# Airy Castle Community, Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/airy-castle/ Community · Port Morant # Airy Castle Airy Castle is a community of Jamaica in Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **11.6 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 11.6km² - 117 mtypical elevation ## Where is Airy Castle? Airy Castle lies in [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Bath](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/bath/), [Johns Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/johns-town/), [Lyssons](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/lyssons/), [Pear Tree River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/pear-tree-river/), [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/port-morant/), [Sunning Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/sunning-hill/) and [Wilmington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/wilmington/). By area it is the 334th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 9.9% of [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/). The centre of Airy Castle is about 47 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9273° N, 76.3514° 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 Airy Castle ### Nearby, outside Airy Castle - Style Hut Cave · cave, Port Morant3.7 km - Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath3.8 km - Fort Lindsay, 1790 · attraction, Barking Lodge6.7 km - White Sand · beach, Leith Hall6.9 km - Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove7.2 km - Old Pera Windmill · attraction, Barking Lodge7.5 km - Rowe Cave · cave, Johnson Mountain7.7 km - Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins, Morant Bay7.9 km - Fort Morant (1758) · attraction, Morant Bay8.0 km - Cole Cave · cave, Rowlandsfield8.3 km - Morant House · ruins, Church Corner8.3 km - Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove8.7 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: Airy Castle - 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) · Kingston46 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen50 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) 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 Airy Castle Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Airy Castle. Settlements here lie between about 60 m and 124 m above sea level (median 117 m). - Airy Castle - Grossett Village - Harbour View - Nicoll Hill - Potosi - Rock Brook - Sterling Castle - Unity Valley - Western Potosi 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 Airy Castle Named natural and historic features inside Airy Castle, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Dry River - Sulphur 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 Airy Castle and the best time to visit Using the climate of Port Morant, 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 Airy Castle Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital · Lyssons 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88049&mlon=-76.39042#map=17/17.88049/-76.39042) Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) Petrol pump Rubis · Port Morant 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89160&mlon=-76.32934#map=17/17.89160/-76.32934) Hotel Golden Shore Resort · Lyssons 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87438&mlon=-76.37701#map=17/17.87438/-76.37701) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Morant Bay High School · Morant Bay 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88374&mlon=-76.40283#map=17/17.88374/-76.40283) College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 8.5 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 8.0 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. ## Other communities in Port Morant - Arcadia - Bath - Hayfield - Leith Hall - Pear Tree River - Port Morant - Sunning Hill ## Quick answers - Where is Airy Castle?In Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Airy Castle?Bath, Johns Town, Lyssons, Pear Tree River, Port Morant, Sunning Hill and Wilmington - What is there to see in Airy Castle?Style Hut Cave, Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa, Fort Lindsay, 1790, White Sand - What time zone is Airy Castle in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Airy Castle?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Airy Castle?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Airy Castle?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Airy Castle?Settlements lie between 60 m and 124 m - What is the best time to visit Airy Castle?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Airy Castle?Princess Margaret Hospital, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Airy Castle?Scotiabank, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Airy Castle?Rubis, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Airy Castle?JM120501 (OCHA common operational dataset)