# Gordon Town Community, Papine, Saint Andrew Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/gordon-town/ Community · Papine # Gordon Town Gordon Town is a community of Jamaica in Papine, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **5.17 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.2km² - 2mapped services - 446 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gordon Town? Gordon Town lies in [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Constitution Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/constitution-hill/), [Content Gap](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/content-gap/), [Irish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/irish-town/), [Maryland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/lucea/maryland/) and [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/papine/). By area it is the 577th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.7% of [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/). The centre of Gordon Town is about 8.6 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0368° N, 76.7240° 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 Gordon Town OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Gordon Town: 1 viewpoint; 1 attraction. - Scenic view over Kingston · viewpoint - Bebe's Corner · attraction ### Nearby, outside Gordon Town - Gordon Town Falls · waterfall, Irish Town1.7 km - Hope Zoo · zoo, Liguanea2.7 km - Hope Royal Botanical Gardens · national park, Liguanea2.8 km - Sculpture Park · memorial, Papine2.9 km - Mammee River Cave · cave, Maryland3.0 km - Charlottenberg Great House · ruins, Irish Town3.6 km - Peter's Rock · attraction, Woodford4.0 km - UWI Honour Roll Monument · attraction, Mona4.1 km - Dallas Castle Caves · cave, Dallas5.1 km - Holywell National Park · attraction, Irish Town5.5 km - Mount Rossana Cave · cave, Mavis Bank5.6 km - Glade Cave · cave, Mavis Bank5.9 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: Gordon 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 Pen12 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston13 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 25 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) 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 Gordon Town Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Gordon Town. The largest with a recorded population: Gordon Town (1,088). Settlements here lie between about 303 m and 592 m above sea level (median 446 m). - Bermuda Mount - Claremont - Cooperage - Gayle Mountain - Gordon Town - Grove - Industry Village - The Cooperage 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 Gordon Town Named natural and historic features inside Gordon Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Hog Hole River - Juba Spring - Salt River - Trumpet Tree Gully 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 Gordon Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Papine, the warmest month is Aug (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (28 °C), after allowing for this place being about 349 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 **January to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 33 Feb 28 19 Mar 28 29 Apr 29 41 May 30 111 Jun 30 89 Jul 30 69 Aug 30 104 Sep 30 127 Oct 30 170 Nov 29 87 Dec 28 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gordon Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Louis Grant Medical Centre · Papine 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02354&mlon=-76.73919#map=17/18.02354/-76.73919) Bank JN Bank · Gordon Town 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03674&mlon=-76.71767#map=17/18.03674/-76.71767) ATM Credit Union ABM · Papine 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01933&mlon=-76.74231#map=17/18.01933/-76.74231) Petrol pump Texaco · Papine 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01534&mlon=-76.74283#map=17/18.01534/-76.74283) Hotel Strawberry Hill · Irish Town 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05230&mlon=-76.72718#map=17/18.05230/-76.72718) Mall Welcome Plaza · Liguanea 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01935&mlon=-76.76245#map=17/18.01935/-76.76245) School Lister Mairgilby School · Papine 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02312&mlon=-76.74262#map=17/18.02312/-76.74262) College Vocational Training Development Institute · Papine 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02436&mlon=-76.73989#map=17/18.02436/-76.73989) Police station Gordon Town Police · Gordon Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03605&mlon=-76.71837#map=17/18.03605/-76.71837) 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 Gordon Town Places mapped inside Gordon Town in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - 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 Papine - August Town - Constitution Hill - Content Gap - Dallas - Irish Town - Mavis Bank - Papine - St. Peter's - Woodford ## Quick answers - Where is Gordon Town?In Papine, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Gordon Town?Constitution Hill, Content Gap, Irish Town, Maryland and Papine - What is there to see in Gordon Town?Bebe's Corner, Scenic view over Kingston - What time zone is Gordon Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Gordon Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Gordon Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gordon Town?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gordon Town?Settlements lie between 303 m and 592 m - What is the best time to visit Gordon Town?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Gordon Town?Louis Grant Medical Centre, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gordon Town?JN Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gordon Town?Credit Union ABM, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gordon Town?Texaco, about 3.1 km from the centre - How many banks are in Gordon Town?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Gordon Town?JM061205 (OCHA common operational dataset)