# White Horses Community, Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/white-horses/ Community · Morant Bay # White Horses White Horses is a community of Jamaica in Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **20.5 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 20.5km² - 1mapped service - 55 mtypical elevation ## Where is White Horses? White Horses lies in [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Danvers Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/danvers-pen/), [Duhaney Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/duhaney-pen/), [Lloyds](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/lloyds/) and [Pamphret](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/pamphret/). By area it is the 164th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 24.0% of [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/). The centre of White Horses is about 36 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 7.1 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Morant Bay. The centre point is at 17.8909° N, 76.4755° 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 White Horses OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in White Horses: 1 waterfall; 1 cave. - Rozelle Falls · waterfall - Creighton Hall Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside White Horses - Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction, Danvers Pen4.4 km - Morant House · ruins, Church Corner5.5 km - Fort Morant (1758) · attraction, Morant Bay7.2 km - Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins, Morant Bay7.2 km - Coley House · ruins, Font Hill7.5 km - Hillside Cemetery · memorial, Hillside7.9 km - Land Authority · monument, Trinityville8.4 km - Logan shed · attraction, Mount Lebanus11 km - Checkdam · theme park, Somerset12 km - Albion Great House Waterwheel · attraction, Albion13 km - Albion Great House Aqueduct · attraction, Albion13 km - Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath15 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: White Horses - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston33 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen38 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:32). 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 White Horses Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in White Horses. Settlements here lie between about 27 m and 246 m above sea level (median 55 m). - Craighton Hall - Creighton Hall - Creighton Hall - Part of - Healthful Hill - Montrose - Rozelle - Shady Springs - Stanmore - White Horses 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 White Horses Named natural and historic features inside White Horses, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Banfields Gut - Chocolate Gully ### Estates 1 estate. - Creighton Hall Estate 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 White Horses and the best time to visit Using the climate of Morant Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 35 Feb 26 18 Mar 26 27 Apr 27 40 May 27 117 Jun 28 101 Jul 28 75 Aug 28 111 Sep 28 131 Oct 28 180 Nov 27 94 Dec 27 51 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from White Horses Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Saint Thomas Infirmary · Church Corner 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88593&mlon=-76.41812#map=17/17.88593/-76.41812) Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95150&mlon=-76.71963#map=17/17.95150/-76.71963) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Morant Bay · Church Corner 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88524&mlon=-76.41827#map=17/17.88524/-76.41827) Hotel Morant Villas · Morant Bay 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88110&mlon=-76.40637#map=17/17.88110/-76.40637) Mall Harbour View Shopping Center · Harbour View 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95030&mlon=-76.71994#map=17/17.95030/-76.71994) School White Horses Primary School · White Horses 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87472&mlon=-76.44842#map=17/17.87472/-76.44842) College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) Police station The Jamaica Constabulary Morant Bay · Morant Bay 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88114&mlon=-76.40933#map=17/17.88114/-76.40933) 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 White Horses Places mapped inside White Horses in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Morant Bay - Church Corner - Duhaney Pen - Johns Town - Lyssons - Morant Bay - Retreat - Spring Gardens - Wilmington ## Quick answers - Where is White Horses?In Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders White Horses?Danvers Pen, Duhaney Pen, Lloyds and Pamphret - What is there to see in White Horses?Creighton Hall Cave, Rozelle Falls - What time zone is White Horses in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in White Horses?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in White Horses?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in White Horses?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of White Horses?Settlements lie between 27 m and 246 m - What is the best time to visit White Horses?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to White Horses?Saint Thomas Infirmary, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to White Horses?Scotiabank, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to White Horses?Scotiabank, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to White Horses?TotalEnergies, Morant Bay, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of White Horses?JM120408 (OCHA common operational dataset)