# Jeffery Town Community, Gayle, Saint Mary Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/jeffery-town/

Community · Gayle 

# Jeffery Town

Jeffery Town is a community of Jamaica in Gayle, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **11.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11.0km²
- 2mapped services
- 502 mtypical elevation

## Where is Jeffery Town?

Jeffery Town lies in [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Blackstonedge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/blackstonedge/), [Carron Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/carron-hall/), [Guys Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/guys-hill/), [Lucky Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/lucky-hill/) and [Woodpark](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/woodpark/). By area it is the 355th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 10.1% of [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/). The centre of Jeffery Town is about 38 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2777° N, 77.0042° 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 Jeffery Town

### Nearby, outside Jeffery Town

- Pottinger Cave · cave, Lucky Hill2.6 km
- Davis Cave · cave, Woodpark2.6 km
- Mosely Hall Cave · cave, Blackstonedge3.6 km
- Copper Cave · cave, Guys Hill5.5 km
- Rio Hoe Pen Cave · cave, River Head6.5 km
- Lucky Hill Pen Sink · cave, Labyrinth6.5 km
- Clapham Sinkhole · cave, River Head6.7 km
- Devils Race Course · attraction, Guys Hill6.8 km
- Lucky Hill Pen Pot · cave, Labyrinth6.8 km
- Lucky Hill Pen Cave · cave, Labyrinth6.8 km
- Peru Cave · cave, Walkers Wood7.0 km
- Bonnett Cave · cave, Treadways7.3 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: Jeffery 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) · Boscobel15 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen37 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 20 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 06:31, 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 Jeffery Town

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Jeffery Town. Settlements here lie between about 323 m and 540 m above sea level (median 502 m).

- Decoy Land
- Decoy Pen
- Happy Return
- Hermon Hill
- Jeffrey Town (Victoria Town)
- Maiden Hall
- Salisbury
- Wallingford

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 Jeffery Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gayle, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 175 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 46 

Feb 24 30 

Mar 24 39 

Apr 25 51 

May 26 136 

Jun 26 125 

Jul 27 94 

Aug 27 122 

Sep 27 151 

Oct 26 193 

Nov 25 118 

Dec 25 58 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jeffery Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Trinity Port Maria · Baileys Vale 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35548&mlon=-76.89903#map=17/18.35548/-76.89903) 

Bank Scotiabank · Baileys Vale 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35566&mlon=-76.89946#map=17/18.35566/-76.89946) 

ATM NCB · Linstead 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13681&mlon=-77.03178#map=17/18.13681/-77.03178) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Lucky Hill · Lucky Hill 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.31380&mlon=-77.00923#map=17/18.31380/-77.00923) 

Hotel Beaches Resort · Boscobel 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40416&mlon=-76.97989#map=17/18.40416/-76.97989) 

Mall South Parade Plaza · Linstead 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13691&mlon=-77.03323#map=17/18.13691/-77.03323) 

School Guys Hill High School · Guys Hill 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.24921&mlon=-76.98838#map=17/18.24921/-76.98838) 

College Caribbean Institute of Professional Military Education · Moneague 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28244&mlon=-77.11061#map=17/18.28244/-77.11061) 

Police station Oracabessa Police · Oracabessa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40424&mlon=-76.94908#map=17/18.40424/-76.94908) 

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 Jeffery Town

Places mapped inside Jeffery Town in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants2

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 Gayle

- Amiel Town
- Bonny Gate
- Carron Hall
- Gayle
- Labyrinth
- Lucky Hill
- Woodpark

## Quick answers

- Where is Jeffery Town?In Gayle, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Jeffery Town?Blackstonedge, Carron Hall, Guys Hill, Lucky Hill and Woodpark
- What is there to see in Jeffery Town?Pottinger Cave, Davis Cave, Mosely Hall Cave, Copper Cave
- What time zone is Jeffery Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Jeffery Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Jeffery Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Jeffery Town?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Jeffery Town?Settlements lie between 323 m and 540 m
- What is the best time to visit Jeffery Town?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Jeffery Town?Trinity Port Maria, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Jeffery Town?Scotiabank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Jeffery Town?NCB, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jeffery Town?TotalEnergies, Lucky Hill, about 4.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Jeffery Town?JM110505 (OCHA common operational dataset)