# Prospect Community, Alligator Pond, Saint Thomas Parish

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Community · Alligator Pond 

# Prospect

Prospect is a community of Jamaica in Alligator Pond, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **3.73 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.7km²
- 1mapped service
- 19 mtypical elevation

## Where is Prospect?

Prospect lies in [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/alligator-pond/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other communities: [Johns Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/johns-town/), [Leith Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/leith-hall/) and [Retreat](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/retreat/). By area it is the 635th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Prospect is about 49 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8727° N, 76.3530° 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 Prospect

### Nearby, outside Prospect

- White Sand · beach, Leith Hall2.1 km
- Fort Lindsay, 1790 · attraction, Barking Lodge3.6 km
- Style Hut Cave · cave, Port Morant4.1 km
- Old Pera Windmill · attraction, Barking Lodge4.5 km
- Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins, Morant Bay5.9 km
- Fort Morant (1758) · attraction, Morant Bay5.9 km
- Morant House · ruins, Church Corner8.4 km
- Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove9.1 km
- Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath9.9 km
- Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove10 km
- Rozelle Falls · waterfall, White Horses12 km
- Rowe Cave · cave, Johnson Mountain12 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: Prospect

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

### Nearest airports

- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston47 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen51 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:32).

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 Prospect

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Prospect.

- East Prospect
- Oxford

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 Prospect and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Alligator Pond, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 35 

Feb 26 18 

Mar 26 27 

Apr 27 40 

May 27 117 

Jun 28 101 

Jul 28 75 

Aug 28 111 

Sep 28 131 

Oct 28 180 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 27 51 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Prospect

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital · Lyssons 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88049&mlon=-76.39042#map=17/17.88049/-76.39042) 

Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Port Morant 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89160&mlon=-76.32934#map=17/17.89160/-76.32934) 

Hotel Brown's Guest House · Prospect 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.86810&mlon=-76.35616#map=17/17.86810/-76.35616) 

Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) 

School Morant Bay High School · Morant Bay 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88374&mlon=-76.40283#map=17/17.88374/-76.40283) 

College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) 

Police station The Jamaica Constabulary Morant Bay · Morant Bay 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88114&mlon=-76.40933#map=17/17.88114/-76.40933) 

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 Prospect

Places mapped inside Prospect in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Prospect?In Alligator Pond, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Prospect?Johns Town, Leith Hall and Retreat
- What is there to see in Prospect?White Sand, Fort Lindsay, 1790, Style Hut Cave, Old Pera Windmill
- What time zone is Prospect in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Prospect?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Prospect?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Prospect?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Prospect?November to June
- Where is the nearest hospital to Prospect?Princess Margaret Hospital, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Prospect?Scotiabank, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Prospect?Rubis, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Prospect?JM120101 (OCHA common operational dataset)