# Burnt Savannah Community, Santa Cruz, Westmoreland Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/santa-cruz/burnt-savannah/ Community · Santa Cruz # Burnt Savannah Burnt Savannah is a community of Jamaica in Santa Cruz, Westmoreland Parish. It covers **14.7 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 14.7km² - 47 mtypical elevation ## Where is Burnt Savannah? Burnt Savannah lies in [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/santa-cruz/), [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 9 other communities: [Askenish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/askenish/), [Bath Mountain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/bath-mountain/), [Cash Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/cash-hill/), [Frome](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/frome/), [Grange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/grange-hill/), [Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/red-hills/red-hills/), [Strawberry](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/strawberry/), [Town Head](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/town-head/) and [Truro](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/truro/). By area it is the 264th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Burnt Savannah is about 144 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3269° N, 78.1145° 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 Burnt Savannah ### Nearby, outside Burnt Savannah - Hog Hole · cave, Bath Mountain2.8 km - Amity Hall Caves · cave, Bath Mountain2.9 km - Hog Mountain Cave · cave, Bath Mountain3.1 km - Hillsbrook Cave · cave, Cash Hill4.1 km - Bath Mountain Cave · cave, Town Head4.1 km - Mayfield Falls Office Enterance · attraction, Grange4.4 km - Mayfield Falls · waterfall, Grange4.4 km - Benta Falls · waterfall, Williamsfield4.9 km - Flower Hill Cave · cave, Woodsville4.9 km - Medley Cave · cave, Askenish5.5 km - Fort William Cave · cave, Fort William6.1 km - Gilmore Cave · cave, Askenish6.3 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: Burnt Savannah - 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 Bay29 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel121 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 22 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 06:36, 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 Burnt Savannah Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Burnt Savannah. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 105 m above sea level (median 47 m). - Blackness - Burnt Savanna - Clifton - Dangra - Mount Grace - Truro Pen 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 Burnt Savannah Named natural and historic features inside Burnt Savannah, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 valley. - Georges Plain Mountain · 253 m - Webbers Valley · 58 m 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 Burnt Savannah and the best time to visit Using the climate of Santa Cruz, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). 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 April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 44 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 47 Apr 28 57 May 28 150 Jun 28 150 Jul 29 109 Aug 29 146 Sep 29 190 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 131 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Burnt Savannah Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital · Savanna-la-mar Business District 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22633&mlon=-78.12914#map=17/18.22633/-78.12914) Bank Jamaica National · Savanna-la-mar Business District 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22544&mlon=-78.13172#map=17/18.22544/-78.13172) ATM NCB · Hopewell 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) Petrol pump Texaco · Frome 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.29444&mlon=-78.15645#map=17/18.29444/-78.15645) Hotel Camp Cabarita · Grange 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35026&mlon=-78.08200#map=17/18.35026/-78.08200) Mall Hendon Mall · Savanna-la-mar Business District 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22589&mlon=-78.13158#map=17/18.22589/-78.13158) School Frome Technical High School · Frome 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.30069&mlon=-78.15432#map=17/18.30069/-78.15432) College Fairview Baptist Bible College · McField 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.31786&mlon=-78.01287#map=17/18.31786/-78.01287) Police station Jamaica Police Westmoreland · Savanna-la-mar Business District 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.21850&mlon=-78.13311#map=17/18.21850/-78.13311) 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Burnt Savannah?In Santa Cruz, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Burnt Savannah?Askenish, Bath Mountain, Cash Hill, Frome, Grange Hill, Red Hills, Strawberry, Town Head and Truro - What is there to see in Burnt Savannah?Hog Hole, Amity Hall Caves, Hog Mountain Cave, Hillsbrook Cave - What time zone is Burnt Savannah in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Burnt Savannah?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Burnt Savannah?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Burnt Savannah?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Burnt Savannah?Settlements lie between 18 m and 105 m - What is the highest point in Burnt Savannah?Georges Plain Mountain (253 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Burnt Savannah?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Burnt Savannah?Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Burnt Savannah?Jamaica National, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Burnt Savannah?NCB, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Burnt Savannah?Texaco, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Burnt Savannah?JM141201 (OCHA common operational dataset)