# Bloxborough Community, Harbour View, Saint Andrew Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/bloxborough/

Community · Harbour View 

# Bloxborough

Bloxborough is a community of Jamaica in Harbour View, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **7.75 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7.8km²
- 733 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bloxborough?

Bloxborough 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: [Bito](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/bito/), [Cane River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/cane-river/), [Dallas](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/dallas/), [Mavis Bank](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/mavis-bank/) and [Ramble](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/ramble/). By area it is the 464th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 20.3% of [Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/). The centre of Bloxborough is about 13 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9902° N, 76.6666° 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 Bloxborough

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Bloxborough: 1 cave.

- Bloxburgh Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Bloxborough

- Mount Rossana Cave · cave, Mavis Bank2.6 km
- Corn Hill Gully Cave · cave, Mavis Bank3.2 km
- Cane River Waterfall · attraction, Bull Bay3.9 km
- Cane River Waterfall · waterfall, Bull Bay4.0 km
- Salt Spring Cave · cave, Bito4.1 km
- Grandy Bush Caves · cave, Bito4.1 km
- Three Finger Jack’s Cave · cave, Bull Bay4.2 km
- Glade Cave · cave, Mavis Bank4.4 km
- Wicki Wacki beach · beach, Bull Bay5.9 km
- Dallas Castle Caves · cave, Dallas6.0 km
- Black Beach(BM Beach) · attraction, Eleven Miles6.1 km
- Sheldon House · archaeological site, Hagley Gap6.3 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: Bloxborough

- 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 Pen17 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 31 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 Bloxborough

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bloxborough. Settlements here lie between about 622 m and 878 m above sea level (median 733 m).

- Bloxburgh
- Halberstadt
- Mount Dispute

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 Bloxborough and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Harbour View, the warmest month is Aug (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 532 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 22 33 

Feb 22 19 

Mar 23 29 

Apr 24 41 

May 24 111 

Jun 24 89 

Jul 24 69 

Aug 25 104 

Sep 25 127 

Oct 24 170 

Nov 23 87 

Dec 23 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bloxborough

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hope Institute · Papine 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00600&mlon=-76.73825#map=17/18.00600/-76.73825) 

Bank JN Bank · Gordon Town 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03674&mlon=-76.71767#map=17/18.03674/-76.71767) 

ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 7.1 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 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95090&mlon=-76.72099#map=17/17.95090/-76.72099) 

Hotel Lime Tree Farm · Mavis Bank 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00534&mlon=-76.65797#map=17/18.00534/-76.65797) 

Mall Harbour View Shopping Center · Harbour View 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95549&mlon=-76.71977#map=17/17.95549/-76.71977) 

School Mavis Bank High School · Mavis Bank 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02384&mlon=-76.64297#map=17/18.02384/-76.64297) 

College University of Technology (utech) · Papine 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01058&mlon=-76.73923#map=17/18.01058/-76.73923) 

Police station August Town Police Station · August Town 7.4 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

- Bito
- Bull Bay
- Cane River
- Harbour View

## Quick answers

- Where is Bloxborough?In Harbour View, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Bloxborough?Bito, Cane River, Dallas, Mavis Bank and Ramble
- What is there to see in Bloxborough?Bloxburgh Cave
- What time zone is Bloxborough in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Bloxborough?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Bloxborough?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bloxborough?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bloxborough?Settlements lie between 622 m and 878 m
- What is the best time to visit Bloxborough?November to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bloxborough?Hope Institute, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bloxborough?JN Bank, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bloxborough?Scotiabank, about 7.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bloxborough?TotalEnergies, Harbour View Seashore Place, about 7.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bloxborough?JM060602 (OCHA common operational dataset)