# Port Royal Community, Harbour View, Kingston Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/harbour-view/port-royal/ Community · Harbour View # Port Royal Port Royal is a community of Jamaica in Harbour View, Kingston Parish. It covers **6.40 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.4km² - 22mapped services - 4 mtypical elevation ## Where is Port Royal? Port Royal lies in [Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/harbour-view/), [Kingston Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 1 other community: [Harbour View](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/harbour-view/harbour-view/). By area it is the 519th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Port Royal is about 7.1 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9383° N, 76.8190° 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 Port Royal OpenStreetMap lists 13 named sights in Port Royal: 7 attractions; 6 archaeological sites. - Chocolata Hole · archaeological site - Fort Carlisle (Historic) · archaeological site - Fort James (Historic) · archaeological site - Fort Rupert (Historic) · archaeological site - Morgan's Line, Fort Morgan (Historic) · archaeological site - Walkers Line, Fort Walker (Historic) · archaeological site - Fort Charles Archeological Site, 1655 · attraction - Fort Charles Main Building, 1655 · attraction - Fort Rocky · attraction - Nelson’s Quarter Deck · attraction - The Old Goal (pre 1692) · attraction - The Royal Artillery Store “Giddy House” 1888 · attraction - The Victoria Battery · attraction ### Nearby, outside Port Royal - National Gallery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown3.9 km - National Galery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown3.9 km - Negro Aroused · monument, Central Downtown3.9 km - Money Museum · museum, Central Downtown4.2 km - Natural History Museum of Jamaica · museum, Parade Gardens4.5 km - Fort Agusta · archaeological site, Edgewater4.5 km - 1907 Earthquake Monument · attraction, Greenwich Town4.8 km - Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown4.8 km - Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown4.8 km - Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum, Trench Town5.0 km - Apostles Battery · archaeological site, Braeton5.6 km - National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town5.6 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: Port Royal - 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) · Kingston3.3 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen5.6 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 16 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 17:34). 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 Port Royal Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Port Royal. The largest with a recorded population: Port Royal (3,327). - Port Royal 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 Port Royal Named natural and historic features inside Port Royal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 2 beaches; 2 headlands. - Buccaneer Beach - Gunboat Beach - Plumb Point - Port Royal Point ### History 2 forts; 1 ruin; 1 historic site. - Fort Charles - Fort Rocky - Old Naval Hospital - Victoria Battery ### Getting around 1 airport; 1 lighthouse. - Norman Manley International Airport - Plumb Point Lighthouse 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 Port Royal and the best time to visit Using the climate of Harbour View, 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 Port Royal Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital K.P.H · Central Downtown 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97626&mlon=-76.79520#map=17/17.97626/-76.79520) Bank CIBC First Caribbean Int'l Bank · Central Downtown 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96397&mlon=-76.79344#map=17/17.96397/-76.79344) ATM Scotiabank · Port Royal 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93861&mlon=-76.77897#map=17/17.93861/-76.77897) Petrol pump Rubis · Tivoli Gardens 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96679&mlon=-76.80132#map=17/17.96679/-76.80132) Hotel Morgan's Harbour Hotel · Port Royal 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93995&mlon=-76.83936#map=17/17.93995/-76.83936) Mall Garmex Freezone and commercial Complex · Greenwich Town 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97544&mlon=-76.81018#map=17/17.97544/-76.81018) School Port Royal Primary and Infant School · Port Royal 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93889&mlon=-76.83907#map=17/17.93889/-76.83907) College Caribbean Maritime University, Port Royal Campus · Port Royal 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93668&mlon=-76.84250#map=17/17.93668/-76.84250) Police station Marine Police · Tivoli Gardens 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96593&mlon=-76.80274#map=17/17.96593/-76.80274) 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 Port Royal Places mapped inside Port Royal in open map data, by type. - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels4 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities4 - Restaurants11 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Port Royal?In Harbour View, Kingston Parish, Jamaica - What borders Port Royal?Harbour View - What is there to see in Port Royal?Chocolata Hole, Fort Carlisle (Historic), Fort Charles Archeological Site, 1655, Fort Charles Main Building, 1655 - What time zone is Port Royal in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Port Royal?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Port Royal?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Port Royal?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Port Royal?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Port Royal?K.P.H, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Port Royal?CIBC First Caribbean Int'l Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Port Royal?Scotiabank, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Port Royal?Rubis, about 3.7 km from the centre - How many ATMs are in Port Royal?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Port Royal?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Port Royal?JM030201 (OCHA common operational dataset)