# Porters Mountain Community, Savanna-la-mar – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/porters-mountain/

Community · Savanna-la-mar 

# Porters Mountain

Porters Mountain is a community of Jamaica in Savanna-la-mar, Westmoreland Parish. It covers **8.26 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.3km²
- 291 mtypical elevation

## Where is Porters Mountain?

Porters Mountain lies in [Savanna-la-mar](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/), [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Fort William](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/fort-william/), [McField](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/mcfield/), [Mount Peto](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/mount-peto/), [Ramble](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/yallahs/ramble/), [Roaring River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/roaring-river/) and [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/williamsfield/williamsfield/). By area it is the 446th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.0% of [Savanna-la-mar](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/). The centre of Porters Mountain is about 137 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 15 km from Savanna-la-Mar, the main town of Savanna-la-mar. The centre point is at 18.3228° N, 78.0450° 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 Porters Mountain

### Nearby, outside Porters Mountain

- Venus Cave · cave, Fort William2.3 km
- Benta Falls · waterfall, Williamsfield2.5 km
- Fort William Cave · cave, Fort William3.0 km
- Roaring River Park Garden · attraction, Roaring River4.0 km
- Real Rock Garden · attraction, Roaring River4.3 km
- Roaring River Cave · cave, Roaring River4.3 km
- Bessimount Cave · cave, Sucess4.8 km
- Mayfield Falls · waterfall, Grange4.9 km
- Cedar Hall Cave · cave, Sucess4.9 km
- Mayfield Falls Office Enterance · attraction, Grange5.2 km
- Knockalva Cave · cave, Mount Stewart5.6 km
- Flower Hill Cave · cave, Woodsville6.3 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: Porters Mountain

- 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) · Boscobel114 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 15 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 Porters Mountain

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Porters Mountain.

- Porters Mountain
- Welcome

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 Porters Mountain and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Savanna-la-mar, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 246 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 and July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 44 

Feb 25 34 

Mar 25 47 

Apr 26 57 

May 27 150 

Jun 27 150 

Jul 27 109 

Aug 27 146 

Sep 27 190 

Oct 27 217 

Nov 26 131 

Dec 25 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Porters Mountain

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital · Savanna-la-mar Business District 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22633&mlon=-78.12914#map=17/18.22633/-78.12914) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · Savanna-la-mar Business District 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22512&mlon=-78.13090#map=17/18.22512/-78.13090) 

ATM NCB · Hopewell 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) 

Petrol pump Ferris Service Station · Ferris 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22758&mlon=-78.07140#map=17/18.22758/-78.07140) 

Hotel Camp Cabarita · Grange 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35026&mlon=-78.08200#map=17/18.35026/-78.08200) 

Mall Dunbar Mall · Savanna-la-mar Business District 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22457&mlon=-78.12626#map=17/18.22457/-78.12626) 

School Petersfield High School · Petersfield 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27141&mlon=-78.06836#map=17/18.27141/-78.06836) 

College Fairview Baptist Bible College · McField 3.4 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 15 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.

## Other communities in Savanna-la-mar

- Amity Savanna-la-mar
- Big Bridge
- Cornwall Mountain
- Farm Pen
- Ferris
- Fort William
- Georges Plain
- Haddo
- Hertford
- Llandilo
- McField
- Mount Stewart
- Petersfield
- Roaring River
- Savanna-la-mar Business District
- Smithfield
- Stratbogie
- Three Miles River
- Water Works
- Whithorn

## Quick answers

- Where is Porters Mountain?In Savanna-la-mar, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Porters Mountain?Fort William, McField, Mount Peto, Ramble, Roaring River and Williamsfield
- What is there to see in Porters Mountain?Venus Cave, Benta Falls, Fort William Cave, Roaring River Park Garden
- What time zone is Porters Mountain in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Porters Mountain?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Porters Mountain?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Porters Mountain?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Porters Mountain?December to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Porters Mountain?Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Porters Mountain?National Commercial Bank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Porters Mountain?NCB, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Porters Mountain?Ferris Service Station, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Porters Mountain?JM141314 (OCHA common operational dataset)