# Charles Town Community, Buff Bay, Saint Mary Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/buff-bay/charles-town/

Community · Buff Bay 

# Charles Town

Charles Town is a community of Jamaica in Buff Bay, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **7.96 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.0km²
- 128 mtypical elevation

## Where is Charles Town?

Charles Town lies in [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/buff-bay/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Exchange](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/exchange/), [Labyrinth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/labyrinth/), [Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/alligator-pond/prospect/) and [Retreat](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/morant-bay/retreat/). By area it is the 456th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Charles Town is about 51 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3928° N, 77.0419° 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 Charles Town

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Charles Town: 1 waterfall; 1 cave.

- Irie River · waterfall
- Three Hills Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Charles Town

- Dinaman Caves · cave, Retreat2.1 km
- Jacota Hole · cave, Retreat2.1 km
- Retreat Hole · cave, Retreat2.4 km
- Irie Blue Hole · viewpoint, Labyrinth2.5 km
- Secret Falls · waterfall, Labyrinth2.5 km
- coral reef · beach, Prospect3.2 km
- Harmony Hall · gallery, Prospect3.3 km
- Reggae Beach · beach, Prospect3.4 km
- Island Gully Falls · attraction, Exchange3.4 km
- Blue hole · attraction, Exchange3.4 km
- Warwich Mount Cave · cave, Great Pond4.4 km
- Old Spanish Bridge · attraction, Labyrinth4.4 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: Charles Town

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel7.7 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen51 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 33 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, 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 Charles Town

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Charles Town. Settlements here lie between about 49 m and 181 m above sea level (median 128 m).

- Cherryfield
- Hard Bargain
- Industry Pen
- Prospect
- Roscommon
- Three Hills

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 Charles Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Buff Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,164 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (193 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 46 

Feb 25 30 

Mar 26 39 

Apr 26 51 

May 27 136 

Jun 27 125 

Jul 28 94 

Aug 28 122 

Sep 28 151 

Oct 28 193 

Nov 27 118 

Dec 26 58 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Charles Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Trinity Port Maria · Baileys Vale 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35548&mlon=-76.89903#map=17/18.35548/-76.89903) 

Bank Scotiabank · Content Gardens 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41186&mlon=-77.07310#map=17/18.41186/-77.07310) 

ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Exchange 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40730&mlon=-77.06860#map=17/18.40730/-77.06860) 

Hotel Sunrise Villa Guest House Ocho Ríos · Prospect 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40662&mlon=-77.02333#map=17/18.40662/-77.02333) 

Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40657&mlon=-77.10327#map=17/18.40657/-77.10327) 

School Iona High School · Prospect 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41779&mlon=-77.03559#map=17/18.41779/-77.03559) 

College St. Monica's College · Ocho Rios 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41222&mlon=-77.09726#map=17/18.41222/-77.09726) 

Police station Area 2 Police HQ · Prospect 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41639&mlon=-77.02849#map=17/18.41639/-77.02849) 

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Charles Town?In Buff Bay, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Charles Town?Exchange, Labyrinth, Prospect and Retreat
- What is there to see in Charles Town?Irie River, Three Hills Cave
- What time zone is Charles Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Charles Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Charles Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Charles Town?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Charles Town?Settlements lie between 49 m and 181 m
- What is the best time to visit Charles Town?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Charles Town?Trinity Port Maria, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Charles Town?Scotiabank, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Charles Town?Scotiabank, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Charles Town?TotalEnergies, about 3.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Charles Town?JM110301 (OCHA common operational dataset)