# Albion Mountain Community, Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/albion-mountain/ Community · Port Maria # Albion Mountain Albion Mountain is a community of Jamaica in Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **5.38 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.4km² - 65 mtypical elevation ## Where is Albion Mountain? Albion Mountain lies in [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Baileys Vale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/baileys-vale/), [Free Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/free-hill/), [Jack's River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/jack-s-river/), [Mason Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/mason-hall/) and [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/port-maria/). By area it is the 572nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.7% of [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/). The centre of Albion Mountain is about 43 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.6 km from Port Maria, the main town of Port Maria. The centre point is at 18.3674° N, 76.9139° 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 Albion Mountain ### Nearby, outside Albion Mountain - Tacky Slave Monument · memorial, Port Maria2.2 km - Street Clock Rotatory · attraction, Port Maria2.3 km - Fort Haldane, 1759 · attraction, Port Maria2.8 km - Pagee Beach · attraction, Port Maria3.1 km - Firefly Estate, Noel Coward's House · museum, Mason Hall3.1 km - Idlewild Caves · cave, Mason Hall4.6 km - Fisherman's Beach · attraction, Oracabessa5.7 km - James Bond Beach · attraction, Oracabessa5.8 km - Fleming Beach · beach, Oracabessa5.8 km - Button Beach · attraction, Oracabessa5.8 km - Low Cay Beach · beach, Oracabessa5.9 km - Tacky Falls · waterfall, Islington7.0 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: Albion Mountain - 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) · Boscobel7.2 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen43 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:33). 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 Albion Mountain Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Albion Mountain. - Albion Mountain - Dillian Ville - Trinity 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 Albion Mountain and the best time to visit Using the climate of Port Maria, 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 Albion Mountain Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Trinity Port Maria · Baileys Vale 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35548&mlon=-76.89903#map=17/18.35548/-76.89903) Bank Scotiabank · Baileys Vale 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35566&mlon=-76.89946#map=17/18.35566/-76.89946) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Port Maria · Baileys Vale 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35557&mlon=-76.89931#map=17/18.35557/-76.89931) Hotel Casa Maria Hotel · Port Maria 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.38612&mlon=-76.89607#map=17/18.38612/-76.89607) Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40657&mlon=-77.10327#map=17/18.40657/-77.10327) School Albion Mountain Primary School · Port Maria 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36831&mlon=-76.89241#map=17/18.36831/-76.89241) College Port Maria Heart Training Centre · Port Maria 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36271&mlon=-76.89274#map=17/18.36271/-76.89274) Police station Port Maria Police Station · Port Maria 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.37242&mlon=-76.89133#map=17/18.37242/-76.89133) 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 Port Maria - Baileys Vale - Free Hill - Hampstead - Islington - Martin - Port Maria - Robins Bay - Sandside ## Quick answers - Where is Albion Mountain?In Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Albion Mountain?Baileys Vale, Free Hill, Jack's River, Mason Hall and Port Maria - What is there to see in Albion Mountain?Tacky Slave Monument, Street Clock Rotatory, Fort Haldane, 1759, Pagee Beach - What time zone is Albion Mountain in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Albion Mountain?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Albion Mountain?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Albion Mountain?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Albion Mountain?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Albion Mountain?Trinity Port Maria, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Albion Mountain?Scotiabank, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Albion Mountain?Scotiabank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Albion Mountain?TotalEnergies, Port Maria, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Albion Mountain?JM111101 (OCHA common operational dataset)