# Spanish River, Portland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/

Development area · Portland Parish 

# Spanish River

Spanish River is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Portland Parish. It covers **51.7 km²**. It is divided into 3 communities. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 51.7km²
- 3communities

## Where is Spanish River?

Spanish River lies in [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/), [Green Island](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/green-island/), [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/) and [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/). By area it is the 70th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 6.3% of [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/). The centre of Spanish River is about 23 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 21 km from Port Antonio, the main town of Portland Parish. The centre point is at 18.1496° N, 76.6478° 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 Spanish River

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Spanish River: 1 waterfall; 1 attraction; 1 cave.

- Marston Spring Falls · waterfall
- Bybrook Valley · attraction
- Spring Garden Cave · cave

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: Spanish 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

- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen26 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston28 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), 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 11.1 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.

## Communities of Spanish River

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Bybrook](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/bybrook/) 10 11 0 

[Claverty Cottage](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/claverty-cottage/) 26 4 0 

[Skibo/Chepstowe](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/skibo-chepstowe/) 15 9 0 

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 Spanish River

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Spanish River. Settlements here lie between about 106 m and 372 m above sea level (median 208 m).

- Ann's Delight
- Bybrook
- Catalina
- Chepstow
- Chepstowe
- Churchill Corner
- Claverty Cottage
- Clifton Hill
- Friendship
- Graham Hall
- Halls Delight
- Lucky Hill
- Martinique
- Middleton
- Moore Park
- Peter Hills
- Reform
- Retreat
- Shady Grove
- Skibo
- The Cottage
- True Blue
- Winchester
- Ythanside

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 Spanish River

Named natural and historic features inside Spanish River, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Bossue River
- Bybrook River
- Mabess River
- Maroon River

### Hills and mountains

3 mountain passes; 2 mountains; 2 hills.

- John Crow Peak · 1,719 m
- Morces Gap · 1,489 m
- Trafalgar Gap · 1,044 m
- Thompsons Gap · 892 m
- Clifton Hill · 749 m
- Green Hill · 654 m
- Mount Cenis · 640 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 Spanish River and the best time to visit

In Spanish River, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). 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 **November to July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 33 

Feb 26 19 

Mar 26 29 

Apr 27 41 

May 27 111 

Jun 28 89 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 104 

Sep 28 127 

Oct 28 170 

Nov 27 87 

Dec 26 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Quick answers

- Where is Spanish River?In Portland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Spanish River?Buff Bay, Green Island, Papine and Swift River
- What is there to see in Spanish River?Bybrook Valley, Marston Spring Falls, Spring Garden Cave
- What time zone is Spanish River in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Spanish River?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Spanish River?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Spanish River?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Spanish River?Settlements lie between 106 m and 372 m
- What is the highest point in Spanish River?John Crow Peak (1,719 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Spanish River?November to July
- What is the P-code of Spanish River?JM0509 (OCHA common operational dataset)