# Vineyard Town Community, Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/vineyard-town/ Community · Downtown # Vineyard Town Vineyard Town is a community of Jamaica in Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **1.35 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 12mapped services - 78 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vineyard Town? Vineyard Town 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 4 other communities: [Franklyn Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/franklyn-town/), [Mountain Veiw](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/mountain-veiw/), [Rollington Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rollington-town/) and [Swallowfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/swallowfield/). By area it is the 718th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 24.7% of [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/). The centre of Vineyard Town is about 2.7 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9872° N, 76.7702° 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 Vineyard Town ### Nearby, outside Vineyard Town - Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town2.0 km - Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town2.0 km - Wareika House · ruins, Rockfort2.2 km - National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town2.2 km - Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown2.8 km - Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown2.8 km - Natural History Museum of Jamaica · museum, Parade Gardens3.0 km - Money Museum · museum, Central Downtown3.3 km - Peter tosh museum · museum, New Kingston3.4 km - UWI Honour Roll Monument · attraction, Mona3.4 km - Negro Aroused · monument, Central Downtown3.6 km - National Galery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown3.6 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: Vineyard Town - 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 Pen5.7 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston6.0 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 Vineyard Town Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Vineyard Town. The largest with a recorded population: Mountain View Gardens (10,285). Settlements here lie between about 48 m and 177 m above sea level (median 78 m). - Eden Gardens - Friendship Park - Mountain View Gardens - Vineyard Town - Vineyard Town - part of 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 Vineyard Town Named natural and historic features inside Vineyard Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Up Park Camp 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 Vineyard Town 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 Vineyard Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Joseph's Hospital Complex · Franklyn Town 0.8 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 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99207&mlon=-76.77787#map=17/17.99207/-76.77787) ATM Jamaica National · Vineyard Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98818&mlon=-76.77143#map=17/17.98818/-76.77143) Petrol pump RUBiS Jamaica · Vineyard Town 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98729&mlon=-76.77156#map=17/17.98729/-76.77156) Hotel Rio Mad-den Guest House · Allman Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98529&mlon=-76.78383#map=17/17.98529/-76.78383) Mall Silver Slippers Plaza · Cross Roads 2.0 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 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99151&mlon=-76.76607#map=17/17.99151/-76.76607) College Excelsior Community College · Mountain Veiw 0.9 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 0.2 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 Vineyard Town Places mapped inside Vineyard Town in open map data, by type. - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps3 - Schools3 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 - Mountain Veiw - Trench Town ## Quick answers - Where is Vineyard Town?In Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Vineyard Town?Franklyn Town, Mountain Veiw, Rollington Town and Swallowfield - What is there to see in Vineyard Town?Simon Bolivar Statue, Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster, Wareika House, National Heroes Memorial - What time zone is Vineyard Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Vineyard Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Vineyard Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Vineyard Town?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Vineyard Town?Settlements lie between 48 m and 177 m - What is the best time to visit Vineyard Town?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Vineyard Town?St. Joseph's Hospital Complex, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vineyard Town?Jamaica Defence Force Co-Operative Credit Union Ltd, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Vineyard Town?Jamaica National, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vineyard Town?RUBiS Jamaica, about 0.1 km from the centre - How many ATMs are in Vineyard Town?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Vineyard Town?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Vineyard Town?JM060304 (OCHA common operational dataset)