# Treasure Beach Community, Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/treasure-beach/ Community · Black River # Treasure Beach Treasure Beach is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **29.5 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 93 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 29.5km² - 93mapped services - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Treasure Beach? Treasure Beach 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: [Bigwoods](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/bigwoods/), [Newell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/newell/), [Parottee](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/parottee/), [Pedro Plains](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/pedro-plains/) and [Watchwell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/watchwell/). By area it is the 87th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.8% of [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/). The centre of Treasure Beach is about 103 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 17 km from Black River, the main town of Black River. The centre point is at 17.8955° N, 77.7638° 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 Treasure Beach OpenStreetMap lists 17 named sights in Treasure Beach: 12 caves; 3 attractions; 1 museum; 1 gallery. - Natural History Museum · museum - Boat: Welcome to Treasure Beach · attraction - Great Bay Cultural Center · attraction - Turtle House, Turtle Sanctuary · attraction - Ackee Tree Hole · cave - Alligator Hole · cave - Bag Bush Cave · cave - Bat Hole · cave - Big Ground Cave #1 · cave - Big Ground Cave #2 · cave - Cunnigan Cave · cave - David Spring · cave - Loam Mould Hole · cave - Pedro Bluff Caves · cave - Southampton Cave · cave - Spaniard's Cave · cave - The Mud Palace Gallery · gallery ### Nearby, outside Treasure Beach - Brucefield Cave · cave, Pedro Plains3.1 km - Smith Cave And Sink · cave, Bigwoods6.5 km - Houndslow Cave · cave, Bigwoods7.0 km - Money Cave · cave, Bigwoods7.1 km - George Bay Cave · cave, Pedro Plains7.4 km - Great Gully Cave · cave, Southfield7.8 km - Chelsea Cave · cave, Potsdam8.3 km - Pearmans Bush Cave · cave, Potsdam8.5 km - Palm Tree Cave · cave, Potsdam8.5 km - Campus Cave · cave, Potsdam8.6 km - Torrington Castle · archaeological site, Malvern8.6 km - Blair's Cave · cave, Potsdam8.7 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: Treasure Beach - 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 Bay69 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen100 km ### Nearest railway station Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 34 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 Treasure Beach Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Treasure Beach. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 82 m above sea level (median 31 m). - Beacon - Billy's Bay - Bluntas - Blunters - Calabash Bay - Frenchman - Frenchman's Bay - Great Bay - Isaac Pond - Jenny Pond Run - Lewis Town - Pedro Pen - Sandy Bank - Treasure Beach 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 Treasure Beach Named natural and historic features inside Treasure Beach, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 3 headlands; 2 beaches. - Billys Bay - Black Spring Point - Great Bay - Great Pedro Bluff - Merrimans 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 Treasure Beach 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 Treasure Beach Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) Bank Red Bank St. Elizabeth · Red Bank 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.92449&mlon=-77.62812#map=17/17.92449/-77.62812) ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) Petrol pump Texaco · Treasure Beach 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88408&mlon=-77.76558#map=17/17.88408/-77.76558) Hotel Welcomming Vibes · Treasure Beach 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88744&mlon=-77.76304#map=17/17.88744/-77.76304) Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) School Salvation Army school · Treasure Beach 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87011&mlon=-77.74111#map=17/17.87011/-77.74111) 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 Junction Police Station · Junction 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90912&mlon=-77.60660#map=17/17.90912/-77.60660) 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 Treasure Beach Places mapped inside Treasure Beach in open map data, by type. - ATMs2 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels70 - Schools2 - Restaurants18 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 - Slipe - Watchwell ## Quick answers - Where is Treasure Beach?In Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica - What borders Treasure Beach?Bigwoods, Newell, Parottee, Pedro Plains and Watchwell - What is there to see in Treasure Beach?Ackee Tree Hole, Alligator Hole, Bag Bush Cave, Bat Hole - What time zone is Treasure Beach in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Treasure Beach?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Treasure Beach?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Treasure Beach?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Treasure Beach?Settlements lie between 7 m and 82 m - What is the best time to visit Treasure Beach?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Treasure Beach?Black River Hospital, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Treasure Beach?Red Bank St. Elizabeth, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Treasure Beach?International ATM, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Treasure Beach?Texaco, about 1.3 km from the centre - How many ATMs are in Treasure Beach?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Treasure Beach?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Treasure Beach?JM090215 (OCHA common operational dataset)