# Wilmington Community, Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish

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Community · Morant Bay 

# Wilmington

Wilmington is a community of Jamaica in Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **15.7 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 15.7km²
- 237 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wilmington?

Wilmington 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/), [Lyssons](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/lyssons/), [Middleton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/middleton/), [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/morant-bay/), [Spring Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/spring-gardens/) and [Sunning Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/sunning-hill/). By area it is the 241st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 18.3% of [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/). The centre of Wilmington is about 43 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.5 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Morant Bay. The centre point is at 17.9199° N, 76.3955° 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 Wilmington

### Nearby, outside Wilmington

- Morant House · ruins, Church Corner3.7 km
- Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins, Morant Bay4.5 km
- Fort Morant (1758) · attraction, Morant Bay4.6 km
- Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath6.3 km
- Style Hut Cave · cave, Port Morant7.3 km
- Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction, Danvers Pen8.5 km
- White Sand · beach, Leith Hall8.7 km
- Hillside Cemetery · memorial, Hillside9.2 km
- Rozelle Falls · waterfall, White Horses9.3 km
- Fort Lindsay, 1790 · attraction, Barking Lodge9.5 km
- Old Pera Windmill · attraction, Barking Lodge10 km
- Creighton Hall Cave · cave, 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: Wilmington

- 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) · Kingston42 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen46 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 Wilmington

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Wilmington. Settlements here lie between about 186 m and 286 m above sea level (median 237 m).

- Bon Hill
- Brooklands
- Carry Hall
- Cory Hall
- Mount Champangy
- Mount Stewart
- Nutts River
- Pembroke Hall
- Wilmington
- Wood Hall

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 Wilmington and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Morant Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Feb (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 35 

Feb 25 18 

Mar 25 27 

Apr 25 40 

May 26 117 

Jun 27 101 

Jul 27 75 

Aug 27 111 

Sep 27 131 

Oct 27 180 

Nov 26 94 

Dec 26 51 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wilmington

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital · Lyssons 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88148&mlon=-76.39845#map=17/17.88148/-76.39845) 

Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Morant Bay 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88171&mlon=-76.40868#map=17/17.88171/-76.40868) 

Hotel Morant Villas · Morant Bay 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88110&mlon=-76.40637#map=17/17.88110/-76.40637) 

Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) 

School Paul Bogle High School · Church Corner 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89502&mlon=-76.42361#map=17/17.89502/-76.42361) 

College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 4.6 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 4.5 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
- Johns Town
- Lyssons
- Morant Bay
- Retreat
- Spring Gardens
- White Horses

## Quick answers

- Where is Wilmington?In Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Wilmington?Airy Castle, Lyssons, Middleton, Morant Bay, Spring Gardens and Sunning Hill
- What is there to see in Wilmington?Morant House, Morant Bay Courthouse, Fort Morant (1758), Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa
- What time zone is Wilmington in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Wilmington?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Wilmington?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Wilmington?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Wilmington?Settlements lie between 186 m and 286 m
- What is the best time to visit Wilmington?November to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wilmington?Princess Margaret Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wilmington?Scotiabank, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wilmington?Texaco, about 4.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wilmington?JM120409 (OCHA common operational dataset)