# Somerton Community, Adelphi, Saint James Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/somerton/ Community · Adelphi # Somerton Somerton is a community of Jamaica in Adelphi, Saint James Parish. It covers **29.7 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 29.7km² - 221 mtypical elevation ## Where is Somerton? Somerton lies in [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/adelphi/), [Deeside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/deeside/), [Dumfries](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/dumfries/), [Flagstaff](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/flagstaff/), [Lottery](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/lottery/), [Orange](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/orange/) and [Summer Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/summer-hill/). By area it is the 85th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 24.4% of [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/). The centre of Somerton is about 114 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4104° N, 77.7764° 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 Somerton OpenStreetMap lists 7 named sights in Somerton: 7 caves. - Liberty Caves · cave - Likkle Cave · cave - Overhill Cave · cave - Springvale East Rise · cave - Springvale South Cave · cave - Springvale South Rising · cave - Upper Springvale Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Somerton - Deeside Risings · cave, Deeside3.8 km - Deeside Roaring River Cave · cave, Deeside3.9 km - Springvale Sink · cave, Deeside4.2 km - Rotten Goat Crawl · cave, Flagstaff4.3 km - Windsor Lodge Caves · cave, Lottery4.3 km - Mount Parnassus Cave · cave, Welcome Hall4.4 km - Barrow's Cave · cave, Flagstaff4.4 km - Hampden Estate (1753) · attraction, Hampden4.8 km - Chatsworth Cave · cave, Summer Hill5.0 km - Schaw Castle Cave · cave, Flagstaff5.2 km - Grasslice Cave · cave, Flagstaff5.2 km - Duppy Cave · cave, Deeside5.3 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: Somerton - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay18 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel85 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 17 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:37). 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 Somerton Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Somerton. Settlements here lie between about 152 m and 289 m above sea level (median 221 m). - Adelphi Land - Bull Pen - Castle Wemyss - Cedar Hill - Equity - Guilsbro - Industry - Macclesfield - Occasion Hill - Somerton - Spring Vale - Virgin Valley - Weymms Road - Windsor Lodge - Yorkland 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Somerton Named natural and historic features inside Somerton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Slippery Gut Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Somerton and the best time to visit Using the climate of Adelphi, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 48 Feb 25 34 Mar 26 52 Apr 27 58 May 27 141 Jun 27 128 Jul 27 92 Aug 28 118 Sep 28 151 Oct 27 183 Nov 26 113 Dec 25 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Somerton Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Community Health Center · Barrett Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51180&mlon=-77.80016#map=17/18.51180/-77.80016) Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Greenwood · Greenwood 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51187&mlon=-77.73987#map=17/18.51187/-77.73987) Hotel Iberostar Hotel And Resort -Montego Bay. · Lilliput 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50958&mlon=-77.76744#map=17/18.50958/-77.76744) Mall Cornwall Courts Shopping Centre · Green Pond 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47222&mlon=-77.87854#map=17/18.47222/-77.87854) School Maldon High · Summer Hill 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35879&mlon=-77.81364#map=17/18.35879/-77.81364) College Northern Caribbean University Mobay Campus · Lilliput 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51068&mlon=-77.77328#map=17/18.51068/-77.77328) Police station Barrett Town Police · Barrett Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51451&mlon=-77.80163#map=17/18.51451/-77.80163) 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. ## Other communities in Adelphi - Adelphi - Dumfries - Goodwill - Lottery - Orange - Sunderland ## Quick answers - Where is Somerton?In Adelphi, Saint James Parish, Jamaica - What borders Somerton?Adelphi, Deeside, Dumfries, Flagstaff, Lottery, Orange and Summer Hill - What is there to see in Somerton?Liberty Caves, Likkle Cave, Overhill Cave, Springvale East Rise - What time zone is Somerton in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Somerton?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Somerton?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Somerton?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Somerton?Settlements lie between 152 m and 289 m - What is the best time to visit Somerton?November to April and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Somerton?Community Health Center, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Somerton?First Global Bank Ltd, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Somerton?NCB, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Somerton?TotalEnergies, Greenwood, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Somerton?JM100106 (OCHA common operational dataset)