# Bethel Town Community, Darliston, Westmoreland Parish

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Community · Darliston 

# Bethel Town

Bethel Town is a community of Jamaica in Darliston, Westmoreland Parish. It covers **29.5 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 29.5km²
- 269 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bethel Town?

Bethel Town lies in [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/), [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Barneyside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/barneyside/), [Belvedere](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/buff-bay/belvedere/), [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/cambridge/), [Chester Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/chester-castle/), [Cornwall Mountain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/cornwall-mountain/), [Lambs River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/lambs-river/) and [Ramble](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/yallahs/ramble/). By area it is the 87th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 18.1% of [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/). The centre of Bethel Town is about 126 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2901° N, 77.9466° 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 Bethel Town

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Bethel Town: 3 caves.

- Bethel Town Cave · cave
- Ducketts Cave · cave
- Retrieve Hole · cave

### Nearby, outside Bethel Town

- Hazelymph Cave · cave, Chester Castle5.4 km
- Charlemont Caves · cave, Belvedere5.6 km
- Knockalva Cave · cave, Mount Stewart5.6 km
- German Town Imigration Museum · museum, Seaford Town5.8 km
- Tunnel Cave · cave, Amity Bethel Town6.0 km
- Fennel Cave · cave, Amity Bethel Town6.1 km
- St. Leonards Cave · cave, St. Leonards6.6 km
- Fennel Cave East · cave, St. Leonards6.7 km
- Carr Corner Cave · cave, Seven Rivers7.2 km
- Big Bottom Cave · cave, Mt. Horeb7.3 km
- Swallow Caves · cave, Mt. Horeb7.6 km
- Holmes River Cave · cave, St. Leonards7.8 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: Bethel Town

- 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 Bay24 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel104 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 5.5 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 17:38).

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 Bethel Town

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Bethel Town. The largest with a recorded population: Bethel Town (2,416). Settlements here lie between about 182 m and 339 m above sea level (median 269 m).

- Argyle Mountain
- Bethel Town
- Castle Mountain
- Cedar Grove
- Chester Castle
- Ducketts
- Ducketts in Bethel Town
- Fornbrook
- Galloway
- Greenwich
- Hermitage
- Kew Park
- Meadows
- New Castle
- New Mills
- Old Mountain
- Seven Rivers Mountain
- Unity Hall
- Venture
- Wedderburn
- York

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 Bethel Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Darliston, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 1,046 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (171 mm) and the driest Feb (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 48 

Feb 27 24 

Mar 27 37 

Apr 28 56 

May 28 141 

Jun 29 102 

Jul 29 76 

Aug 29 100 

Sep 29 141 

Oct 29 171 

Nov 28 102 

Dec 27 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bethel Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Hopewell 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) 

Petrol pump Hacker's Texaco · Struie 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.25780&mlon=-77.95787#map=17/18.25780/-77.95787) 

Hotel Jardin D'Eden Jamaica · Montpelier 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.34540&mlon=-77.93563#map=17/18.34540/-77.93563) 

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

School Cambridge High School · Cambridge 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.32414&mlon=-77.90567#map=17/18.32414/-77.90567) 

College Knockalva Polytechnic College · Ramble 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.33531&mlon=-77.98827#map=17/18.33531/-77.98827) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 19 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 Darliston

- Amity Bethel Town
- Ashton
- Barneyside
- Beaufort
- Berkshire
- Cairn Curran
- Caledonia
- Carmel
- Darliston
- Dillion Bigwoods
- Dundee
- Lambs River
- Leamington
- Lennox Bigwoods
- New Road
- Seaford Town
- St. Leonards
- Struie

## Quick answers

- Where is Bethel Town?In Darliston, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Bethel Town?Barneyside, Belvedere, Cambridge, Chester Castle, Cornwall Mountain, Lambs River and Ramble
- What is there to see in Bethel Town?Bethel Town Cave, Ducketts Cave, Retrieve Hole
- What time zone is Bethel Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Bethel Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Bethel Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bethel Town?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bethel Town?Settlements lie between 182 m and 339 m
- What is the best time to visit Bethel Town?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bethel Town?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bethel Town?First Global Bank Ltd, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bethel Town?NCB, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bethel Town?Hacker's Texaco, about 3.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bethel Town?JM140406 (OCHA common operational dataset)