# Flamstead Gardens Community, Maroon Town, Saint James Parish

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

Community · Maroon Town 

# Flamstead Gardens

Flamstead Gardens is a community of Jamaica in Maroon Town, Saint James Parish. It covers **4.80 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.8km²
- 547 mtypical elevation

## Where is Flamstead Gardens?

Flamstead Gardens 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 4 other communities: [Garlands](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/garlands/), [Mt. Horeb](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/mt-horeb/), [Tangle River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/tangle-river/) and [Vaughansfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/vaughansfield/). By area it is the 594th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.8% of [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/). The centre of Flamstead Gardens is about 115 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3217° N, 77.8243° 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 Flamstead Gardens

OpenStreetMap lists 11 named sights in Flamstead Gardens: 11 caves.

- Banana Market Sink · cave
- Cool Garden 1 NE · cave
- Cool Garden 1 SW · cave
- Cool Garden 2 N · cave
- Cool Garden 2 S · cave
- Cool Garden 3 · cave
- Cool Garden 4 NW · cave
- Cool Garden 4 SE · cave
- Coolgarden Cave 1 · cave
- Pumphouse Cave · cave
- Ten Mile Post Rising · cave

### Nearby, outside Flamstead Gardens

- Trat's Sink South · cave, Tangle River0.6 km
- Trat's Sink North · cave, Tangle River0.7 km
- Flamstead Cave · cave, Tangle River1.1 km
- Garlands Sink · cave, Garlands1.6 km
- Flamstead Rising Cave · cave, Tangle River1.7 km
- Rudist Rock Cave · cave, Vaughansfield1.7 km
- Garlands Rising · cave, Garlands2.0 km
- Mckenzie Cave · cave, Mt. Horeb2.3 km
- Maldon River Risings · cave, Maldon2.4 km
- Vaughansfield Cave · cave, Vaughansfield2.4 km
- William's Cave · cave, Garlands2.6 km
- Bottom Pasture Cave · cave, Vaughansfield2.8 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: Flamstead Gardens

- 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) · Boscobel91 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 8.3 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 Flamstead Gardens

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Flamstead Gardens. Settlements here lie between about 516 m and 547 m above sea level (median 547 m).

- Flamstead
- Flamstead Gardens
- Flamstead Mountain
- Tangle River

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 Flamstead Gardens 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 Flamstead Gardens

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center · Mt. Salem 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46786&mlon=-77.90720#map=17/18.46786/-77.90720) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Montpelier 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36800&mlon=-77.93230#map=17/18.36800/-77.93230) 

Hotel Breeze Here/ブリーズヒア · Catadupa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28330&mlon=-77.88330#map=17/18.28330/-77.88330) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Maldon High · Summer Hill 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35879&mlon=-77.81364#map=17/18.35879/-77.81364) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 

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 Maroon Town

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Flamstead Gardens?In Maroon Town, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Flamstead Gardens?Garlands, Mt. Horeb, Tangle River and Vaughansfield
- What is there to see in Flamstead Gardens?Banana Market Sink, Cool Garden 1 NE, Cool Garden 1 SW, Cool Garden 2 N
- What time zone is Flamstead Gardens in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Flamstead Gardens?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Flamstead Gardens?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Flamstead Gardens?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Flamstead Gardens?Settlements lie between 516 m and 547 m
- What is the best time to visit Flamstead Gardens?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Flamstead Gardens?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Flamstead Gardens?First Global Bank Ltd, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Flamstead Gardens?NCB, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Flamstead Gardens?TotalEnergies, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Flamstead Gardens?JM101002 (OCHA common operational dataset)