# St. Johns East Community, Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish

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Community · Spanish Town 

# St. Johns East

St. Johns East is a community of Jamaica in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **2.17 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.2km²
- 11mapped services
- 37 mtypical elevation

## Where is St. Johns East?

St. Johns East 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 7 other communities: [Cromarty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/cromarty/), [Golden Acres](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/golden-acres/), [Hampton Green](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/hampton-green/), [Spanish Town Central](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/spanish-town-central/), [St. Johns West](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/st-johns-west/), [Sydenham](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/sydenham/) and [Willowdene](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/willowdene/). By area it is the 685th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.6% of [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/). The centre of St. Johns East is about 19 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.3 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Spanish Town. The centre point is at 18.0015° N, 76.9764° 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. Johns East

### Nearby, outside St. Johns East

- People's Museum of Craft & Technology · museum, Spanish Town Central2.4 km
- Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782) · monument, Spanish Town Central2.4 km
- Sir Walter Rodney Memorial · monument, Spanish Town Central2.4 km
- Spanish Town Iron Bridge · monument, Greendale3.2 km
- Orange Grove Cave · cave, Sligoville6.4 km
- White Marl Taino Midden and Museum · museum, Central Village6.9 km
- Taino Hut (1965) · museum, Central Village6.9 km
- March Pen Cave · cave, Hellshire7.4 km
- Radcliffe Park Cave · cave, Sligoville7.7 km
- Salt Pond Hill Cave · cave, Hellshire9.2 km
- Cedars Cave · cave, Bog Walk9.2 km
- Top Mountain Cave · cave, Kitson Town9.5 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. Johns East

- 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 Pen16 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston21 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 2.5 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 St. Johns East

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in St. Johns East. Settlements here lie between about 31 m and 40 m above sea level (median 37 m).

- 31 St. John's Road
- Homestead
- Kelsalls Pen
- Villa Crescent
- Westmore Gardens

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 St. Johns East 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 St. Johns East

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Amadeo Medical Group · Spanish Town Central 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99546&mlon=-76.95642#map=17/17.99546/-76.95642) 

Bank DamarkMCL · Spanish Town Central 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99454&mlon=-76.95802#map=17/17.99454/-76.95802) 

ATM NCB · Willowdene 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99092&mlon=-76.97948#map=17/17.99092/-76.97948) 

Petrol pump Texaco · St. Johns East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00475&mlon=-76.98553#map=17/18.00475/-76.98553) 

Hotel Palm Villa Inn Ltd. · Sydenham 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98987&mlon=-76.98204#map=17/17.98987/-76.98204) 

Mall Astoria Plaza · Hampton Green 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00034&mlon=-76.96018#map=17/18.00034/-76.96018) 

School St. John's Primary School · St. Johns East 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00017&mlon=-76.97456#map=17/18.00017/-76.97456) 

College Spanish Town Learning Institute · Angels/Crescent 1.8 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 2.8 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 St. Johns East

Places mapped inside St. Johns East in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps2
- Schools4
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants4

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
- Greendale
- Hampton Green
- Keystone
- Kitson Town
- Old Harbour Road
- Point Hill
- Sligoville
- Spanish Town Central
- St. Johns West
- Sydenham
- Watermount
- Willowdene

## Quick answers

- Where is St. Johns East?In Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
- What borders St. Johns East?Cromarty, Golden Acres, Hampton Green, Spanish Town Central, St. Johns West, Sydenham and Willowdene
- What is there to see in St. Johns East?People's Museum of Craft & Technology, Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782), Sir Walter Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town Iron Bridge
- What time zone is St. Johns East in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in St. Johns East?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in St. Johns East?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in St. Johns East?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of St. Johns East?Settlements lie between 31 m and 40 m
- What is the best time to visit St. Johns East?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to St. Johns East?Amadeo Medical Group, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to St. Johns East?DamarkMCL, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to St. Johns East?NCB, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to St. Johns East?Texaco, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in St. Johns East?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of St. Johns East?JM080716 (OCHA common operational dataset)