# Mountain Veiw Community, Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/mountain-veiw/ Community · Downtown # Mountain Veiw Mountain Veiw is a community of Jamaica in Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **1.65 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 8mapped services - 177 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mountain Veiw? Mountain Veiw lies in [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/liguanea/), [Rockfort](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rockfort/), [Rollington Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rollington-town/), [Swallowfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/swallowfield/) and [Vineyard Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/vineyard-town/). By area it is the 705th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 30.2% of [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/). The centre of Mountain Veiw is about 3.2 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9914° N, 76.7641° 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 Mountain Veiw ### Nearby, outside Mountain Veiw - Wareika House · ruins, Rockfort1.7 km - UWI Honour Roll Monument · attraction, Mona2.6 km - Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town2.7 km - Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town2.8 km - National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town3.0 km - Peter tosh museum · museum, New Kingston3.5 km - Bob Marley museum · museum, Liguanea3.6 km - Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown3.6 km - Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown3.6 km - Devon House · attraction, Barbican3.8 km - Sculpture Park · memorial, Papine3.8 km - Devon House (1881)\ · attraction, Barbican3.8 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: Mountain Veiw - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen6.3 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston6.7 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 20 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 Mountain Veiw Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mountain Veiw. - Nannyville Gardens 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). ## Weather in Mountain Veiw 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 Mountain Veiw Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Joseph's Hospital Complex · Franklyn Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98042&mlon=-76.77267#map=17/17.98042/-76.77267) Bank Jamaica Defence Force Co-Operative Credit Union Ltd · Swallowfield 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99207&mlon=-76.77787#map=17/17.99207/-76.77787) ATM Jamaica National · Vineyard Town 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98818&mlon=-76.77143#map=17/17.98818/-76.77143) Petrol pump Rubis · Mountain Veiw 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99277&mlon=-76.76785#map=17/17.99277/-76.76785) Hotel Jasmine Inn · Swallowfield 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00390&mlon=-76.76914#map=17/18.00390/-76.76914) Mall Silver Slippers Plaza · Cross Roads 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99483&mlon=-76.78767#map=17/17.99483/-76.78767) School Excelsior High School (Jamaica) · Mountain Veiw 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99151&mlon=-76.76607#map=17/17.99151/-76.76607) College Excelsior Community College · Mountain Veiw 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99488&mlon=-76.76765#map=17/17.99488/-76.76765) Police station Vineyard Town Police Station · Vineyard Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98880&mlon=-76.76870#map=17/17.98880/-76.76870) 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 Mountain Veiw Places mapped inside Mountain Veiw in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools6 - Colleges and universities1 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 - Jones Town - Trench Town - Vineyard Town ## Quick answers - Where is Mountain Veiw?In Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Mountain Veiw?Liguanea, Rockfort, Rollington Town, Swallowfield and Vineyard Town - What is there to see in Mountain Veiw?Wareika House, UWI Honour Roll Monument, Simon Bolivar Statue, Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster - What time zone is Mountain Veiw in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Mountain Veiw?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Mountain Veiw?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mountain Veiw?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mountain Veiw?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Mountain Veiw?St. Joseph's Hospital Complex, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mountain Veiw?Jamaica Defence Force Co-Operative Credit Union Ltd, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mountain Veiw?Jamaica National, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mountain Veiw?Rubis, about 0.4 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Mountain Veiw?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mountain Veiw?JM060302 (OCHA common operational dataset)