# Goshen Community, Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/goshen/ Community · Santa Cruz # Goshen Goshen is a community of Jamaica in Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **12.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 12.1km² - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Goshen? Goshen 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 4 other communities: [Braes River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/braes-river/), [Leeds](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/leeds/), [Pepper](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/pepper/) and [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/santa-cruz/). By area it is the 327th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.2% of [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/). The centre of Goshen is about 90 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0495° N, 77.6439° 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 Goshen ### Nearby, outside Goshen - Peru Cave · cave, Braes River3.7 km - Phantillands Cave · cave, Pepper3.9 km - Braes River Cave · cave, Braes River4.8 km - Peppers Cave · cave, Pepper4.9 km - Long Hill Cave · cave, Myersville5.0 km - Pepper Shelter Cave · cave, Pepper6.2 km - Spice Grove Cave · cave, Huntley6.7 km - Huntley Sinkholes · cave, Maidstone6.8 km - Carpenter's Cave · cave, Pepper7.1 km - Nottingham Big Cave · cave, Spur Tree8.9 km - Rocky Dunder Cave · cave, Spur Tree9.0 km - Maidstone · museum, Maidstone9.2 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: Goshen - 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 Bay58 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel81 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 14 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 06:33, 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 Goshen Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Goshen. - Gilnock 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 Goshen Named natural and historic features inside Goshen, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mount de las Uvas River ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Gilnoch 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 Goshen 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 Goshen Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Elizabeth's Infirmary · Santa Cruz 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05832&mlon=-77.70458#map=17/18.05832/-77.70458) Bank First Caribbean · Santa Cruz 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05404&mlon=-77.69749#map=17/18.05404/-77.69749) ATM ScotiaBank · Mandeville 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03904&mlon=-77.51064#map=17/18.03904/-77.51064) Petrol pump GasMart · Santa Cruz 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05301&mlon=-77.69219#map=17/18.05301/-77.69219) Hotel Ultimate Freedom Bed and Breakfast · Santa Cruz 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05672&mlon=-77.68746#map=17/18.05672/-77.68746) Mall Skyview Shopping Mall · Santa Cruz 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05405&mlon=-77.69664#map=17/18.05405/-77.69664) School St. Elizabeth Technical High School · Santa Cruz 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05220&mlon=-77.69353#map=17/18.05220/-77.69353) College Bethlehem Teachers College · Malvern 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97008&mlon=-77.69729#map=17/17.97008/-77.69729) 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. ## Other communities in Santa Cruz - Braes River - Burnt Savannah - Holland - Lacovia - Leeds - Malvern - Pepper - Santa Cruz ## Quick answers - Where is Goshen?In Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica - What borders Goshen?Braes River, Leeds, Pepper and Santa Cruz - What is there to see in Goshen?Peru Cave, Phantillands Cave, Braes River Cave, Peppers Cave - What time zone is Goshen in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Goshen?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Goshen?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Goshen?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Goshen?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Goshen?St. Elizabeth's Infirmary, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Goshen?First Caribbean, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Goshen?ScotiaBank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Goshen?GasMart, about 5.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Goshen?JM090703 (OCHA common operational dataset)