# Bellas Gate Community, Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/bellas-gate/ Community · Old Harbour # Bellas Gate Bellas Gate is a community of Jamaica in Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **7.93 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 7.9km² - 590 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bellas Gate? Bellas Gate lies in [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/), [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Bartons](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/bartons/), [Browns Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/browns-hall/), [Ginger Ridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/ginger-ridge/), [Moores](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/moores/), [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour/) and [Rock River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/rock-river/). By area it is the 458th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.1% of [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/). The centre of Bellas Gate is about 38 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 16 km from Old Harbour Bay, the main town of Old Harbour. The centre point is at 18.0454° N, 77.1488° 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 Bellas Gate ### Nearby, outside Bellas Gate - bartons District · cave, Bartons1.9 km - Bartons Cave · cave, Bartons1.9 km - Tamarind Hill Cave · cave, Browns Hall3.9 km - Macca Tree Cave · cave, Browns Hall3.9 km - Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores4.1 km - Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour4.9 km - Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour5.9 km - Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour5.9 km - Worldsend Gully Cave · cave, Kitson Town6.1 km - Birds Roda Cave · cave, Old Harbour6.1 km - Murmuring Brook Sink · cave, Lluidas Vale7.2 km - Mountain River Cave · cave, Watermount7.3 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: Bellas Gate - 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 Pen35 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston40 km ### Nearest railway station Suttons Railway Station (1900) (Turners), about 10 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:35). 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 Bellas Gate Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bellas Gate. - Bellas Gate 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 Bellas Gate Named natural and historic features inside Bellas Gate, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Davis Gully - Guaya Gully ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Top Hill · 644 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 Bellas Gate and the best time to visit Using the climate of Old Harbour, the warmest month is Aug (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 347 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 25 41 May 25 111 Jun 25 89 Jul 26 69 Aug 26 104 Sep 26 127 Oct 25 170 Nov 25 87 Dec 24 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bellas Gate Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) Bank St. Catherine Co-operative Credit Union Limited · Old Harbour 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93902&mlon=-77.11375#map=17/17.93902/-77.11375) ATM NCB · Linstead 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13485&mlon=-77.03174#map=17/18.13485/-77.03174) Petrol pump Texaco · Sandy Bay 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94569&mlon=-77.17727#map=17/17.94569/-77.17727) Hotel White Haven Guest House · Crofts Hill 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.12968&mlon=-77.20407#map=17/18.12968/-77.20407) Mall Plaza · Old Harbour 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93949&mlon=-77.11110#map=17/17.93949/-77.11110) School Planters Hall Primary Infant School · Old Harbour 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99972&mlon=-77.16286#map=17/17.99972/-77.16286) College Portmore Community College · Old Harbour 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93839&mlon=-77.10878#map=17/17.93839/-77.10878) Police station Crofts Hill Police Station · Crofts Hill 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13450&mlon=-77.20683#map=17/18.13450/-77.20683) 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 Old Harbour - Bartons - Browns Hall - Ginger Ridge - Old Harbour - Old Harbour Bay ## Quick answers - Where is Bellas Gate?In Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Bellas Gate?Bartons, Browns Hall, Ginger Ridge, Moores, Old Harbour and Rock River - What is there to see in Bellas Gate?bartons District, Bartons Cave, Tamarind Hill Cave, Macca Tree Cave - What time zone is Bellas Gate in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Bellas Gate?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Bellas Gate?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bellas Gate?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Bellas Gate?Top Hill (644 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bellas Gate?November to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bellas Gate?May Pen Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bellas Gate?St. Catherine Co-operative Credit Union Limited, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bellas Gate?NCB, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bellas Gate?Texaco, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bellas Gate?JM080402 (OCHA common operational dataset)