, Long Bay1.8 km
- Eden Vale Cave · cave, Nonsuch2.4 km
- Fern Hill Cave · cave, Long Bay2.6 km
- Rose Garden Cave · cave, Long Bay2.9 km
- Bubby Stone Cave · cave, Long Bay2.9 km
- Castle Mountain Cave · cave, Castle Comfort3.1 km
- Dam Road Cave · cave, Long Bay3.2 km
- Stone Hole Cave · cave, Long Bay3.3 km
- Briscoe Cave · cave, Castle Comfort3.5 km
- Foster Sinkhole · cave, Castle Comfort3.6 km
- Hog House Hole · cave, Castle Comfort3.7 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 Forest

- 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) · Kingston51 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen53 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 Windsor Forest

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Windsor Forest.

- Commodore
- Windsor Forest

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).

## Weather in Windsor Forest 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 Windsor Forest

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Port Antonio Hospital · Central Port Antonio 14 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 13 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 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11228&mlon=-76.31953#map=17/18.11228/-76.31953) 

Hotel Sea Cliff · Windsor Forest 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.12665&mlon=-76.34172#map=17/18.12665/-76.34172) 

Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) 

School School of Castel · Castle Comfort 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.12767&mlon=-76.33467#map=17/18.12767/-76.33467) 

College Claribel College · Boundbrook 14 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 13 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 Windsor Forest

Places mapped inside Windsor Forest in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Windsor Forest?In Drivers River, Portland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Windsor Forest?Castle Comfort, Long Bay and Nonsuch
- What is there to see in Windsor Forest?Darby's Hole, On Coconut Tree Cave, Windsor Forest Cave
- What time zone is Windsor Forest in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Windsor Forest?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Windsor Forest?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Windsor Forest?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Windsor Forest?November to June
- Where is the nearest hospital to Windsor Forest?Port Antonio Hospital, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Windsor Forest?Jamaica National Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Windsor Forest?Long Bay Service Station, about 2.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Windsor Forest?JM050311 (OCHA common operational dataset)