# Belfield Community, Highgate, Saint Mary Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/belfield/ Community · Highgate # Belfield Belfield is a community of Jamaica in Highgate, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **17.3 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 17.3km² - 124 mtypical elevation ## Where is Belfield? Belfield lies in [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Annotto Bay Town Centre](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/annotto-bay-town-centre/), [Clonmel](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/clonmel/), [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/highgate/), [Islington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/islington/), [Martin](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/martin/) and [Robins Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/robins-bay/). By area it is the 215th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 18.0% of [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/). The centre of Belfield is about 30 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2672° N, 76.8363° 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 Belfield ### Nearby, outside Belfield - Johnny Falls · waterfall, Highgate4.3 km - Back Neckie Cave · cave, Islington4.8 km - Peyton's Cove · cave, Robins Bay7.3 km - Kwame Falls · waterfall, Islington7.4 km - Tacky Falls · waterfall, Islington8.4 km - Scott's Hall Maroon Museum · museum, Scotts Hall9.2 km - Man Cave · cave, Woodside9.4 km - Magga Dog Hole · cave, Woodside9.4 km - Dry Grounds Cave · cave, Woodside9.7 km - Rock Spring Caverns · cave, Woodside9.8 km - Rock Spring Hole-2 · cave, Woodside9.9 km - Pagee Beach · attraction, Port Maria12 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: Belfield - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel21 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen31 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:33). 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 Belfield Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Belfield. Settlements here lie between about 46 m and 171 m above sea level (median 124 m). - Baughs Halt - Belfield - Belfield Works - Bendish Rock - Water Valley 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 Belfield Named natural and historic features inside Belfield, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Crawle River - Stony 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 Belfield and the best time to visit Using the climate of Highgate, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 159 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,164 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (193 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 46 Feb 26 30 Mar 27 39 Apr 27 51 May 28 136 Jun 28 125 Jul 29 94 Aug 29 122 Sep 29 151 Oct 29 193 Nov 28 118 Dec 27 58 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Belfield Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Annotto Bay Hospital · Annotto Bay Town Centre 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27284&mlon=-76.76204#map=17/18.27284/-76.76204) Bank First Regional Co-Operative Credit Union · Annotto Bay Town Centre 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27007&mlon=-76.77523#map=17/18.27007/-76.77523) ATM Scotiabank · Constant Spring 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05239&mlon=-76.79267#map=17/18.05239/-76.79267) Petrol pump Epping · Islington 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28294&mlon=-76.82689#map=17/18.28294/-76.82689) Hotel Tamarind Tree Resort Hotel · Clonmel 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.25478&mlon=-76.82978#map=17/18.25478/-76.82978) Mall Manor Park Plaza · Constant Spring 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05219&mlon=-76.79283#map=17/18.05219/-76.79283) School Marymount high school · Highgate 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.25694&mlon=-76.86515#map=17/18.25694/-76.86515) College Port Maria Heart Training Centre · Port Maria 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36271&mlon=-76.89274#map=17/18.36271/-76.89274) Police station Annotto Bay Police Station · Annotto Bay Town Centre 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27057&mlon=-76.77284#map=17/18.27057/-76.77284) 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 Highgate - Brainerd - Clonmel - Flint River - Highgate - Woodside ## Quick answers - Where is Belfield?In Highgate, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Belfield?Annotto Bay Town Centre, Clonmel, Highgate, Islington, Martin and Robins Bay - What is there to see in Belfield?Johnny Falls, Back Neckie Cave, Peyton's Cove, Kwame Falls - What time zone is Belfield in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Belfield?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Belfield?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Belfield?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Belfield?Settlements lie between 46 m and 171 m - What is the best time to visit Belfield?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Belfield?Annotto Bay Hospital, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Belfield?First Regional Co-Operative Credit Union, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Belfield?Scotiabank, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Belfield?Epping, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Belfield?JM110601 (OCHA common operational dataset)