# Anchovy Community, Cambridge, Saint James Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/anchovy/

Community · Cambridge 

# Anchovy

Anchovy is a community of Jamaica in Cambridge, Saint James Parish. It covers **16.6 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 16.6km²
- 2mapped services
- 214 mtypical elevation

## Where is Anchovy?

Anchovy lies in [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 10 other communities: [Belmont](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/belmont/), [Bogue](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/balaclava/bogue/), [Comfort Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mile-gully/comfort-hall/), [Copse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/copse/), [Haddington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/haddington/), [Montpelier](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/montpelier/), [Mt. Carey](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/mt-carey/), [Reading](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/reading/), [Roehampton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/roehampton/) and [Spring Garden](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/spring-garden/). By area it is the 224th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 10.8% of [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/). The centre of Anchovy is about 130 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4118° N, 77.9473° 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 Anchovy

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Anchovy: 2 caves; 1 viewpoint.

- Rocklands Bird Sanctuary · viewpoint
- Comfort Hall East (St James) · cave
- Comfort Hall West (St James) · cave

### Nearby, outside Anchovy

- Lawson Bottom Cave · cave, Roehampton4.0 km
- Roehampton School Cave · cave, Roehampton4.0 km
- Whelton Cave · cave, Roehampton4.3 km
- On Day Cave · cave, Copse4.4 km
- Rice Bottom 3 · cave, Roehampton4.6 km
- Rice Bottom 2 · cave, Roehampton4.7 km
- Rice Bottom 1 · cave, Roehampton4.7 km
- Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton5.1 km
- Windsor Castle Cave · cave, Roehampton5.3 km
- Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton5.4 km
- Sunset Beach Resort Au Natural Beach · beach, Bogue6.0 km
- Micey Gully Cave · cave, Hopeton6.9 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: Anchovy

- 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 Bay11 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel103 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 12 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, 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 Anchovy

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Anchovy. The largest with a recorded population: Anchovy (4,161). Settlements here lie between about 112 m and 324 m above sea level (median 214 m).

- Anchovy
- Anchovy Bottom
- Eden
- Fustic Grove
- Prospect Pen
- Providence
- Wiltshire

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 Anchovy and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cambridge, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 44 

Feb 26 34 

Mar 27 47 

Apr 28 57 

May 28 150 

Jun 28 150 

Jul 29 109 

Aug 29 146 

Sep 29 190 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 131 

Dec 27 50 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Anchovy

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank First Global Bank · Bogue 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45446&mlon=-77.92397#map=17/18.45446/-77.92397) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Montpelier · Montpelier 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.37282&mlon=-77.93306#map=17/18.37282/-77.93306) 

Hotel Waterfield Villa · Spring Garden 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43556&mlon=-77.96843#map=17/18.43556/-77.96843) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Anchovy High School · Anchovy 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41420&mlon=-77.93453#map=17/18.41420/-77.93453) 

College Montego Bay Community College · Bogue 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45697&mlon=-77.92604#map=17/18.45697/-77.92604) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 

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 Anchovy

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

- Schools2

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 Cambridge

- Bickersteth
- Cambridge
- Catadupa
- Mafoota
- Montpelier
- Mt. Carey
- Mt. Horeb
- Retrieve
- Roehampton
- Seven Rivers
- Stonehenge

## Quick answers

- Where is Anchovy?In Cambridge, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Anchovy?Belmont, Bogue, Comfort Hall, Copse, Haddington, Montpelier, Mt. Carey, Reading, Roehampton and Spring Garden
- What is there to see in Anchovy?Comfort Hall East (St James), Comfort Hall West (St James), Rocklands Bird Sanctuary
- What time zone is Anchovy in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Anchovy?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Anchovy?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Anchovy?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Anchovy?Settlements lie between 112 m and 324 m
- What is the best time to visit Anchovy?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Anchovy?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Anchovy?First Global Bank, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Anchovy?NCB, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Anchovy?TotalEnergies, Montpelier, about 4.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Anchovy?JM100301 (OCHA common operational dataset)