# Burnt Savannah Community, Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/burnt-savannah/ Community · Santa Cruz # Burnt Savannah Burnt Savannah is a community of Jamaica in Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **22.7 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 22.7km² - 1mapped service - 106 mtypical elevation ## Where is Burnt Savannah? Burnt Savannah lies in [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/), [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Fullerswood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/fullerswood/), [Lacovia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/lacovia/), [Malvern](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/malvern/), [Mountainside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/mountainside/), [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/santa-cruz/) and [Slipe](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/slipe/). By area it is the 133rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.9% of [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/). The centre of Burnt Savannah is about 101 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0395° N, 77.7521° 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 Burnt Savannah OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Burnt Savannah: 1 zoo. - Jamaica Zoo · zoo ### Nearby, outside Burnt Savannah - Lacovia Tombstones · monument, Lacovia4.6 km - Arlington Cave · cave, Fullerswood4.6 km - Fullerswood Sink · cave, Fullerswood6.2 km - Mystery Hole · cave, Fullerswood6.2 km - Baptist Cave · cave, Holland6.7 km - Bamboo Avenue · attraction, Holland8.5 km - Kinowl Cave · cave, Malvern9.9 km - Houndslow Cave · cave, Bigwoods10 km - J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari · attraction, Black River10 km - Smith Cave And Sink · cave, Bigwoods10 km - Waterloo Guest House · attraction, Black River11 km - Bubbling Spring Mineral Bath · 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: Burnt Savannah - 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 Bay54 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel92 km ### Nearest railway station Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 19 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) 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 Burnt Savannah Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Burnt Savannah. Settlements here lie between about 38 m and 253 m above sea level (median 106 m). - Burnt Savannah - Cashew - Knoxwood - Orange Grove - Palmbrook Estate - Retrieve 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 Burnt Savannah and the best time to visit Using the climate of Santa Cruz, 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 Burnt Savannah Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Elizabeth's Infirmary · Santa Cruz 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05832&mlon=-77.70458#map=17/18.05832/-77.70458) Bank Scotiabank · Santa Cruz 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05425&mlon=-77.70308#map=17/18.05425/-77.70308) ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) Petrol pump TEXACO · Burnt Savannah 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07187&mlon=-77.74944#map=17/18.07187/-77.74944) Hotel Santa Crest Hotel · Santa Cruz 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05345&mlon=-77.69938#map=17/18.05345/-77.69938) Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) School Santa Cruz Primary & Junior High School · Santa Cruz 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04944&mlon=-77.69760#map=17/18.04944/-77.69760) College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97008&mlon=-77.69744#map=17/17.97008/-77.69744) Police station Santa Cruz Police Station · Santa Cruz 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05055&mlon=-77.69875#map=17/18.05055/-77.69875) 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 Burnt Savannah Places mapped inside Burnt Savannah 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 Santa Cruz - Braes River - Goshen - Holland - Lacovia - Leeds - Malvern - Pepper - Santa Cruz ## Quick answers - Where is Burnt Savannah?In Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica - What borders Burnt Savannah?Fullerswood, Lacovia, Malvern, Mountainside, Santa Cruz and Slipe - What is there to see in Burnt Savannah?Jamaica Zoo - What time zone is Burnt Savannah in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Burnt Savannah?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Burnt Savannah?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Burnt Savannah?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Burnt Savannah?Settlements lie between 38 m and 253 m - What is the best time to visit Burnt Savannah?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Burnt Savannah?St. Elizabeth's Infirmary, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Burnt Savannah?Scotiabank, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Burnt Savannah?International ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Burnt Savannah?TEXACO, about 3.6 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Burnt Savannah?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Burnt Savannah?JM090702 (OCHA common operational dataset)