# Greendale Community, Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/greendale/ Community · Spanish Town # Greendale Greendale is a community of Jamaica in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **2.80 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.8km² - 2mapped services - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Greendale? Greendale 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 4 other communities: [Central Village](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/central-village/), [Ensom](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/ensom/), [Keystone](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/keystone/) and [Spanish Town Central](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/spanish-town-central/). By area it is the 666th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.8% of [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/). The centre of Greendale is about 17 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 1.8 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Spanish Town. The centre point is at 18.0060° N, 76.9519° 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 Greendale OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Greendale: 1 monument. - Spanish Town Iron Bridge · monument ### Nearby, outside Greendale - Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782) · monument, Spanish Town Central1.1 km - Sir Walter Rodney Memorial · monument, Spanish Town Central1.1 km - People's Museum of Craft & Technology · museum, Spanish Town Central1.2 km - White Marl Taino Midden and Museum · museum, Central Village4.4 km - Taino Hut (1965) · museum, Central Village4.4 km - Orange Grove Cave · cave, Sligoville5.7 km - Radcliffe Park Cave · cave, Sligoville6.0 km - March Pen Cave · cave, Hellshire7.4 km - Ferry Cave · cave, Ferry8.4 km - Ferry Inn (1684) · attraction, Ferry8.6 km - Salt Pond Hill Cave · cave, Hellshire8.7 km - Cedars Cave · cave, Bog Walk8.9 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: Greendale - 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 Pen14 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston19 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 1.8 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 Greendale Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Greendale. Settlements here lie between about 28 m and 77 m above sea level (median 28 m). - Beacon Hill - Greendale - Lauriston - Thompson Pen - Tredegar park 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 Greendale 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 Greendale Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Willowdene Family Medical Centre · Spanish Town Central 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99590&mlon=-76.95510#map=17/17.99590/-76.95510) Bank DamarkMCL · Spanish Town Central 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99454&mlon=-76.95802#map=17/17.99454/-76.95802) ATM Sagicor ATM · Spanish Town Central 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99061&mlon=-76.95333#map=17/17.99061/-76.95333) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Brunswick Avenue 3A · Hampton Green 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00090&mlon=-76.96093#map=17/18.00090/-76.96093) Hotel Palm Villa Inn Ltd. · Spanish Town Central 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99590&mlon=-76.95510#map=17/17.99590/-76.95510) Mall Astoria Plaza · Hampton Green 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00034&mlon=-76.96018#map=17/18.00034/-76.96018) School St Jago High School · Spanish Town Central 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00019&mlon=-76.95163#map=17/18.00019/-76.95163) College CtisJamaica · Central Village 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99703&mlon=-76.93679#map=17/17.99703/-76.93679) Police station Spanish Town Penitentary · Spanish Town Central 1.5 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 Greendale Places mapped inside Greendale in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 - Ensom - Golden Acres - 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 Greendale?In Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Greendale?Central Village, Ensom, Keystone and Spanish Town Central - What is there to see in Greendale?Spanish Town Iron Bridge - What time zone is Greendale in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Greendale?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Greendale?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Greendale?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Greendale?Settlements lie between 28 m and 77 m - What is the best time to visit Greendale?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Greendale?Willowdene Family Medical Centre, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Greendale?DamarkMCL, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Greendale?Sagicor ATM, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Greendale?TotalEnergies, Brunswick Avenue 3A, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Greendale?JM080708 (OCHA common operational dataset)