# Fullerswood Community, Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish

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

Community · Black River 

# Fullerswood

Fullerswood is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **24.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 24.6km²
- 1mapped service
- 14 mtypical elevation

## Where is Fullerswood?

Fullerswood 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: [Barbury Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/barbury-hall/), [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/black-river/), [Burnt Savannah](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/burnt-savannah/), [Mountainside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/mountainside/), [Parottee](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/parottee/), [Pondside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/pondside/) and [Slipe](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/slipe/). By area it is the 121st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.3% of [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/). The centre of Fullerswood is about 106 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 6.5 km from Black River, the main town of Black River. The centre point is at 18.0008° N, 77.7938° 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 Fullerswood

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Fullerswood: 3 caves.

- Arlington Cave · cave
- Fullerswood Sink · cave
- Mystery Hole · cave

### Nearby, outside Fullerswood

- J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari · attraction, Black River6.1 km
- Waterloo Guest House · attraction, Black River6.7 km
- Jamaica Zoo · zoo, Burnt Savannah8.1 km
- Houndslow Cave · cave, Bigwoods8.6 km
- Smith Cave And Sink · cave, Bigwoods8.6 km
- Cunnigan Cave · cave, Treasure Beach9.0 km
- Baptist Cave · cave, Holland9.3 km
- Lacovia Tombstones · monument, Lacovia9.6 km
- Southampton Cave · cave, Treasure Beach10 km
- Money Cave · cave, Bigwoods10 km
- Natural History Museum · museum, Treasure Beach11 km
- Turtle House, Turtle Sanctuary · attraction, Treasure Beach11 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: Fullerswood

- 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 Bay57 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel98 km

### Nearest railway station

Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 22 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 06:34, 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 Fullerswood

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Fullerswood. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 27 m above sea level (median 14 m).

- Arlington
- Fullerswood
- Fullerswood Park
- Salt Spring
- Vineyard

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 Fullerswood and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Black River, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). 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 25 43 

Feb 26 23 

Mar 26 36 

Apr 27 51 

May 28 126 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 95 

Sep 28 128 

Oct 27 162 

Nov 26 92 

Dec 26 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Fullerswood

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) 

Bank Scotiabank · Black River 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02295&mlon=-77.84780#map=17/18.02295/-77.84780) 

ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Slipe 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05270&mlon=-77.78550#map=17/18.05270/-77.78550) 

Hotel Sweet Escape · Black River 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00418&mlon=-77.83162#map=17/18.00418/-77.83162) 

Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) 

School Black River Primary School · Black River 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02975&mlon=-77.84908#map=17/18.02975/-77.84908) 

College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97008&mlon=-77.69744#map=17/17.97008/-77.69744) 

Police station Black River Police Station · Black River 6.4 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Fullerswood

Places mapped inside Fullerswood in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communities in Black River

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Fullerswood?In Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Fullerswood?Barbury Hall, Black River, Burnt Savannah, Mountainside, Parottee, Pondside and Slipe
- What is there to see in Fullerswood?Arlington Cave, Fullerswood Sink, Mystery Hole
- What time zone is Fullerswood in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Fullerswood?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Fullerswood?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Fullerswood?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Fullerswood?Settlements lie between 10 m and 27 m
- What is the best time to visit Fullerswood?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Fullerswood?Black River Hospital, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Fullerswood?Scotiabank, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Fullerswood?International ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Fullerswood?TotalEnergies, about 5.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Fullerswood?JM090207 (OCHA common operational dataset)