# Claverty Cottage Community, Spanish River, Portland Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/claverty-cottage/ Community · Spanish River # Claverty Cottage Claverty Cottage is a community of Jamaica in Spanish River, Portland Parish. It covers **26.3 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 26.3km² - 372 mtypical elevation ## Where is Claverty Cottage? Claverty Cottage lies in [Spanish River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Bangor Ridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/bangor-ridge/), [Bybrook](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/bybrook/), [Mavis Bank](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/mavis-bank/), [Shirley Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/shirley-castle/), [Skibo/Chepstowe](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/skibo-chepstowe/) and [St. Peter's](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/st-peter-s/). By area it is the 107th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 50.9% of [Spanish River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/). The centre of Claverty Cottage is about 21 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1264° N, 76.6500° 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 Claverty Cottage ### Nearby, outside Claverty Cottage - High Fall · waterfall, Shirley Castle2.6 km - Bremen Valley · attraction, Bangor Ridge4.0 km - Big Dunn Falls · waterfall, Shirley Castle5.1 km - Marston Spring Falls · waterfall, Bybrook5.1 km - Leighfield Wood Cave · cave, Bangor Ridge5.2 km - Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park · national park, Shirley Castle5.9 km - Cherstervale Tunnel · cave, St. Peter's6.0 km - Bybrook Valley · attraction, Bybrook6.2 km - Spring Garden Cave · cave, Skibo/Chepstowe7.4 km - Fish Dun Falls · attraction, Spring Hill7.6 km - Great Cascade · waterfall, Fruitfulvale7.8 km - Waterfall Viewpoint · viewpoint, Cascade7.8 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: Claverty Cottage - 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 Pen24 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston26 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 36 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. ## Villages and localities in Claverty Cottage Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Claverty Cottage. - Claverty Cottage - Clifton Hill - Halls Delight - Peter Hills 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 Claverty Cottage Named natural and historic features inside Claverty Cottage, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 mountain passes; 2 hills; 1 mountain. - 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 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 Claverty Cottage and the best time to visit Using the climate of Spanish River, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 33 Feb 25 19 Mar 25 29 Apr 26 41 May 26 111 Jun 26 89 Jul 27 69 Aug 27 104 Sep 27 127 Oct 26 170 Nov 26 87 Dec 25 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Claverty Cottage Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Louis Grant Medical Centre · Papine 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02354&mlon=-76.73919#map=17/18.02354/-76.73919) Bank JN Bank · Gordon Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03674&mlon=-76.71767#map=17/18.03674/-76.71767) ATM Credit Union ABM · Papine 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01933&mlon=-76.74231#map=17/18.01933/-76.74231) Petrol pump Texaco · Buff Bay 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.23358&mlon=-76.66111#map=17/18.23358/-76.66111) Hotel Starlight Chalet · St. Peter's 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08830&mlon=-76.68706#map=17/18.08830/-76.68706) Mall Sovereign North · Liguanea 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02218&mlon=-76.76504#map=17/18.02218/-76.76504) School Mount Fletcher Primary School · Mavis Bank 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03340&mlon=-76.65615#map=17/18.03340/-76.65615) College Vocational Training Development Institute · Papine 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02436&mlon=-76.73989#map=17/18.02436/-76.73989) Police station Gordon Town Police · Gordon Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03605&mlon=-76.71837#map=17/18.03605/-76.71837) 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 Spanish River - Bybrook - Skibo/Chepstowe ## Quick answers - Where is Claverty Cottage?In Spanish River, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Claverty Cottage?Bangor Ridge, Bybrook, Mavis Bank, Shirley Castle, Skibo/Chepstowe and St. Peter's - What is there to see in Claverty Cottage?High Fall, Bremen Valley, Big Dunn Falls, Marston Spring Falls - What time zone is Claverty Cottage in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Claverty Cottage?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Claverty Cottage?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Claverty Cottage?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Claverty Cottage?John Crow Peak (1,719 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Claverty Cottage?November to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Claverty Cottage?Louis Grant Medical Centre, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Claverty Cottage?JN Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Claverty Cottage?Credit Union ABM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Claverty Cottage?Texaco, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Claverty Cottage?JM050902 (OCHA common operational dataset)