# Hampstead Community, Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/hampstead/ Community · Port Maria # Hampstead Hampstead is a community of Jamaica in Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **6.00 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.0km² - 221 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hampstead? Hampstead 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: [Bonny Gate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/bonny-gate/), [Free Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/free-hill/), [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/highgate/), [Martin](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/martin/) and [Sandside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/sandside/). By area it is the 545th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.2% of [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/). The centre of Hampstead is about 38 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.7 km from Port Maria, the main town of Port Maria. The centre point is at 18.3197° N, 76.9059° 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 Hampstead ### Nearby, outside Hampstead - Street Clock Rotatory · attraction, Port Maria5.9 km - Pagee Beach · attraction, Port Maria6.0 km - Tacky Falls · waterfall, Islington6.0 km - Tacky Slave Monument · memorial, Port Maria6.1 km - Johnny Falls · waterfall, Highgate6.5 km - Fort Haldane, 1759 · attraction, Port Maria6.8 km - Kwame Falls · waterfall, Islington7.2 km - Man Cave · cave, Woodside7.3 km - Dry Grounds Cave · cave, Woodside7.5 km - Magga Dog Hole · cave, Woodside7.5 km - Rock Spring Caverns · cave, Woodside8.0 km - Firefly Estate, Noel Coward's House · museum, Mason Hall8.1 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: Hampstead - 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) · Boscobel12 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen38 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 27 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 17:33). 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 Hampstead Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Hampstead. - Hampstead 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Hampstead Named natural and historic features inside Hampstead, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 valley. - Ballards Valley · 80 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Hampstead and the best time to visit Using the climate of Port Maria, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 151 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 25 39 Apr 25 51 May 26 136 Jun 26 125 Jul 27 94 Aug 27 122 Sep 27 151 Oct 27 193 Nov 26 118 Dec 25 58 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hampstead Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Trinity Port Maria · Baileys Vale 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35548&mlon=-76.89903#map=17/18.35548/-76.89903) Bank Scotiabank · Baileys Vale 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35566&mlon=-76.89946#map=17/18.35566/-76.89946) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump Epping · Baileys Vale 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35555&mlon=-76.89931#map=17/18.35555/-76.89931) Hotel Casa Maria Hotel · Port Maria 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.38612&mlon=-76.89607#map=17/18.38612/-76.89607) Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 23 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 5.6 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 5.0 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 6.1 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 - Albion Mountain - Baileys Vale - Free Hill - Islington - Martin - Port Maria - Robins Bay - Sandside ## Quick answers - Where is Hampstead?In Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Hampstead?Bonny Gate, Free Hill, Highgate, Martin and Sandside - What is there to see in Hampstead?Street Clock Rotatory, Pagee Beach, Tacky Falls, Tacky Slave Monument - What time zone is Hampstead in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Hampstead?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Hampstead?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Hampstead?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Hampstead?Ballards Valley (80 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Hampstead?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Hampstead?Trinity Port Maria, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hampstead?Scotiabank, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hampstead?Scotiabank, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hampstead?Epping, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hampstead?JM111104 (OCHA common operational dataset)