# Comfort Castle Community, Rio Grande, Portland Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/comfort-castle/ Community · Rio Grande # Comfort Castle Comfort Castle is a community of Jamaica in Rio Grande, Portland Parish. It covers **33.1 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 33.1km² - 182 mtypical elevation ## Where is Comfort Castle? Comfort Castle lies in [Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Bellevue](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/bellevue/), [Hayfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/hayfield/), [Moore Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/moore-town/), [Sunning Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/sunning-hill/), [Whitehall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/whitehall/) and [Windsor](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/windsor/). By area it is the 65th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 12.9% of [Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/). The centre of Comfort Castle is about 40 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0509° N, 76.4180° 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 Comfort Castle ### Nearby, outside Comfort Castle - Nanny Falls · waterfall, Moore Town3.6 km - Don's River Sink · cave, Windsor7.6 km - Dwyer's Cave · cave, Reach7.9 km - Bernard Falls · waterfall, Moore Town8.3 km - Eden Vale Cave · cave, Nonsuch8.7 km - Windsor Forest Cave · cave, Windsor Forest9.2 km - Grove Cave · cave, Castle Comfort9.3 km - Reach Bat Hole · cave, Reach9.5 km - Fern Hill Cave · cave, Long Bay9.6 km - Hog House Hole · cave, Castle Comfort9.7 km - Miss Carmen's Cave · cave, Reach9.8 km - Sherwood Forest Cave · cave, Castle Comfort9.9 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: Comfort 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 - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston41 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen43 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 06:29, 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 Comfort Castle Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Comfort Castle. Settlements here lie between about 110 m and 333 m above sea level (median 182 m). - Altamont - Comfort Castle - Fishbrook - Ginger House - Millbank 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 Comfort Castle Named natural and historic features inside Comfort Castle, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams. - Annies River - Besa River - Bossue River - Dry River - Fall River - Jacobs Brook - Mosquito River - Quashie River - Robins River - Sand River - White River ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Izuzu Hill · 358 m - Lime Bump · 358 m - Candia Hill · 355 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 Comfort Castle and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rio Grande, 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 Comfort Castle Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Trinityville Health Centre · Trinityville 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96185&mlon=-76.51046#map=17/17.96185/-76.51046) Bank Jamaica National Bank · Central Port Antonio 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17807&mlon=-76.45050#map=17/18.17807/-76.45050) ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95150&mlon=-76.71963#map=17/17.95150/-76.71963) Petrol pump Long Bay Service Station · Long Bay 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11228&mlon=-76.31953#map=17/18.11228/-76.31953) Hotel Ackee Tree Sea-view Villa · Sherwood Forest 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15000&mlon=-76.38330#map=17/18.15000/-76.38330) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Windsor Primary School · Windsor 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.10898&mlon=-76.45055#map=17/18.10898/-76.45055) College Claribel College · Boundbrook 15 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 15 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. ## Other communities in Rio Grande - Bellevue - Durham - Fellowship - Moore Town - Mount Pleasant - St. Margarets Bay - Windsor ## Quick answers - Where is Comfort Castle?In Rio Grande, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Comfort Castle?Bellevue, Hayfield, Moore Town, Sunning Hill, Whitehall and Windsor - What is there to see in Comfort Castle?Nanny Falls, Don's River Sink, Dwyer's Cave, Bernard Falls - What time zone is Comfort Castle in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Comfort Castle?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Comfort Castle?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Comfort Castle?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Comfort Castle?Settlements lie between 110 m and 333 m - What is the highest point in Comfort Castle?Izuzu Hill (358 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Comfort Castle?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Comfort Castle?Trinityville Health Centre, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Comfort Castle?Jamaica National Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Comfort Castle?Scotiabank, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Comfort Castle?Long Bay Service Station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Comfort Castle?JM050802 (OCHA common operational dataset)