# Whitfield Town Community, Three Miles, Saint Andrew Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/three-miles/whitfield-town/

Community · Three Miles 

# Whitfield Town

Whitfield Town is a community of Jamaica in Three Miles, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **1.20 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.2km²
- 2mapped services
- 33 mtypical elevation

## Where is Whitfield Town?

Whitfield Town lies in [Three Miles](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/three-miles/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Boucher Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/half-way-tree/boucher-park/), [Delacree Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/three-miles/delacree-pen/), [Greenwich Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/three-miles/greenwich-town/), [Kencot](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/kencot/), [Maxfield Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/half-way-tree/maxfield-park/) and [Trench Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/trench-town/). By area it is the 725th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 10.9% of [Three Miles](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/three-miles/). The centre of Whitfield Town is about 2.1 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9920° N, 76.8123° 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 Whitfield Town

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Whitfield Town: 1 attraction.

- helShire beach · attraction

### Nearby, outside Whitfield Town

- 1907 Earthquake Monument · attraction, Greenwich Town1.3 km
- Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum, Trench Town1.4 km
- National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town2.7 km
- Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town2.8 km
- Powergen ltd · viewpoint, Half Way Tree2.9 km
- Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town2.9 km
- Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown3.0 km
- Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown3.0 km
- Peter tosh museum · museum, New Kingston3.3 km
- Devon House · attraction, Barbican3.5 km
- Devon House (1881)\ · attraction, Barbican3.5 km
- National Gallery 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: Whitfield 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 Pen1.3 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston6.8 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 15 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 17:34).

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 Whitfield Town

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Whitfield Town.

- Whitfield Town

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 Whitfield Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Three Miles, 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 Whitfield Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kingston Public Hospital · Denham Town 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98330&mlon=-76.80000#map=17/17.98330/-76.80000) 

Bank Lascelles Employees & Partners CCU · Whitfield Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98635&mlon=-76.81189#map=17/17.98635/-76.81189) 

ATM First Caribbean International Bank · Half Way Tree 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00903&mlon=-76.79659#map=17/18.00903/-76.79659) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Delacree Pen 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99486&mlon=-76.82224#map=17/17.99486/-76.82224) 

Hotel Whispers Hotel · Delacree Pen 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99970&mlon=-76.82134#map=17/17.99970/-76.82134) 

Mall The Domes · Boucher Park 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00639&mlon=-76.81258#map=17/18.00639/-76.81258) 

School St Peter Claver Primary School · Whitfield Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99397&mlon=-76.80933#map=17/17.99397/-76.80933) 

College Caribbean Graduate School of Theology · Greenwich Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98669&mlon=-76.81247#map=17/17.98669/-76.81247) 

Police station Trench town police station · Trench Town 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98493&mlon=-76.80232#map=17/17.98493/-76.80232) 

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 Whitfield Town

Places mapped inside Whitfield Town in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Schools1

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 Three Miles

- Delacree Pen
- Majesty Gardens
- Olympic Gardens
- Riverton Meadows
- Seaview Gardens
- Seivwright
- Waltham Gardens/Mandela
- Waterhouse

## Quick answers

- Where is Whitfield Town?In Three Miles, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Whitfield Town?Boucher Park, Delacree Pen, Greenwich Town, Kencot, Maxfield Park and Trench Town
- What is there to see in Whitfield Town?helShire beach
- What time zone is Whitfield Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Whitfield Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Whitfield Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Whitfield Town?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Whitfield Town?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Whitfield Town?Kingston Public Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Whitfield Town?Lascelles Employees & Partners CCU, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Whitfield Town?First Caribbean International Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Whitfield Town?Rubis, about 1.1 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Whitfield Town?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Whitfield Town?JM061509 (OCHA common operational dataset)
