# Holland Community, Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/holland/ Community · Santa Cruz # Holland Holland is a community of Jamaica in Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **27.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 27.3km² - 1mapped service - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Holland? Holland 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: [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/black-river/), [Carisbrook](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/carisbrook/), [Lacovia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/lacovia/), [Middle Quarters](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/middle-quarters/), [Slipe](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/slipe/) and [White Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/white-hill/). By area it is the 100th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 9.5% of [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/). The centre of Holland is about 107 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1031° N, 77.7962° 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 Holland OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Holland: 1 cave; 1 attraction. - Bamboo Avenue · attraction - Baptist Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Holland - Bubbling Spring Mineral Bath · attraction, Middle Quarters4.5 km - Lacovia Tombstones · monument, Lacovia4.8 km - Y.S. Falls Visitor Centre · attraction, Middle Quarters5.3 km - YS Falls Office · attraction, Middle Quarters5.3 km - Jamaica Zoo · zoo, Burnt Savannah5.9 km - Breadnut Valley Falls · waterfall, Maggotty6.2 km - Breadnut Valley Falls · waterfall, Maggotty6.7 km - Y. S. Falls · waterfall, White Hill6.8 km - Maggotty Falls · waterfall, Maggotty7.0 km - Redgate Caves · cave, Ginger Hill7.6 km - Camp Irie Adventures · attraction, Maggotty8.3 km - Vauxhall Cave · cave, Maggotty9.2 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: Holland - 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 Bay46 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel93 km ### Nearest railway station Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 11 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 2026-11-03](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 Holland Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Holland. - Holland - West Lacovia 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 Holland Named natural and historic features inside Holland, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Lacovia Gut - Shaws 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 Holland 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 Holland Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) Bank National Commercial Bank · Black River 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02607&mlon=-77.84784#map=17/18.02607/-77.84784) ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) Petrol pump Total Gas Station · Middle Quarters 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11380&mlon=-77.81293#map=17/18.11380/-77.81293) Hotel O & G Guesthouse, Bar & Tearoom · Black River 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02937&mlon=-77.86167#map=17/18.02937/-77.86167) Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) School Maggotty High School · Maggotty 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.16353&mlon=-77.76292#map=17/18.16353/-77.76292) College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 18 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 10 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 Holland Places mapped inside Holland in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 - Burnt Savannah - Goshen - Lacovia - Leeds - Malvern - Pepper - Santa Cruz ## Quick answers - Where is Holland?In Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica - What borders Holland?Black River, Carisbrook, Lacovia, Middle Quarters, Slipe and White Hill - What is there to see in Holland?Bamboo Avenue, Baptist Cave - What time zone is Holland in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Holland?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Holland?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Holland?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Holland?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Holland?Black River Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Holland?National Commercial Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Holland?International ATM, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Holland?Total Gas Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Holland?JM090704 (OCHA common operational dataset)