# St. Peter's Community, Papine, Saint Andrew Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/st-peter-s/

Community · Papine 

# St. Peter's

St. Peter's is a community of Jamaica in Papine, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **14.3 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 14.3km²
- 1mapped service
- 1,105 mtypical elevation

## Where is St. Peter's?

St. Peter's 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 6 other communities: [Bangor Ridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/bangor-ridge/), [Cascade](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/lucea/cascade/), [Claverty Cottage](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/claverty-cottage/), [Content Gap](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/content-gap/), [Irish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/irish-town/) and [Mavis Bank](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/mavis-bank/). By area it is the 274th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 10.2% of [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/). The centre of St. Peter's is about 16 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0779° N, 76.6676° 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 St. Peter's

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in St. Peter's: 1 cave.

- Cherstervale Tunnel · cave

### Nearby, outside St. Peter's

- Charlottenberg Great House · ruins, Irish Town4.0 km
- Sheldon House · archaeological site, Hagley Gap4.4 km
- Glade Cave · cave, Mavis Bank5.4 km
- Cascade Falls · waterfall, Cascade5.5 km
- Cascade Falls Viewpoint · viewpoint, Cascade5.6 km
- Waterfall Viewpoint · viewpoint, Cascade5.6 km
- Gordon Town Falls · waterfall, Irish Town5.8 km
- Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park · national park, Shirley Castle5.8 km
- Bremen Valley · attraction, Bangor Ridge6.1 km
- Holywell National Park · attraction, Irish Town6.3 km
- High Fall · waterfall, Shirley Castle6.4 km
- Holywell Waterfall · waterfall, Cascade6.5 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: St. Peter's

- 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 Pen19 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston20 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 32 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 St. Peter's

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in St. Peter's. Settlements here lie between about 848 m and 1,456 m above sea level (median 1,105 m).

- Bellevue
- Candlelight
- Chestervale
- Cinchona Heights
- Clydesdale
- Mount Lebanon
- Pleasant Hill
- Resource
- Saint Peter’s
- St. Peter's

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 St. Peter's

Named natural and historic features inside St. Peter's, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Clyde River

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Markham Hill · 1,686 m
- Bellevue Peak · 1,151 m

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 St. Peter's and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Papine, the warmest month is Aug (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 310 m higher 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 **November to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 33 

Feb 24 19 

Mar 24 29 

Apr 25 41 

May 25 111 

Jun 25 89 

Jul 26 69 

Aug 26 104 

Sep 26 127 

Oct 26 170 

Nov 25 87 

Dec 24 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from St. Peter's

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Louis Grant Medical Centre · Papine 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02354&mlon=-76.73919#map=17/18.02354/-76.73919) 

Bank JN Bank · Gordon Town 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03674&mlon=-76.71767#map=17/18.03674/-76.71767) 

ATM Credit Union ABM · Papine 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01933&mlon=-76.74231#map=17/18.01933/-76.74231) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Papine 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01534&mlon=-76.74283#map=17/18.01534/-76.74283) 

Hotel Starlight Chalet · St. Peter's 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08830&mlon=-76.68706#map=17/18.08830/-76.68706) 

Mall Welcome Plaza · Liguanea 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01935&mlon=-76.76245#map=17/18.01935/-76.76245) 

School Mount Fletcher Primary School · Mavis Bank 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03340&mlon=-76.65615#map=17/18.03340/-76.65615) 

College Vocational Training Development Institute · Papine 9.7 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 7.1 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 St. Peter's

Places mapped inside St. Peter's in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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
- Gordon Town
- Irish Town
- Mavis Bank
- Papine
- Woodford

## Quick answers

- Where is St. Peter's?In Papine, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
- What borders St. Peter's?Bangor Ridge, Cascade, Claverty Cottage, Content Gap, Irish Town and Mavis Bank
- What is there to see in St. Peter's?Cherstervale Tunnel
- What time zone is St. Peter's in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in St. Peter's?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in St. Peter's?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in St. Peter's?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of St. Peter's?Settlements lie between 848 m and 1,456 m
- What is the highest point in St. Peter's?Markham Hill (1,686 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit St. Peter's?November to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to St. Peter's?Louis Grant Medical Centre, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to St. Peter's?JN Bank, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to St. Peter's?Credit Union ABM, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to St. Peter's?Texaco, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of St. Peter's?JM061209 (OCHA common operational dataset)