# Alston Community, Spalding, Clarendon Parish – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/alston/ Community · Spalding # Alston Alston is a community of Jamaica in Spalding, Clarendon Parish. It covers **6.83 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.8km² - 673 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alston? Alston lies in [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Borobridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/cave-valley/borobridge/), [Morgans Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/morgans-forest/), [Mt Moriah](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/cave-valley/mt-moriah/), [Silent Hill/Moravia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/silent-hill-moravia/), [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/spalding/) and [Tweedside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/tweedside/). By area it is the 501st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 9.4% of [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/). The centre of Alston is about 70 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1789° N, 77.4319° 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 Alston ### Nearby, outside Alston - Bones Cave · cave, Spalding2.8 km - Pulpa Spring · cave, Aenon Town4.5 km - Dunco River Falls · waterfall, Christiana5.2 km - Cave River Choke Sink · cave, Cuffie Ridge5.4 km - Mckoy Sink · cave, Aenon Town5.4 km - Cave River Border Hole · cave, Cuffie Ridge5.4 km - Cave River Bamboo Trench · cave, Cuffie Ridge5.6 km - Wright's Hole · cave, Cobbla5.6 km - Cave River Top Hole · cave, Cuffie Ridge5.7 km - Cave River Clapham Cave · cave, Cuffie Ridge5.9 km - Cave River Holits Hole · cave, Cuffie Ridge6.1 km - Morgans Pond Hole · cave, Cobbla6.1 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: Alston - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel55 km - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay62 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 13 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:36). 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 Alston Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Alston. Settlements here lie between about 621 m and 710 m above sea level (median 673 m). - Alston - Baillieston - Borobridge - part of 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 Alston Named natural and historic features inside Alston, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Yankee 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 Alston and the best time to visit Using the climate of Spalding, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 43 Feb 26 23 Mar 26 36 Apr 27 51 May 28 126 Jun 27 91 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 95 Sep 28 128 Oct 27 162 Nov 26 92 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alston Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) Bank Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch · Christiana 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17301&mlon=-77.49028#map=17/18.17301/-77.49028) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Spaldings · Spalding 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15560&mlon=-77.45937#map=17/18.15560/-77.45937) Hotel Hotel Villa Bella · Spring Ground 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15924&mlon=-77.48812#map=17/18.15924/-77.48812) Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) School Spaldings Primary School · Spalding 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15537&mlon=-77.45550#map=17/18.15537/-77.45550) College Knox Community College · Spalding 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) Police station Williamsfield Police Station · Williamsfield 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07057&mlon=-77.46524#map=17/18.07057/-77.46524) 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 Spalding - Aenon Town - Coffee Piece - Cumberland - Morgans Forest - Ritchies - Sanguinetti - Silent Hill/Moravia - Spalding ## Quick answers - Where is Alston?In Spalding, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Alston?Borobridge, Morgans Forest, Mt Moriah, Silent Hill/Moravia, Spalding and Tweedside - What is there to see in Alston?Bones Cave, Pulpa Spring, Dunco River Falls, Cave River Choke Sink - What time zone is Alston in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Alston?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Alston?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Alston?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Alston?Settlements lie between 621 m and 710 m - What is the best time to visit Alston?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Alston?Percy Junor Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alston?Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Alston?National Commercial Bank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alston?TotalEnergies, Spaldings, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alston?JM010702 (OCHA common operational dataset)