# Sydenham Community, Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/sydenham/

Community · Spanish Town 

# Sydenham

Sydenham is a community of Jamaica in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **2.71 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.7km²
- 8mapped services
- 24 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sydenham?

Sydenham 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 5 other communities: [Cromarty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/cromarty/), [Old Harbour Road](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/old-harbour-road/), [Spanish Town Central](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/spanish-town-central/), [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 672nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.8% of [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/). The centre of Sydenham is about 20 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.9 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Spanish Town. The centre point is at 17.9835° N, 76.9835° 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 Sydenham

### Nearby, outside Sydenham

- People's Museum of Craft & Technology · museum, Spanish Town Central3.3 km
- Sir Walter Rodney Memorial · monument, Spanish Town Central3.4 km
- Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782) · monument, Spanish Town Central3.4 km
- Spanish Town Iron Bridge · monument, Greendale4.0 km
- March Pen Cave · cave, Hellshire5.9 km
- White Marl Taino Midden and Museum · museum, Central Village7.8 km
- Taino Hut (1965) · museum, Central Village7.8 km
- Salt Pond Hill Cave · cave, Hellshire8.0 km
- Orange Grove Cave · cave, Sligoville8.5 km
- Spring Garden Rising · cave, Old Harbour9.3 km
- Horse Cave · cave, Hellshire9.8 km
- Radcliffe Park Cave · cave, Sligoville9.8 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: Sydenham

- 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 Pen17 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 Sydenham

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Sydenham. Settlements here lie between about 23 m and 28 m above sea level (median 24 m).

- Horizon Park
- Sydenham
- Whitewater Meadows

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 Sydenham 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 Sydenham

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Amadeo Medical Group · Spanish Town Central 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99546&mlon=-76.95642#map=17/17.99546/-76.95642) 

Bank First Heritage Co-Operative Credit Union · Spanish Town Central 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98967&mlon=-76.95646#map=17/17.98967/-76.95646) 

ATM NCB · Sydenham 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) 

Petrol pump Jampet · Willowdene 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99110&mlon=-76.97931#map=17/17.99110/-76.97931) 

Hotel Palm Villa Inn Ltd. · Sydenham 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98987&mlon=-76.98204#map=17/17.98987/-76.98204) 

Mall Oasis Shopping Center · Spanish Town Central 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98913&mlon=-76.95635#map=17/17.98913/-76.95635) 

School Horizon Park Primary School · Sydenham 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98236&mlon=-76.98149#map=17/17.98236/-76.98149) 

College Spanish Town Learning Institute · Angels/Crescent 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01772&mlon=-76.97450#map=17/18.01772/-76.97450) 

Police station Fellowship Police Post · Cromarty 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95874&mlon=-76.97182#map=17/17.95874/-76.97182) 

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 Sydenham

Places mapped inside Sydenham in open map data, by type.

- ATMs1
- Hotels1
- Schools2
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants3

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
- St. Johns West
- Watermount
- Willowdene

## Quick answers

- Where is Sydenham?In Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Sydenham?Cromarty, Old Harbour Road, Spanish Town Central, St. Johns East and Willowdene
- What is there to see in Sydenham?People's Museum of Craft & Technology, Sir Walter Rodney Memorial, Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782), Spanish Town Iron Bridge
- What time zone is Sydenham in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Sydenham?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Sydenham?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sydenham?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sydenham?Settlements lie between 23 m and 28 m
- What is the best time to visit Sydenham?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sydenham?Amadeo Medical Group, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sydenham?First Heritage Co-Operative Credit Union, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sydenham?NCB, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sydenham?Jampet, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many ATMs are in Sydenham?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sydenham?JM080718 (OCHA common operational dataset)