# Cane River Community, Harbour View, Saint Andrew Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/cane-river/ Community · Harbour View # Cane River Cane River is a community of Jamaica in Harbour View, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **8.89 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 8.9km² - 401 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cane River? Cane River 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 4 other communities: [Bito](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/bito/), [Bloxborough](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/bloxborough/), [Bull Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/bull-bay/) and [Dallas](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/dallas/). By area it is the 421st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 23.2% of [Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/). The centre of Cane River is about 11 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9762° N, 76.6873° 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 Cane River ### Nearby, outside Cane River - Cane River Waterfall · attraction, Bull Bay1.4 km - Cane River Waterfall · waterfall, Bull Bay1.4 km - Three Finger Jack’s Cave · cave, Bull Bay1.6 km - Bloxburgh Cave · cave, Bloxborough3.1 km - Fort Nugent's Martello Tower · attraction, Harbour View3.8 km - Mount Rossana Cave · cave, Mavis Bank4.0 km - Hope River Sink · cave, Dallas4.1 km - Dallas Castle Caves · cave, Dallas4.1 km - Wicki Wacki beach · beach, Bull Bay4.2 km - Salt Spring Cave · cave, Bito4.5 km - Grandy Bush Caves · cave, Bito4.5 km - Rockfort Cave · cave, Rockfort5.1 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: Cane 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 - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston12 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen15 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 28 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 Cane River Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Cane River. - Lower Lucky Valley 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 Cane River Named natural and historic features inside Cane River, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Snake Spring ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Good Hope Mountain · 346 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 Cane River and the best time to visit Using the climate of Harbour View, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 200 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 24 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 25 87 Dec 25 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cane River Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hope Institute · Papine 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00600&mlon=-76.73825#map=17/18.00600/-76.73825) Bank Western Union · Mona 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00092&mlon=-76.74331#map=17/18.00092/-76.74331) ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 4.4 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 4.5 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 4.2 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 4.1 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 3.5 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 6.5 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 5.4 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 - Bloxborough - Bull Bay - Harbour View ## Quick answers - Where is Cane River?In Harbour View, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Cane River?Bito, Bloxborough, Bull Bay and Dallas - What is there to see in Cane River?Cane River Waterfall, Cane River Waterfall, Three Finger Jack’s Cave, Bloxburgh Cave - What time zone is Cane River in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cane River?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Cane River?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cane River?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Cane River?Good Hope Mountain (346 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cane River?November to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Cane River?Hope Institute, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cane River?Western Union, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cane River?Scotiabank, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cane River?TotalEnergies, Harbour View Seashore Place, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cane River?JM060604 (OCHA common operational dataset)