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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/st-johns-west/

Community · Spanish Town 

# St. Johns West

St. Johns West is a community of Jamaica in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **12.7 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12.7km²
- 3mapped services
- 78 mtypical elevation

## Where is St. Johns West?

St. Johns West 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/), [Golden Acres](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/golden-acres/), [Kitson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/kitson-town/), [Old Harbour Road](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/old-harbour-road/), [St. Johns East](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/st-johns-east/) and [Willowdene](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/willowdene/). By area it is the 307th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.7% of [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/). The centre of St. Johns West is about 23 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.6 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Spanish Town. The centre point is at 18.0067° N, 77.0073° 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 West

### Nearby, outside St. Johns West

- People's Museum of Craft & Technology · museum, Spanish Town Central5.7 km
- Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782) · monument, Spanish Town Central5.7 km
- Sir Walter Rodney Memorial · monument, Spanish Town Central5.7 km
- Spanish Town Iron Bridge · monument, Greendale6.5 km
- Top Mountain Cave · cave, Kitson Town6.6 km
- Retreat Cave · cave, Kitson Town7.1 km
- Spring Garden Rising · cave, Old Harbour7.1 km
- Orange Grove Cave · cave, Sligoville7.4 km
- Bog Walk Tube · ruins, Bog Walk9.3 km
- Mountain River Cave · cave, Watermount9.3 km
- Cedars Cave · cave, Bog Walk9.4 km
- Worldsend Gully 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 West

- 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 Pen20 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston25 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 5.8 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 17:34).

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 West

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in St. Johns West. Settlements here lie between about 28 m and 110 m above sea level (median 78 m).

- Bellevue Heights
- Bendons Rest
- Dovecot Park
- Ebony Vale
- Fairview Park/Friendship Meadows
- Frasers Content
- Frenchmans Hill
- Green Acres
- Royale Place Estate
- Seven Doubloons
- Silversun Estate

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 West 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 West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Amadeo Medical Group · Spanish Town Central 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99546&mlon=-76.95642#map=17/17.99546/-76.95642) 

Bank DamarkMCL · Spanish Town Central 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99454&mlon=-76.95802#map=17/17.99454/-76.95802) 

ATM NCB · Sydenham 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) 

Petrol pump Marco · Willowdene 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00409&mlon=-76.98631#map=17/18.00409/-76.98631) 

Hotel Paradise Reggae Resort · St. Johns West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00719&mlon=-77.02253#map=17/18.00719/-77.02253) 

Mall Astoria Plaza · Hampton Green 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00034&mlon=-76.96018#map=17/18.00034/-76.96018) 

School Innswood High · Old Harbour Road 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98201&mlon=-76.99980#map=17/17.98201/-76.99980) 

College Spanish Town Learning Institute · Golden Acres 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02284&mlon=-76.98471#map=17/18.02284/-76.98471) 

Police station Spanish Town Penitentary · Spanish Town Central 6.1 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 West

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

- Hotels1
- Restaurants2

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 East
- Sydenham
- Watermount
- Willowdene

## Quick answers

- Where is St. Johns West?In Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
- What borders St. Johns West?Angels/Crescent, Golden Acres, Kitson Town, Old Harbour Road, St. Johns East and Willowdene
- What is there to see in St. Johns West?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 West in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in St. Johns West?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in St. Johns West?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in St. Johns West?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of St. Johns West?Settlements lie between 28 m and 110 m
- What is the best time to visit St. Johns West?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to St. Johns West?Amadeo Medical Group, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to St. Johns West?DamarkMCL, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to St. Johns West?NCB, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to St. Johns West?Marco, about 2.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of St. Johns West?JM080717 (OCHA common operational dataset)