# Middle Quarters Community, Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/middle-quarters/ Community · Black River # Middle Quarters Middle Quarters is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **18.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.0km² - 4mapped services - 94 mtypical elevation ## Where is Middle Quarters? Middle Quarters 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 6 other communities: [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/black-river/), [Brighton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/new-market/brighton/), [Giddy Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/new-market/giddy-hall/), [Ginger Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/new-market/ginger-hill/), [Holland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/holland/) and [White Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/white-hill/). By area it is the 206th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.3% of [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/). The centre of Middle Quarters is about 110 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 18.1238° N, 77.8268° 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 Middle Quarters OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Middle Quarters: 3 attractions. - Bubbling Spring Mineral Bath · attraction - Y.S. Falls Visitor Centre · attraction - YS Falls Office · attraction ### Nearby, outside Middle Quarters - Y. S. Falls · waterfall, White Hill3.7 km - Bamboo Avenue · attraction, Holland4.1 km - Redgate Caves · cave, Ginger Hill4.4 km - Baptist Cave · cave, Holland5.6 km - White Rock Cave · cave, Ginger Hill6.4 km - Jones River Sink · cave, Ginger Hill7.4 km - Maggotty Falls · waterfall, Maggotty8.0 km - Ma Kate Ground Cave · cave, Merrywood8.1 km - Breadnut Valley Falls · waterfall, Maggotty8.1 km - Breadnut Valley Falls · waterfall, Maggotty8.2 km - Jones River Rising · cave, Merrywood8.3 km - Ipswich Cave · cave, Merrywood8.4 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: Middle Quarters - 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 Bay43 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel96 km ### Nearest railway station Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 8.2 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 17:37). 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 Middle Quarters Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Middle Quarters. Settlements here lie between about 39 m and 121 m above sea level (median 94 m). - Gainsborough - Middle Quarters - Mount Charles - New Holland - Redgate - White Hall - Wilton - Y.S. (Wiess) 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 Middle Quarters Named natural and historic features inside Middle Quarters, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Y.S. River 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 Middle Quarters 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 Middle Quarters Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) Bank National Commercial Bank · Black River 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02607&mlon=-77.84784#map=17/18.02607/-77.84784) ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Middle Quarters 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11500&mlon=-77.81270#map=17/18.11500/-77.81270) Hotel O & G Guesthouse, Bar & Tearoom · Black River 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02937&mlon=-77.86167#map=17/18.02937/-77.86167) Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) School Maggotty High School · Maggotty 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.16353&mlon=-77.76292#map=17/18.16353/-77.76292) College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 22 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 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Middle Quarters Places mapped inside Middle Quarters in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps3 - 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 - Fullerswood - Mountainside - Newell - Parottee - Pedro Plains - Pondside - Slipe - Treasure Beach - Watchwell ## Quick answers - Where is Middle Quarters?In Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica - What borders Middle Quarters?Black River, Brighton, Giddy Hall, Ginger Hill, Holland and White Hill - What is there to see in Middle Quarters?Bubbling Spring Mineral Bath, Y.S. Falls Visitor Centre, YS Falls Office - What time zone is Middle Quarters in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Middle Quarters?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Middle Quarters?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Middle Quarters?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Middle Quarters?Settlements lie between 39 m and 121 m - What is the best time to visit Middle Quarters?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Middle Quarters?Black River Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Middle Quarters?National Commercial Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Middle Quarters?International ATM, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Middle Quarters?TotalEnergies, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Middle Quarters?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Middle Quarters?JM090208 (OCHA common operational dataset)