# Kensington Community, Drivers River, Portland Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/kensington/ Community · Drivers River # Kensington Kensington is a community of Jamaica in Drivers River, Portland Parish. It covers **5.98 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.0km² - 2mapped services - 78 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kensington? Kensington lies in [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other communities: [Long Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/long-bay/), [Manchioneal](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/manchioneal/) and [Reach](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/reach/). By area it is the 547th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.6% of [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/). The centre of Kensington is about 52 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0691° N, 76.3042° 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 Kensington OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Kensington: 1 attraction. - Devil's Elbow · attraction ### Nearby, outside Kensington - Rural Hill Cave · cave, Long Bay2.9 km - Rural Hill Shelter · cave, Long Bay3.3 km - Black River Cave · cave, Long Bay3.4 km - Dam Road Cave · cave, Long Bay3.5 km - Rose Garden Cave · cave, Long Bay3.6 km - Miss Carmen's Cave · cave, Reach3.6 km - Reach Bat Hole · cave, Reach3.6 km - Bubby Stone Cave · cave, Long Bay3.7 km - Stone Hole Cave · cave, Long Bay3.7 km - Billy Bay Cave · cave, Manchioneal4.2 km - Fern Hill Cave · cave, Long Bay4.3 km - Reach Falls · attraction, Reach4.4 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: Kensington - 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) · Kingston53 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen56 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:31). 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 Kensington Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kensington. - Hopewell - Kensington - Peasant Hill - Rural Hill 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 Kensington Named natural and historic features inside Kensington, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Christmas 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 Kensington and the best time to visit Using the climate of Drivers River, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 35 Feb 26 18 Mar 26 27 Apr 27 40 May 27 117 Jun 28 101 Jul 28 75 Aug 28 111 Sep 28 131 Oct 28 180 Nov 27 94 Dec 27 51 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kensington Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Isaac Barrant Clinic · Duckensfield 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91721&mlon=-76.26509#map=17/17.91721/-76.26509) Bank Western Union · Golden Grove 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93378&mlon=-76.27097#map=17/17.93378/-76.27097) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Manchioneal 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03885&mlon=-76.27918#map=17/18.03885/-76.27918) Hotel Jamaican Colors · Kensington 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07523&mlon=-76.29156#map=17/18.07523/-76.29156) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Machioneal All-Age School · Manchioneal 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04631&mlon=-76.27862#map=17/18.04631/-76.27862) College Claribel College · Boundbrook 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18207&mlon=-76.46063#map=17/18.18207/-76.46063) Police station Golden Grove Police Station · Golden Grove 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93375&mlon=-76.27077#map=17/17.93375/-76.27077) 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 Kensington Places mapped inside Kensington in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Drivers River - Castle Comfort - Fairy Hill - Hectors River - Long Bay - Long Road - Manchioneal - Nonsuch - Reach - Sherwood Forest - Windsor Forest ## Quick answers - Where is Kensington?In Drivers River, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Kensington?Long Bay, Manchioneal and Reach - What is there to see in Kensington?Devil's Elbow - What time zone is Kensington in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Kensington?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Kensington?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kensington?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kensington?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Kensington?Isaac Barrant Clinic, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kensington?Western Union, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kensington?TotalEnergies, about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kensington?JM050304 (OCHA common operational dataset)