# Bartons Community, Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/bartons/

Community · Old Harbour 

# Bartons

Bartons is a community of Jamaica in Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **6.97 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7.0km²
- 380 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bartons?

Bartons lies in [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/), [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other communities: [Bellas Gate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/bellas-gate/), [Browns Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/browns-hall/) and [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour/). By area it is the 496th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.5% of [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/). The centre of Bartons is about 37 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 14 km from Old Harbour Bay, the main town of Old Harbour. The centre point is at 18.0270° N, 77.1410° 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 Bartons

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Bartons: 2 caves.

- Bartons Cave · cave
- bartons District · cave

### Nearby, outside Bartons

- Tamarind Hill Cave · cave, Browns Hall3.3 km
- Macca Tree Cave · cave, Browns Hall3.3 km
- Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour3.3 km
- Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores3.5 km
- Birds Roda Cave · cave, Old Harbour4.1 km
- Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour4.3 km
- Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour4.3 km
- Worldsend Gully Cave · cave, Kitson Town5.0 km
- Mountain River Cave · cave, Watermount7.1 km
- Mountain River Cave · cave, Watermount7.5 km
- Tainos Pictographs · attraction, Watermount7.5 km
- Mountain River Cave Waterfall · waterfall, Watermount7.5 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: Bartons

- 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 Pen34 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston39 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 11 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:35).

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 Bartons

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Bartons. Settlements here lie between about 243 m and 424 m above sea level (median 380 m).

- Bartons
- Pimento Grove
- Somerset Hall
- Woodhall

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 Bartons and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Old Harbour, 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 Bartons

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) 

Bank St. Catherine Co-operative Credit Union Limited · Old Harbour 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93902&mlon=-77.11375#map=17/17.93902/-77.11375) 

ATM Teller · Bog Walk 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.10404&mlon=-77.00715#map=17/18.10404/-77.00715) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Sandy Bay 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94569&mlon=-77.17727#map=17/17.94569/-77.17727) 

Hotel Summer Sky Cottage · Old Harbour 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94845&mlon=-77.10086#map=17/17.94845/-77.10086) 

Mall Plaza · Old Harbour 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93949&mlon=-77.11110#map=17/17.93949/-77.11110) 

School Planters Hall Primary Infant School · Old Harbour 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99972&mlon=-77.16286#map=17/17.99972/-77.16286) 

College Portmore Community College · Old Harbour 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93839&mlon=-77.10878#map=17/17.93839/-77.10878) 

Police station Old Harbour Police · Old Harbour 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93869&mlon=-77.11265#map=17/17.93869/-77.11265) 

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.

## Other communities in Old Harbour

- Bellas Gate
- Browns Hall
- Ginger Ridge
- Old Harbour
- Old Harbour Bay

## Quick answers

- Where is Bartons?In Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Bartons?Bellas Gate, Browns Hall and Old Harbour
- What is there to see in Bartons?Bartons Cave, bartons District
- What time zone is Bartons in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Bartons?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Bartons?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bartons?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bartons?Settlements lie between 243 m and 424 m
- What is the best time to visit Bartons?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bartons?May Pen Hospital, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bartons?St. Catherine Co-operative Credit Union Limited, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bartons?Teller, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bartons?Texaco, about 9.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bartons?JM080401 (OCHA common operational dataset)