# Drapers Community, Port Antonio Urban Centre, Portland Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/drapers/ Community · Port Antonio Urban Centre # Drapers Drapers is a community of Jamaica in Port Antonio Urban Centre, Portland Parish. It covers **4.99 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.0km² - 23mapped services - 45 mtypical elevation ## Where is Drapers? Drapers lies in [Port Antonio Urban Centre](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Fairy Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/fairy-hill/), [Nonsuch](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/nonsuch/), [Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/alligator-pond/prospect/) and [Sherwood Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/sherwood-forest/). By area it is the 582nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 16.2% of [Port Antonio Urban Centre](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/). The centre of Drapers is about 46 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.3 km from Port Antonio, the main town of Port Antonio Urban Centre. The centre point is at 18.1722° N, 76.4026° 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 Drapers OpenStreetMap lists 7 named sights in Drapers: 4 caves; 1 viewpoint; 1 attraction; 1 beach. - Frenchman's Cove Beach · beach - Alligator Head · viewpoint - Cannon Cliff · attraction - Drapers Cave 1 · cave - Drapers Cave 2 · cave - Drapers Cave 3 · cave - Drapers Sink · cave ### Nearby, outside Drapers - Nonsuch Falls · waterfall, Nonsuch2.3 km - Slave Cave · cave, Fairy Hill2.8 km - Anchovy Cave · cave, Prospect2.8 km - Miss Miller's Cave · cave, Nonsuch2.8 km - Mount Lebanus Cave · cave, Nonsuch2.8 km - Nanas Hole · cave, Nonsuch2.9 km - Springs Cave · cave, Nonsuch2.9 km - Basil Douglas Cave · cave, Nonsuch2.9 km - Nonsuch Caves · cave, Nonsuch3.0 km - Harris Pit Cave · cave, Nonsuch3.1 km - Nembhard Pit Cave · cave, Nonsuch3.1 km - George's Pit Cave · cave, Nonsuch3.2 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: Drapers - 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) · Kingston48 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen49 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:32). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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 Drapers Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Drapers. - Blue Hole - Drapers - Fern Hill - San San Bay 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 Drapers Named natural and historic features inside Drapers, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 2 headlands. - Alligator Head - Burnetts Point 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 Drapers and the best time to visit Using the climate of Port Antonio Urban Centre, 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 Drapers Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Port Antonio Hospital · Central Port Antonio 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17641&mlon=-76.45631#map=17/18.17641/-76.45631) Bank Jamaica National Bank · Central Port Antonio 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17807&mlon=-76.45050#map=17/18.17807/-76.45050) ATM Credit Union ABM · Papine 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01933&mlon=-76.74231#map=17/18.01933/-76.74231) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Prospect 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18290&mlon=-76.43820#map=17/18.18290/-76.43820) Hotel Frenchman's Cove Resort · Drapers 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17374&mlon=-76.40017#map=17/18.17374/-76.40017) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Port Antonio Primary School · Central Port Antonio 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17596&mlon=-76.44392#map=17/18.17596/-76.44392) College Claribel College · Boundbrook 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18207&mlon=-76.46063#map=17/18.18207/-76.46063) Police station Port Antonio Police Station · Central Port Antonio 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17859&mlon=-76.45131#map=17/18.17859/-76.45131) 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 Drapers Places mapped inside Drapers in open map data, by type. - Hotels21 - Restaurants2 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 Port Antonio Urban Centre - Boundbrook - Breastworks - Central Port Antonio - Norwich - Snow Hill ## Quick answers - Where is Drapers?In Port Antonio Urban Centre, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Drapers?Fairy Hill, Nonsuch, Prospect and Sherwood Forest - What is there to see in Drapers?Alligator Head, Cannon Cliff, Drapers Cave 1, Drapers Cave 2 - What time zone is Drapers in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Drapers?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Drapers?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Drapers?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Drapers?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Drapers?Port Antonio Hospital, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Drapers?Jamaica National Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Drapers?Credit Union ABM, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Drapers?TotalEnergies, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Drapers?JM050604 (OCHA common operational dataset)