# Seven Rivers Community, Cambridge, Saint James Parish

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

Community · Cambridge 

# Seven Rivers

Seven Rivers is a community of Jamaica in Cambridge, Saint James Parish. It covers **6.13 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6.1km²
- 150 mtypical elevation

## Where is Seven Rivers?

Seven Rivers 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 5 other communities: [Bickersteth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/bickersteth/), [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/cambridge/), [Chester Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/chester-castle/), [Montpelier](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/montpelier/) and [Mt. Horeb](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/mt-horeb/). By area it is the 535th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.0% of [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/). The centre of Seven Rivers is about 124 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3410° N, 77.9123° 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 Seven Rivers

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Seven Rivers: 1 cave.

- Carr Corner Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Seven Rivers

- Hazelymph Cave · cave, Chester Castle1.4 km
- Free Mountain Cave · cave, Mafoota2.3 km
- Swallow Caves · cave, Mt. Horeb2.5 km
- Big Bottom Cave · cave, Mt. Horeb2.6 km
- Mafoota Pumphouse Cave · cave, Mafoota4.5 km
- Ducketts Cave · cave, Bethel Town4.6 km
- Retrieve Hole · cave, Bethel Town4.8 km
- Mafoota River Cave · cave, Hopeton5.3 km
- Mafoota 2 · cave, Hopeton5.3 km
- Mafoota 1 · cave, Hopeton5.3 km
- Rice Bottom 2 · cave, Roehampton5.5 km
- Mafoota Blue Hole · cave, Hopeton5.6 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: Seven Rivers

- 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 Bay18 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel100 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 3.0 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) 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 Seven Rivers

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Seven Rivers.

- Hazelymph
- Seven Rivers

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 Seven Rivers 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 199 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 February**.

- 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 30 150 

Jun 30 150 

Jul 30 109 

Aug 30 146 

Sep 30 190 

Oct 30 217 

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 Seven Rivers

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Montpelier 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36800&mlon=-77.93230#map=17/18.36800/-77.93230) 

Hotel Jardin D'Eden Jamaica · Montpelier 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.34540&mlon=-77.93563#map=17/18.34540/-77.93563) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Cambridge High School · Cambridge 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.32414&mlon=-77.90567#map=17/18.32414/-77.90567) 

College Knockalva Polytechnic College · Ramble 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.33531&mlon=-77.98827#map=17/18.33531/-77.98827) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 13 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. Carey
- Mt. Horeb
- Retrieve
- Roehampton
- Stonehenge

## Quick answers

- Where is Seven Rivers?In Cambridge, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Seven Rivers?Bickersteth, Cambridge, Chester Castle, Montpelier and Mt. Horeb
- What is there to see in Seven Rivers?Carr Corner Cave
- What time zone is Seven Rivers in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Seven Rivers?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Seven Rivers?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Seven Rivers?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Seven Rivers?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Seven Rivers?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Seven Rivers?First Global Bank Ltd, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Seven Rivers?NCB, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Seven Rivers?TotalEnergies, about 3.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Seven Rivers?JM100311 (OCHA common operational dataset)