# Seymour Lands Community, New Kingston, Saint Andrew Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/new-kingston/seymour-lands/ Community · New Kingston # Seymour Lands Seymour Lands is a community of Jamaica in New Kingston, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **1.47 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 61 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.5km² - 61mapped services - 178 mtypical elevation ## Where is Seymour Lands? Seymour Lands lies in [New Kingston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/new-kingston/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Barbican](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/constant-spring/barbican/), [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/liguanea/), [New Kingston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/new-kingston/new-kingston/) and [Swallowfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/swallowfield/). By area it is the 710th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 41.4% of [New Kingston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/new-kingston/). The centre of Seymour Lands is about 2.6 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0117° N, 76.7746° 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 Seymour Lands ### Nearby, outside Seymour Lands - Bob Marley museum · museum, Liguanea1.1 km - Peter tosh museum · museum, New Kingston1.6 km - Devon House · attraction, Barbican1.7 km - Devon House (1881)\ · attraction, Barbican1.7 km - Powergen ltd · viewpoint, Half Way Tree2.8 km - Hope Royal Botanical Gardens · national park, Liguanea3.2 km - Hope Zoo · zoo, Liguanea3.4 km - UWI Honour Roll Monument · attraction, Mona3.4 km - Sculpture Park · memorial, Papine3.4 km - Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town3.6 km - Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town3.7 km - National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town3.8 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: Seymour Lands - 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 Pen5.8 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston8.6 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 19 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 Seymour Lands Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Seymour Lands. - Matildas Corner - Retreat 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 Seymour Lands and the best time to visit Using the climate of New Kingston, 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 Seymour Lands Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ILap Medical Centre · Seymour Lands 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00768&mlon=-76.77690#map=17/18.00768/-76.77690) Bank Sagicor Bank · Seymour Lands 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01973&mlon=-76.77537#map=17/18.01973/-76.77537) ATM JMMB ETM · Liguanea 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02096&mlon=-76.77025#map=17/18.02096/-76.77025) Petrol pump Texaco · Swallowfield 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00973&mlon=-76.77152#map=17/18.00973/-76.77152) Hotel Eden Gardens Wellness Resort & Spa · New Kingston 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01048&mlon=-76.77897#map=17/18.01048/-76.77897) Mall Liguanea Post Mall · Seymour Lands 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02012&mlon=-76.76977#map=17/18.02012/-76.76977) School Jamaica College · Seymour Lands 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01107&mlon=-76.77115#map=17/18.01107/-76.77115) College St. Joseph's Teachers' College · Seymour Lands 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00837&mlon=-76.77273#map=17/18.00837/-76.77273) Police station Office Of The Commissioner Of Police · Seymour Lands 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01479&mlon=-76.77155#map=17/18.01479/-76.77155) 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 Seymour Lands Places mapped inside Seymour Lands in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels7 - Shopping malls2 - Schools10 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies7 - Restaurants17 - Police stations2 - Dental clinics7 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 New Kingston - New Kingston ## Quick answers - Where is Seymour Lands?In New Kingston, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Seymour Lands?Barbican, Liguanea, New Kingston and Swallowfield - What is there to see in Seymour Lands?Bob Marley museum, Peter tosh museum, Devon House, Devon House (1881)\ - What time zone is Seymour Lands in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Seymour Lands?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Seymour Lands?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Seymour Lands?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Seymour Lands?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Seymour Lands?ILap Medical Centre, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Seymour Lands?Sagicor Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Seymour Lands?JMMB ETM, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Seymour Lands?Texaco, about 0.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Seymour Lands?4 mapped - How many banks are in Seymour Lands?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Seymour Lands?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Seymour Lands?JM061102 (OCHA common operational dataset)