# Johns Town Community, Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish

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Community · Morant Bay 

# Johns Town

Johns Town is a community of Jamaica in Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **5.56 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.6km²
- 93 mtypical elevation

## Where is Johns Town?

Johns Town lies in [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Airy Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/airy-castle/), [Leith Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/leith-hall/), [Lyssons](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/lyssons/), [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/port-morant/), [Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/alligator-pond/prospect/) and [Retreat](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/retreat/). By area it is the 564th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.5% of [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/). The centre of Johns Town is about 47 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.9 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Morant Bay. The centre point is at 17.8949° N, 76.3649° 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 Johns Town

### Nearby, outside Johns Town

- Style Hut Cave · cave, Port Morant3.9 km
- White Sand · beach, Leith Hall4.5 km
- Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins, Morant Bay4.9 km
- Fort Morant (1758) · attraction, Morant Bay4.9 km
- Fort Lindsay, 1790 · attraction, Barking Lodge5.3 km
- Old Pera Windmill · attraction, Barking Lodge6.3 km
- Morant House · ruins, Church Corner6.5 km
- Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath7.5 km
- Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove9.1 km
- Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove11 km
- Rowe Cave · cave, Johnson Mountain11 km
- Rozelle Falls · waterfall, White Horses11 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: Johns 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

- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston45 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen50 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 Johns Town

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Johns Town. Settlements here lie between about 93 m and 96 m above sea level (median 93 m).

- Beckford Town
- Johns Town
- Retreat

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 Johns Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Morant Bay, 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 Johns Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital · Lyssons 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88049&mlon=-76.39042#map=17/17.88049/-76.39042) 

Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Port Morant 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89160&mlon=-76.32934#map=17/17.89160/-76.32934) 

Hotel Golden Shore Resort · Lyssons 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87438&mlon=-76.37701#map=17/17.87438/-76.37701) 

Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 33 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 4.2 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 5.6 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 4.9 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.

## Other communities in Morant Bay

- Church Corner
- Duhaney Pen
- Lyssons
- Morant Bay
- Retreat
- Spring Gardens
- White Horses
- Wilmington

## Quick answers

- Where is Johns Town?In Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Johns Town?Airy Castle, Leith Hall, Lyssons, Port Morant, Prospect and Retreat
- What is there to see in Johns Town?Style Hut Cave, White Sand, Morant Bay Courthouse, Fort Morant (1758)
- What time zone is Johns Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Johns Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Johns Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Johns Town?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Johns Town?Settlements lie between 93 m and 96 m
- What is the best time to visit Johns Town?November to June
- Where is the nearest hospital to Johns Town?Princess Margaret Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Johns Town?Scotiabank, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Johns Town?Rubis, about 3.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Johns Town?JM120403 (OCHA common operational dataset)