# Bito Community, Harbour View, Saint Andrew Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/bito/ Community · Harbour View # Bito Bito is a community of Jamaica in Harbour View, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **3.87 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.9km² - 591 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bito? Bito lies in [Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Bloxborough](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/bloxborough/), [Bull Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/bull-bay/), [Cane River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/cane-river/), [Eleven Miles](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/eleven-miles/) and [Ramble](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/ramble/). By area it is the 628th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 10.1% of [Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/). The centre of Bito is about 15 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9649° N, -76.6556° E. 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 Bito OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Bito: 2 caves. - Grandy Bush Caves · cave - Salt Spring Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Bito - Bloxburgh Cave · cave, Bloxborough2.2 km - Black Beach(BM Beach) · attraction, Eleven Miles3.3 km - Cane River Waterfall · attraction, Bull Bay3.9 km - Wicki Wacki beach · beach, Bull Bay4.0 km - Cane River Waterfall · waterfall, Bull Bay4.0 km - Three Finger Jack’s Cave · cave, Bull Bay4.1 km - Cambridge Hill Caves · cave, Llandewey4.7 km - Mount Rossana Cave · cave, Mavis Bank5.7 km - Corn Hill Gully Cave · cave, Mavis Bank6.1 km - Fort Nugent's Martello Tower · attraction, Harbour View6.7 km - Glade Cave · cave, Mavis Bank7.3 km - Hope River Sink · cave, Dallas7.5 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: Bito - 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) · Kingston14 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen18 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 32 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 06:29, 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 Bito Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bito. - Kalorama 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 Bito Named natural and historic features inside Bito, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Topor Hill · 444 m - Parkers Hill · 105 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 Bito and the best time to visit Using the climate of Harbour View, the warmest month is Aug (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 390 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 23 33 Feb 23 19 Mar 24 29 Apr 24 41 May 25 111 Jun 25 89 Jul 25 69 Aug 26 104 Sep 25 127 Oct 25 170 Nov 24 87 Dec 24 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bito Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hope Institute · Papine 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00600&mlon=-76.73825#map=17/18.00600/-76.73825) Bank Western Union · Mona 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00092&mlon=-76.74331#map=17/18.00092/-76.74331) ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95150&mlon=-76.71963#map=17/17.95150/-76.71963) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Harbour View Seashore Place · Harbour View 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95090&mlon=-76.72099#map=17/17.95090/-76.72099) Hotel Scarlett Guesthouse Hotel Resorts · Bull Bay 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94158&mlon=-76.67213#map=17/17.94158/-76.67213) Mall Harbour View Shopping Center · Harbour View 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95549&mlon=-76.71977#map=17/17.95549/-76.71977) School St. Benedicts Primary School · Bull Bay 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94979&mlon=-76.70569#map=17/17.94979/-76.70569) College University of the West Indies (Mona) · Mona 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00217&mlon=-76.74199#map=17/18.00217/-76.74199) Police station August Town Police Station · August Town 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98994&mlon=-76.73659#map=17/17.98994/-76.73659) 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 Harbour View - Bloxborough - Bull Bay - Cane River - Harbour View ## Quick answers - Where is Bito?In Harbour View, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Bito?Bloxborough, Bull Bay, Cane River, Eleven Miles and Ramble - What is there to see in Bito?Grandy Bush Caves, Salt Spring Cave - What time zone is Bito in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Bito?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Bito?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bito?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Bito?Topor Hill (444 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bito?November to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bito?Hope Institute, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bito?Western Union, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bito?Scotiabank, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bito?TotalEnergies, Harbour View Seashore Place, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bito?JM060601 (OCHA common operational dataset)