# Ensom Community, Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/ensom/ Community · Spanish Town # Ensom Ensom is a community of Jamaica in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **4.94 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.9km² - 16mapped services - 44 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ensom? Ensom lies in [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/), [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Angels/Crescent](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/angels-crescent/), [Greendale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/greendale/), [Hampton Green](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/hampton-green/), [Keystone](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/keystone/), [Sligoville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/sligoville/) and [Spanish Town Central](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/spanish-town-central/). By area it is the 586th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 1.4% of [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/). The centre of Ensom is about 18 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 3.0 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Spanish Town. The centre point is at 18.0167° N, 76.9652° 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 Ensom ### Nearby, outside Ensom - Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782) · monument, Spanish Town Central2.5 km - Sir Walter Rodney Memorial · monument, Spanish Town Central2.5 km - People's Museum of Craft & Technology · museum, Spanish Town Central2.6 km - Spanish Town Iron Bridge · monument, Greendale3.2 km - Orange Grove Cave · cave, Sligoville4.5 km - Radcliffe Park Cave · cave, Sligoville5.6 km - White Marl Taino Midden and Museum · museum, Central Village6.1 km - Taino Hut (1965) · museum, Central Village6.1 km - Cedars Cave · cave, Bog Walk7.5 km - Montpelier House · ruins, Sligoville8.4 km - March Pen Cave · cave, Hellshire8.7 km - Sligoville Great House · attraction, Sligoville9.0 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: Ensom - 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 Pen15 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston21 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 3.1 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 06:31, 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 Ensom Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Ensom. - Eltham Acres - Eltham Park - Eltham View - Ensom City - Ensom Pen - Gordon Pen 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 Ensom and the best time to visit Using the climate of Spanish Town, 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 Ensom Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Amadeo Medical Group · Spanish Town Central 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99546&mlon=-76.95642#map=17/17.99546/-76.95642) Bank DamarkMCL · Spanish Town Central 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99454&mlon=-76.95802#map=17/17.99454/-76.95802) ATM Sagicor ATM · Spanish Town Central 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99061&mlon=-76.95333#map=17/17.99061/-76.95333) Petrol pump Total · Ensom 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01311&mlon=-76.97202#map=17/18.01311/-76.97202) Hotel Palm Villa Inn Ltd. · Spanish Town Central 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99590&mlon=-76.95510#map=17/17.99590/-76.95510) Mall Astoria Plaza · Hampton Green 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00034&mlon=-76.96018#map=17/18.00034/-76.96018) School Eltham High School · Ensom 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01622&mlon=-76.96927#map=17/18.01622/-76.96927) College Spanish Town Learning Institute · Angels/Crescent 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01772&mlon=-76.97450#map=17/18.01772/-76.97450) Police station Spanish Town Penitentary · Spanish Town Central 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99242&mlon=-76.95194#map=17/17.99242/-76.95194) 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 Ensom Places mapped inside Ensom in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps3 - Schools6 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants6 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 Spanish Town - Angels/Crescent - Bernard Lodge - Caymanas - Central Village - Cromarty - Golden Acres - Greendale - Hampton Green - Keystone - Kitson Town - Old Harbour Road - Point Hill - Sligoville - Spanish Town Central - St. Johns East - St. Johns West - Sydenham - Watermount - Willowdene ## Quick answers - Where is Ensom?In Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Ensom?Angels/Crescent, Greendale, Hampton Green, Keystone, Sligoville and Spanish Town Central - What is there to see in Ensom?Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782), Sir Walter Rodney Memorial, People's Museum of Craft & Technology, Spanish Town Iron Bridge - What time zone is Ensom in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Ensom?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Ensom?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ensom?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ensom?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Ensom?Amadeo Medical Group, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ensom?DamarkMCL, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ensom?Sagicor ATM, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ensom?Total, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ensom?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Ensom?JM080706 (OCHA common operational dataset)