# Seaforth, Saint Thomas Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/

Development area · Saint Thomas Parish 

# Seaforth

Seaforth is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **111.5 km²**. It is divided into 6 communities. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 111km²
- 6communities
- 7mapped services

## Where is Seaforth?

Seaforth lies in [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other development areas: [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/mandeville/), [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/), [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/), [Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/), [Trinityville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/) and [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/). By area it is the 44th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 15.0% of [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/). The centre of Seaforth is about 36 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 12 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Saint Thomas Parish. The centre point is at 17.9787° N, 76.4548° 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 Seaforth

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Seaforth: 1 attraction; 1 memorial.

- Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction
- Hillside Cemetery · memorial

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: Seaforth

- 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) · Kingston36 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen39 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 06:29, 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.

## Communities of Seaforth

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Danvers Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/danvers-pen/) 9.9 5 4 

[Hillside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/hillside/) 31 2 1 

[Middleton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/middleton/) 4.8 3 0 

[Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/seaforth/) 12 8 2 

[Whitehall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/whitehall/) 50 8 0 

[York](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/york/) 4.5 2 0 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Seaforth

Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Seaforth. The largest with a recorded population: Seaforth (4,550). Settlements here lie between about 72 m and 247 m above sea level (median 211 m).

- Bannockburn
- Bariff Castle
- Belmare
- Blue Mountain
- Citron Valley
- Cluney
- Danvers Pen
- Glasgow
- Golden Valley
- Gordonfield
- Hall Head
- Highland Castle
- Hillside
- Huntley
- Lower York
- Middleton Village
- Patto Gully
- Seaforth
- Serge Island
- Shooters Hill
- Soho
- Spring Pen
- Stewart Field
- Stony Gut
- Upper York
- Valley Road
- Whitehall
- York

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 Seaforth

Named natural and historic features inside Seaforth, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Banana River
- Janga Spring
- Negro River
- Sandy Gully
- Wild Cane River

### Hills and mountains

7 hills.

- Round Hill · 1,142 m
- Dinner Time · 1,136 m
- Big Hill · 1,051 m
- Obuken Hill · 893 m
- Adoo Bassee Hill · 872 m
- John Crow Hill · 507 m
- Blue Mountain · 78 m

### Getting around

1 airfield; 1 bridge.

- Johnson River Bridge
- Serge Island

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 Seaforth and the best time to visit

In Seaforth, 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/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Seaforth

Places mapped inside Seaforth in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Schools4
- Restaurants3

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 Seaforth?In Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Seaforth?Mandeville, Morant Bay, Port Morant, Rio Grande, Trinityville and Yallahs
- What is there to see in Seaforth?Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree), Hillside Cemetery
- What time zone is Seaforth in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Seaforth?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Seaforth?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Seaforth?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Seaforth?Settlements lie between 72 m and 247 m
- What is the highest point in Seaforth?Round Hill (1,142 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Seaforth?November to June
- What is the P-code of Seaforth?JM1206 (OCHA common operational dataset)