# Cotterwood Community, Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/cotterwood/

Community · Black River 

# Cotterwood

Cotterwood is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **20.1 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 20.1km²
- 241 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cotterwood?

Cotterwood lies in [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/), [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Brompton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/brompton/), [Crawford](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/crawford/), [Giddy Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/new-market/giddy-hall/), [Kilmarmock](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/kilmarmock/), [New Market](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/new-market/new-market/), [Petersville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/petersville/) and [Whitehouse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/whitehouse/). By area it is the 167th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.0% of [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/). The centre of Cotterwood is about 120 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 11 km from Black River, the main town of Black River. The centre point is at 18.0961° N, 77.9251° 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 Cotterwood

### Nearby, outside Cotterwood

- Petersville Cave · cave, Petersville4.6 km
- Bubbling Spring Mineral Bath · attraction, Middle Quarters9.2 km
- Banana Trash Cave · cave, New Road11 km
- Waterloo Guest House · attraction, Black River11 km
- YS Falls Office · attraction, Middle Quarters11 km
- Y.S. Falls Visitor Centre · attraction, Middle Quarters11 km
- J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari · attraction, Black River12 km
- Peter Tosh · attraction, Bluefields12 km
- Redgate Caves · cave, Ginger Hill12 km
- Y. S. Falls · waterfall, White Hill12 km
- Beautiful beach · viewpoint, Bluefields13 km
- Jones River Sink · cave, Ginger Hill14 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: Cotterwood

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay45 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel107 km

### Nearest railway station

Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 15 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:38).

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 Cotterwood

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Cotterwood. Settlements here lie between about 80 m and 394 m above sea level (median 241 m).

- Colter
- Content
- Cotterwood
- Fustic Grove
- Grandvale - Part of
- Rose Hill

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 Cotterwood and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Black River, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 203 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 43 

Feb 24 23 

Mar 25 36 

Apr 26 51 

May 26 126 

Jun 26 91 

Jul 26 69 

Aug 27 95 

Sep 27 128 

Oct 26 162 

Nov 25 92 

Dec 24 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cotterwood

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) 

Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Black River 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02490&mlon=-77.85027#map=17/18.02490/-77.85027) 

ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) 

Petrol pump Epping · Whitehouse 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08893&mlon=-77.96457#map=17/18.08893/-77.96457) 

Hotel Ivys Cove Ja · Whitehouse 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08435&mlon=-77.96342#map=17/18.08435/-77.96342) 

Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) 

School Culloden Early Childhood Institute · Whitehouse 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.09590&mlon=-77.97249#map=17/18.09590/-77.97249) 

College International University of the Caribbean · Savanna-la-mar Business District 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22636&mlon=-78.13183#map=17/18.22636/-78.13183) 

Police station Black River Police Station · Black River 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02459&mlon=-77.84916#map=17/18.02459/-77.84916) 

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 Black River

- Barbury Hall
- Bigwoods
- Black River
- Brompton
- Crawford
- Fullerswood
- Middle Quarters
- Mountainside
- Newell
- Parottee
- Pedro Plains
- Pondside
- Slipe
- Treasure Beach
- Watchwell

## Quick answers

- Where is Cotterwood?In Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Cotterwood?Brompton, Crawford, Giddy Hall, Kilmarmock, New Market, Petersville and Whitehouse
- What is there to see in Cotterwood?Petersville Cave, Bubbling Spring Mineral Bath, Banana Trash Cave, Waterloo Guest House
- What time zone is Cotterwood in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cotterwood?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Cotterwood?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cotterwood?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cotterwood?Settlements lie between 80 m and 394 m
- What is the best time to visit Cotterwood?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cotterwood?Black River Hospital, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cotterwood?Access Financial Services Limited, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Cotterwood?International ATM, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cotterwood?Epping, about 4.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Cotterwood?JM090205 (OCHA common operational dataset)