# Pondside Community, Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish

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

Community · Black River 

# Pondside

Pondside is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **6.27 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6.3km²
- 63 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pondside?

Pondside 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 4 other communities: [Barbury Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/barbury-hall/), [Fullerswood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/fullerswood/), [Parottee](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/parottee/) and [Watchwell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/watchwell/). By area it is the 529th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 1.9% of [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/). The centre of Pondside is about 106 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 8.6 km from Black River, the main town of Black River. The centre point is at 17.9687° N, 77.7951° 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 Pondside

### Nearby, outside Pondside

- Mystery Hole · cave, Fullerswood2.9 km
- Fullerswood Sink · cave, Fullerswood2.9 km
- Arlington Cave · cave, Fullerswood4.8 km
- Cunnigan Cave · cave, Treasure Beach5.5 km
- Southampton Cave · cave, Treasure Beach6.6 km
- Smith Cave And Sink · cave, Bigwoods6.8 km
- Houndslow Cave · cave, Bigwoods6.9 km
- Natural History Museum · museum, Treasure Beach7.6 km
- Turtle House, Turtle Sanctuary · attraction, Treasure Beach7.6 km
- J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari · attraction, Black River8.1 km
- Waterloo Guest House · attraction, Black River8.6 km
- Money Cave · cave, Bigwoods8.6 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: Pondside

- 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) · Boscobel100 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 Pondside

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pondside.

- Pond Side
- Stilton
- Wallywash Great Pond

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 Pondside 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 Pondside

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) 

Bank Scotiabank · Black River 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02295&mlon=-77.84780#map=17/18.02295/-77.84780) 

ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Black River · Black River 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02536&mlon=-77.84842#map=17/18.02536/-77.84842) 

Hotel Villa Serene · Parottee 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96329&mlon=-77.83815#map=17/17.96329/-77.83815) 

Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) 

School Vivekananda Adarsha Vidyalaya · Treasure Beach 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93203&mlon=-77.79797#map=17/17.93203/-77.79797) 

College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 10 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 8.4 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.

## Other communities in Black River

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Pondside?In Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Pondside?Barbury Hall, Fullerswood, Parottee and Watchwell
- What is there to see in Pondside?Mystery Hole, Fullerswood Sink, Arlington Cave, Cunnigan Cave
- What time zone is Pondside in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pondside?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Pondside?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pondside?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pondside?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pondside?Black River Hospital, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pondside?Scotiabank, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pondside?International ATM, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pondside?TotalEnergies, Black River, about 8.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pondside?JM090213 (OCHA common operational dataset)