# Flagstaff Community, Maroon Town, Saint James Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/flagstaff/

Community · Maroon Town 

# Flagstaff

Flagstaff is a community of Jamaica in Maroon Town, Saint James Parish. It covers **18.2 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 18.2km²
- 1mapped service
- 427 mtypical elevation

## Where is Flagstaff?

Flagstaff lies in [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Deeside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/deeside/), [Maldon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/maldon/), [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/maroon-town/), [Somerton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/somerton/), [Summer Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/summer-hill/) and [Vaughansfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/vaughansfield/). By area it is the 202nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 14.4% of [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/). The centre of Flagstaff is about 111 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3512° N, 77.7733° 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 Flagstaff

OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Flagstaff: 12 caves; 1 archaeological site; 1 museum.

- Flagstaff Heritage Center · museum
- Old Maroon Town Barracks · archaeological site
- Barrow's Cave · cave
- Belfield Cave · cave
- Dead Baby Sinkhole · cave
- Fitzie Fissures 1, 2, 3 · cave
- Grasslice Cave · cave
- Gun Hill Cave · cave
- Lemy River Flood Sink · cave
- Liefs Sink · cave
- Rotten Goat Crawl · cave
- Schaw Castle Cave · cave
- Thompson's Cave · cave
- Valley Pit · cave

### Nearby, outside Flagstaff

- Lemy River Rising Cave · cave, Maroon Town1.9 km
- Salmon Cave · cave, Deeside2.0 km
- Jackson Young's Cave · cave, Maroon Town2.2 km
- Barracks Cave · cave, Vaughansfield2.3 km
- Prosper Rock Cave · cave, Maroon Town2.3 km
- Young Gully Cave · cave, Maroon Town2.4 km
- Jarman Bottom Cave · cave, Maroon Town2.6 km
- Hope River Glade Caves · cave, Deeside2.7 km
- Rota Sink · cave, Maroon Town2.7 km
- Rota Cave East Entrance · cave, Maldon2.8 km
- Springvale South Cave · cave, Somerton2.8 km
- Likkle Cave · cave, Somerton2.8 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: Flagstaff

- 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 Bay22 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel85 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 14 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 Flagstaff

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Flagstaff. Settlements here lie between about 352 m and 462 m above sea level (median 427 m).

- Chatsworth
- Flagstaff
- Georges Valley
- Gun Hill
- Schaw Castle
- Silver Grove
- Waterloo

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 Flagstaff and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Maroon Town, 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 Flagstaff

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Community Health Center · Barrett Town 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51180&mlon=-77.80016#map=17/18.51180/-77.80016) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Montpelier 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36800&mlon=-77.93230#map=17/18.36800/-77.93230) 

Hotel The Last Resort · Sherwood Content 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35825&mlon=-77.65862#map=17/18.35825/-77.65862) 

Mall Cornwall Courts Shopping Centre · Green Pond 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47222&mlon=-77.87854#map=17/18.47222/-77.87854) 

School EBER Kindergarten & Preparatory School · Flagstaff 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.34405&mlon=-77.78703#map=17/18.34405/-77.78703) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Barrett Town Police · Barrett Town 18 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Flagstaff

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

- Schools1

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 Maroon Town

- Flamstead Gardens
- Garlands
- Maldon
- Maroon Town
- Mocho
- Niagara
- Summer Hill
- Tangle River
- Vaughansfield
- Welcome Hall

## Quick answers

- Where is Flagstaff?In Maroon Town, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Flagstaff?Deeside, Maldon, Maroon Town, Somerton, Summer Hill and Vaughansfield
- What is there to see in Flagstaff?Barrow's Cave, Belfield Cave, Dead Baby Sinkhole, Fitzie Fissures 1, 2, 3
- What time zone is Flagstaff in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Flagstaff?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Flagstaff?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Flagstaff?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Flagstaff?Settlements lie between 352 m and 462 m
- What is the best time to visit Flagstaff?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Flagstaff?Community Health Center, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Flagstaff?First Global Bank Ltd, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Flagstaff?NCB, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Flagstaff?TotalEnergies, about 17 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Flagstaff?JM101001 (OCHA common operational dataset)