# Cave Community, Whitehouse, Westmoreland Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/cave/ Community · Whitehouse # Cave Cave is a community of Jamaica in Whitehouse, Westmoreland Parish. It covers **4.84 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.8km² - 1mapped service - 373 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cave? Cave lies in [Whitehouse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/), [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Ferris](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/ferris/), [Kentucky](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/kentucky/), [Mearnsville/Auldayr](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/mearnsville-auldayr/) and [Water Works](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/water-works/). By area it is the 592nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.2% of [Whitehouse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/). The centre of Cave is about 134 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2023° N, 78.0421° 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 Cave ### Nearby, outside Cave - Bluefields Beach Park · attraction, Bluefields3.2 km - Sweet River Cave · cave, Cairn Curran4.3 km - Paradise Park · attraction, Smithfield4.8 km - Beautiful beach · viewpoint, Bluefields4.8 km - Abeokuta Paradise Nature Park · attraction, Water Works5.1 km - Dean's Valley Waterworks Estate Great House · ruins, Water Works5.1 km - Paradise Pen Cave · cave, Amity Savanna-la-mar5.9 km - Peter Tosh · attraction, Bluefields6.1 km - Hopewell Cave · cave, Darliston6.5 km - Pleasant Hall Cave · cave, Darliston6.5 km - Ancho Cave · cave, Whithorn6.6 km - Roaring River Cave · cave, Roaring River9.3 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: Cave - 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 Bay36 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel115 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 19 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 Cave Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Cave. Settlements here lie between about 245 m and 408 m above sea level (median 373 m). - Beggars View - Cave - Cave Mountain - Good Hope - Scott Hill - Water Wheel 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 Cave Named natural and historic features inside Cave, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Friars Cap Point ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Bath Mountain · 373 m - Mount Ricketts · 373 m - Paradise Mountain · 373 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 Cave and the best time to visit Using the climate of Whitehouse, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 165 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 **November to April and June**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 48 Feb 26 24 Mar 26 37 Apr 27 56 May 27 141 Jun 28 102 Jul 28 76 Aug 28 100 Sep 28 141 Oct 28 171 Nov 27 102 Dec 26 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cave Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital · Savanna-la-mar Business District 9.6 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 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22512&mlon=-78.13090#map=17/18.22512/-78.13090) ATM NCB · Hopewell 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) Petrol pump Ferris Service Station · Ferris 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22758&mlon=-78.07140#map=17/18.22758/-78.07140) Hotel Bluefields on the Bay · Cave 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.19507&mlon=-78.04153#map=17/18.19507/-78.04153) Mall The Dunbar Mall · Savanna-la-mar Business District 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22438&mlon=-78.12628#map=17/18.22438/-78.12628) School Belmont Academy · Bluefields 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14248&mlon=-78.02285#map=17/18.14248/-78.02285) College International University of the Caribbean · Savanna-la-mar Business District 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22636&mlon=-78.13183#map=17/18.22636/-78.13183) Police station Jamaica Police Westmoreland · Savanna-la-mar Business District 9.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cave Places mapped inside Cave in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Whitehouse - Beeston Spring - Bluefields - Bog - Kentucky - Kilmarmock - Mearnsville/Auldayr - New Works - Petersville - Whitehouse ## Quick answers - Where is Cave?In Whitehouse, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Cave?Ferris, Kentucky, Mearnsville/Auldayr and Water Works - What is there to see in Cave?Bluefields Beach Park, Sweet River Cave, Paradise Park, Beautiful beach - What time zone is Cave in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cave?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Cave?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cave?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cave?Settlements lie between 245 m and 408 m - What is the highest point in Cave?Bath Mountain (373 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cave?November to April and June - Where is the nearest hospital to Cave?Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cave?National Commercial Bank, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cave?NCB, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cave?Ferris Service Station, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cave?JM141404 (OCHA common operational dataset)