# Slipe Community, Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish

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

Community · Black River 

# Slipe

Slipe is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **44.0 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 44.0km²
- 1mapped service
- 10 mtypical elevation

## Where is Slipe?

Slipe 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/), [Burnt Savannah](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/burnt-savannah/), [Fullerswood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/fullerswood/), [Holland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/holland/) and [Lacovia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/lacovia/). By area it is the 32nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 13.1% of [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/). The centre of Slipe is about 107 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.6 km from Black River, the main town of Black River. The centre point is at 18.0488° N, 77.8017° 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 Slipe

### Nearby, outside Slipe

- Baptist Cave · cave, Holland4.1 km
- Arlington Cave · cave, Fullerswood4.8 km
- Jamaica Zoo · zoo, Burnt Savannah5.0 km
- J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari · attraction, Black River5.5 km
- Lacovia Tombstones · monument, Lacovia5.8 km
- Waterloo Guest House · attraction, Black River5.9 km
- Bamboo Avenue · attraction, Holland6.4 km
- Bubbling Spring Mineral Bath · attraction, Middle Quarters6.6 km
- Mystery Hole · cave, Fullerswood6.6 km
- Fullerswood Sink · cave, Fullerswood6.6 km
- Y.S. Falls Visitor Centre · attraction, Middle Quarters11 km
- YS Falls Office · attraction, Middle Quarters11 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: Slipe

- 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 Bay52 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel96 km

### Nearest railway station

Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 17 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 Slipe

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Slipe. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 17 m above sea level (median 10 m).

- Cataboo
- Frenchman
- Slipe

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 Slipe

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Cashew River
- Frenchmans River
- Middle Quarters River
- Punches 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 Slipe 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 Slipe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · Black River 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02607&mlon=-77.84784#map=17/18.02607/-77.84784) 

ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Slipe 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05270&mlon=-77.78550#map=17/18.05270/-77.78550) 

Hotel Port Of Call Hotel · Black River 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01090&mlon=-77.83535#map=17/18.01090/-77.83535) 

Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 11 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 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02975&mlon=-77.84908#map=17/18.02975/-77.84908) 

College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 14 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 5.7 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 Slipe

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

- Petrol pumps1

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
- Parottee
- Pedro Plains
- Pondside
- Treasure Beach
- Watchwell

## Quick answers

- Where is Slipe?In Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Slipe?Black River, Burnt Savannah, Fullerswood, Holland and Lacovia
- What is there to see in Slipe?Baptist Cave, Arlington Cave, Jamaica Zoo, J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari
- What time zone is Slipe in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Slipe?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Slipe?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Slipe?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Slipe?Settlements lie between 6 m and 17 m
- What is the best time to visit Slipe?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Slipe?Black River Hospital, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Slipe?National Commercial Bank, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Slipe?International ATM, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Slipe?TotalEnergies, about 1.8 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Slipe?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Slipe?JM090214 (OCHA common operational dataset)