# Parottee Community, Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish

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

Community · Black River 

# Parottee

Parottee is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **24.8 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 24.8km²
- 1mapped service
- 43 mtypical elevation

## Where is Parottee?

Parottee 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 5 other communities: [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/black-river/), [Fullerswood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/fullerswood/), [Pondside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/pondside/), [Treasure Beach](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/treasure-beach/) and [Watchwell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/watchwell/). By area it is the 117th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.4% of [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/). The centre of Parottee is about 109 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 7.6 km from Black River, the main town of Black River. The centre point is at 17.9630° N, 77.8231° 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 Parottee

### Nearby, outside Parottee

- Mystery Hole · cave, Fullerswood5.4 km
- Fullerswood Sink · cave, Fullerswood5.4 km
- Cunnigan Cave · cave, Treasure Beach5.8 km
- Arlington Cave · cave, Fullerswood6.8 km
- J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari · attraction, Black River7.1 km
- Southampton Cave · cave, Treasure Beach7.2 km
- Waterloo Guest House · attraction, Black River7.5 km
- Natural History Museum · museum, Treasure Beach7.6 km
- Turtle House, Turtle Sanctuary · attraction, Treasure Beach7.6 km
- Smith Cave And Sink · cave, Bigwoods9.5 km
- Houndslow Cave · cave, Bigwoods9.7 km
- Big Ground Cave #2 · cave, Treasure Beach9.9 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: Parottee

- 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 Bay61 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel103 km

### Nearest railway station

Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 26 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 Parottee

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Parottee. Settlements here lie between about 17 m and 76 m above sea level (median 43 m).

- Hill Top
- Parottee
- Thatchfield

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 Parottee

Named natural and historic features inside Parottee, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Coast and islands

3 headlands.

- Drodse Point
- Parottee Point
- Shorthaul Point

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 Parottee 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 Parottee

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) 

Bank Scotiabank · Black River 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02295&mlon=-77.84780#map=17/18.02295/-77.84780) 

ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Black River 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02433&mlon=-77.85035#map=17/18.02433/-77.85035) 

Hotel Villa Serene · Parottee 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96329&mlon=-77.83815#map=17/17.96329/-77.83815) 

Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) 

School Vivekananda Adarsha Vidyalaya · Treasure Beach 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93203&mlon=-77.79797#map=17/17.93203/-77.79797) 

College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 13 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 7.4 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 Parottee

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

- Hotels1

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
- Middle Quarters
- Mountainside
- Newell
- Pedro Plains
- Pondside
- Slipe
- Treasure Beach
- Watchwell

## Quick answers

- Where is Parottee?In Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Parottee?Black River, Fullerswood, Pondside, Treasure Beach and Watchwell
- What is there to see in Parottee?Mystery Hole, Fullerswood Sink, Cunnigan Cave, Arlington Cave
- What time zone is Parottee in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Parottee?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Parottee?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Parottee?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Parottee?Settlements lie between 17 m and 76 m
- What is the best time to visit Parottee?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Parottee?Black River Hospital, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Parottee?Scotiabank, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Parottee?International ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Parottee?Texaco, about 7.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Parottee?JM090211 (OCHA common operational dataset)