# Rockfort Community, Downtown, Kingston Parish – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rockfort/

Community · Downtown 

# Rockfort

Rockfort is a community of Jamaica in Downtown, Kingston Parish. It covers **5.60 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5.6km²
- 7mapped services
- 43 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rockfort?

Rockfort lies in [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/), [Kingston Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [August Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/august-town/), [Dallas](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/dallas/), [Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/harbour-view/), [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/liguanea/), [Mountain Veiw](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/mountain-veiw/), [Rollington Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rollington-town/) and [Springfield Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/springfield-gardens/). By area it is the 561st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 35.6% of [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/). The centre of Rockfort is about 5.3 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9764° N, 76.7489° 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 Rockfort

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Rockfort: 2 attractions; 1 ruins; 1 cave.

- Rock Fort · attraction
- Rockfort Mineral Bath Complex · attraction
- Rockfort Cave · cave
- Wareika House · ruins

### Nearby, outside Rockfort

- Hope River Sink · cave, Dallas2.4 km
- Dallas Castle Caves · cave, Dallas3.1 km
- UWI Honour Roll Monument · attraction, Mona3.2 km
- Fort Nugent's Martello Tower · attraction, Harbour View3.8 km
- Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town4.1 km
- Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town4.2 km
- National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town4.3 km
- Natural History Museum of Jamaica · museum, Parade Gardens4.4 km
- Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown4.6 km
- Money Museum · museum, Central Downtown4.6 km
- Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown4.6 km
- Sculpture Park · memorial, Papine4.8 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: Rockfort

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston6.1 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen8.0 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 22 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:33).

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 Rockfort

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Rockfort. Settlements here lie between about 34 m and 227 m above sea level (median 43 m).

- Norman Gardens
- Rennock Lodge
- Rockfort

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 Rockfort

Named natural and historic features inside Rockfort, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Wareika · 420 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 Rockfort and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Downtown, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 33 

Feb 26 19 

Mar 26 29 

Apr 27 41 

May 27 111 

Jun 28 89 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 104 

Sep 28 127 

Oct 28 170 

Nov 27 87 

Dec 26 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rockfort

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Windward Road Medical Centre · Springfield Gardens 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97283&mlon=-76.76254#map=17/17.97283/-76.76254) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · Rollington Town 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97328&mlon=-76.76503#map=17/17.97328/-76.76503) 

ATM Jamaica National · Vineyard Town 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98818&mlon=-76.77143#map=17/17.98818/-76.77143) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Springfield Gardens 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97294&mlon=-76.75521#map=17/17.97294/-76.75521) 

Hotel Jasmine Inn · Swallowfield 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00390&mlon=-76.76914#map=17/18.00390/-76.76914) 

Mall Harbour View Shopping Center · Harbour View 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95549&mlon=-76.71977#map=17/17.95549/-76.71977) 

School Adastra Gardens School · Rockfort 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97213&mlon=-76.75354#map=17/17.97213/-76.75354) 

College Mona School of Business & Management · Mona 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00119&mlon=-76.74801#map=17/18.00119/-76.74801) 

Police station Rockfort Police Station · Springfield Gardens 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97390&mlon=-76.75720#map=17/17.97390/-76.75720) 

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 Rockfort

Places mapped inside Rockfort in open map data, by type.

- Schools5
- Restaurants1
- Police stations1

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 Downtown

- Allman Town
- Central Downtown
- Denham Town
- Fletchers Land
- Franklyn Town
- Hannah Town
- Parade Gardens
- Rae Town
- Rollington Town
- Rose Gardens
- Springfield Gardens
- Tivoli Gardens

## Quick answers

- Where is Rockfort?In Downtown, Kingston Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Rockfort?August Town, Dallas, Harbour View, Liguanea, Mountain Veiw, Rollington Town and Springfield Gardens
- What is there to see in Rockfort?Rock Fort, Rockfort Cave, Rockfort Mineral Bath Complex, Wareika House
- What time zone is Rockfort in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Rockfort?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Rockfort?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Rockfort?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rockfort?Settlements lie between 34 m and 227 m
- What is the highest point in Rockfort?Wareika (420 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Rockfort?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rockfort?Windward Road Medical Centre, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rockfort?National Commercial Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rockfort?Jamaica National, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rockfort?Rubis, about 0.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rockfort?JM030109 (OCHA common operational dataset)