# Willowdene Community, Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/willowdene/ Community · Spanish Town # Willowdene Willowdene is a community of Jamaica in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **2.32 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.3km² - 13mapped services - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Willowdene? Willowdene 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: [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/), [St. Johns West](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/st-johns-west/) and [Sydenham](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/sydenham/). By area it is the 679th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.7% of [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/). The centre of Willowdene is about 20 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.8 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Spanish Town. The centre point is at 17.9957° 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 Willowdene ### Nearby, outside Willowdene - People's Museum of Craft & Technology · museum, Spanish Town Central3.0 km - Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782) · monument, Spanish Town Central3.1 km - Sir Walter Rodney Memorial · monument, Spanish Town Central3.1 km - Spanish Town Iron Bridge · monument, Greendale3.8 km - March Pen Cave · cave, Hellshire7.1 km - Orange Grove Cave · cave, Sligoville7.2 km - White Marl Taino Midden and Museum · museum, Central Village7.7 km - Taino Hut (1965) · museum, Central Village7.7 km - Radcliffe Park Cave · cave, Sligoville8.6 km - Salt Pond Hill Cave · cave, Hellshire9.0 km - Top Mountain Cave · cave, Kitson Town9.2 km - Spring Garden Rising · cave, Old Harbour9.4 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: Willowdene - 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) · Kingston22 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 3.0 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 Willowdene Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Willowdene. - Knibbs Pen - Willowdene - Willowdene Estates 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 Willowdene 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 Willowdene Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Amadeo Medical Group · Spanish Town Central 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99546&mlon=-76.95642#map=17/17.99546/-76.95642) Bank DamarkMCL · Spanish Town Central 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99454&mlon=-76.95802#map=17/17.99454/-76.95802) ATM NCB · Willowdene 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99092&mlon=-76.97948#map=17/17.99092/-76.97948) Petrol pump Jampet · Willowdene 0.7 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 Astoria Plaza · Hampton Green 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00034&mlon=-76.96018#map=17/18.00034/-76.96018) School St. Johns Primary School · St. Johns East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99911&mlon=-76.97443#map=17/17.99911/-76.97443) College Spanish Town Learning Institute · Angels/Crescent 2.6 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 3.4 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 Willowdene Places mapped inside Willowdene in open map data, by type. - ATMs2 - Petrol pumps5 - 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 - Ensom - 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 ## Quick answers - Where is Willowdene?In Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Willowdene?Old Harbour Road, St. Johns East, St. Johns West and Sydenham - What is there to see in Willowdene?People's Museum of Craft & Technology, Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782), Sir Walter Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town Iron Bridge - What time zone is Willowdene in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Willowdene?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Willowdene?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Willowdene?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Willowdene?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Willowdene?Amadeo Medical Group, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Willowdene?DamarkMCL, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Willowdene?NCB, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Willowdene?Jampet, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many ATMs are in Willowdene?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Willowdene?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Willowdene?JM080720 (OCHA common operational dataset)