# Mt. Carey Community, Cambridge, Saint James Parish – Villages

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

Community · Cambridge 

# Mt. Carey

Mt. Carey is a community of Jamaica in Cambridge, Saint James Parish. It covers **4.37 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.4km²
- 193 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mt. Carey?

Mt. Carey 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 3 other communities: [Anchovy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/anchovy/), [Copse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/copse/) and [Montpelier](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/montpelier/). By area it is the 615th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.8% of [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/). The centre of Mt. Carey is about 130 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3914° N, 77.9493° 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 Mt. Carey

### Nearby, outside Mt. Carey

- On Day Cave · cave, Copse2.9 km
- Comfort Hall West (St James) · cave, Anchovy3.5 km
- Comfort Hall East (St James) · cave, Anchovy3.5 km
- Rocklands Bird Sanctuary · viewpoint, Anchovy4.0 km
- Lawson Bottom Cave · cave, Roehampton4.2 km
- Rice Bottom 3 · cave, Roehampton4.2 km
- Whelton Cave · cave, Roehampton4.2 km
- Rice Bottom 2 · cave, Roehampton4.2 km
- Roehampton School Cave · cave, Roehampton4.4 km
- Rice Bottom 1 · cave, Roehampton4.4 km
- Windsor Castle Cave · cave, Roehampton5.4 km
- Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton6.0 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: Mt. Carey

- 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 Bay13 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel103 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 9.8 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 Mt. Carey

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mt. Carey.

- Mount Carey

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 Mt. Carey and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cambridge, the warmest month is Aug (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 156 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 44 

Feb 27 34 

Mar 28 47 

Apr 29 57 

May 29 150 

Jun 29 150 

Jul 30 109 

Aug 30 146 

Sep 30 190 

Oct 29 217 

Nov 28 131 

Dec 28 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mt. Carey

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank First Global Bank · Bogue 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45446&mlon=-77.92397#map=17/18.45446/-77.92397) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Total · Montpelier 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.37263&mlon=-77.93364#map=17/18.37263/-77.93364) 

Hotel Waterfield Villa · Spring Garden 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43556&mlon=-77.96843#map=17/18.43556/-77.96843) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Anchovy High School · Anchovy 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41420&mlon=-77.93453#map=17/18.41420/-77.93453) 

College Knockalva Polytechnic College · Ramble 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.33531&mlon=-77.98827#map=17/18.33531/-77.98827) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 7.8 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.

## Other communities in Cambridge

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Mt. Carey?In Cambridge, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Mt. Carey?Anchovy, Copse and Montpelier
- What is there to see in Mt. Carey?On Day Cave, Comfort Hall West (St James), Comfort Hall East (St James), Rocklands Bird Sanctuary
- What time zone is Mt. Carey in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Mt. Carey?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Mt. Carey?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mt. Carey?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mt. Carey?December to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mt. Carey?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mt. Carey?First Global Bank, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mt. Carey?NCB, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mt. Carey?Total, about 2.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mt. Carey?JM100307 (OCHA common operational dataset)