Community · Mandeville # Somerset Somerset is a community of Jamaica in Mandeville, Manchester Parish. It covers 6.81 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.8 km² - 661 m typical elevation ## Where is Somerset? Somerset lies in Mandeville, Manchester Parish, Jamaica. It borders 7 other communities: Grove Place, Huntley, Lyndhurst, Maidstone, Mike Town, Mile Gully and New Green. By area it is the 503rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.1% of Mandeville. The centre of Somerset is about 80 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 6.0 km from Mandeville, the main town of Mandeville. The centre point is at 18.0815° N, 77.5459° W. Source: Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Somerset OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Somerset: 1 cave. - Somerset Sinks · cave ### Nearby, outside Somerset - Marshalls Pen Cave · cave, New Green 2.1 km - New Green Cave · cave, New Green 3.2 km - Huntley Sinkholes · cave, Maidstone 4.2 km - Green Vale Cave · cave, Greenvale 4.4 km - Bloomfield Cave · cave, Greenvale 4.6 km - Topsham Shaft & Sink · cave, Mile Gully 4.8 km - Maidstone · museum, Maidstone 5.3 km - Spice Grove Cave · cave, Huntley 5.5 km - Nash Cave · cave, Mandeville 5.5 km - John Crow Hole Cave · cave, Mandeville 5.8 km - Spring Garden Sink · cave, Maidstone 5.9 km - Caledonia Cave · cave, Mandeville 5.9 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Somerset - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - Currency Dollar (JMD) - Country calling code +1-876 - Languages English - Plug types Type A, B - Driving side Left ### Nearest airports - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay 61 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel 71 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 6.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:36). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Somerset Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Somerset. - Somerset Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Somerset and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mandeville, 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Somerset | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Mandeville Regional Hospital · Mandeville | 5.8 km | Map | | Bank | VMBS · Mandeville | 5.6 km | Map | | ATM | National Commercial Bank · Mandeville | 5.6 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies, Greenvale · Greenvale | 4.2 km | Map | | Hotel | Tropics View Hotel · Greenvale | 5.3 km | Map | | Mall | Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville | 4.9 km | Map | | School | Holmwood Technical Home Economics Department · Mike Town | 2.4 km | Map | | College | Regent College of Caribbean Qualifications · Mandeville | 5.1 km | Map | | Police station | Mandeville Police · Mandeville | 6.2 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other communities in Mandeville - Cedar Grove - Comfort - Fairfield - George's Valley - Greenvale - Grey Ground - Grove Place - Hatfield - Huntley - Knockpatrick - Lyndhurst - Mandeville - May Day - Mike Town - New Green - Old England - Richmond - Royal Flat - Spur Tree - Waltham ## Quick answers - Where is Somerset? In Mandeville, Manchester Parish, Jamaica - What borders Somerset? Grove Place, Huntley, Lyndhurst, Maidstone, Mike Town, Mile Gully and New Green - What is there to see in Somerset? Somerset Sinks - What time zone is Somerset in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Somerset? Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Somerset? English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Somerset? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Somerset? November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Somerset? Mandeville Regional Hospital, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Somerset? VMBS, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Somerset? National Commercial Bank, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Somerset? TotalEnergies, Greenvale, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Somerset? JM040519 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Community - Area: 6.81 km² - P-code: JM040519 - Development area: Mandeville --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/somerset/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.