# Danvers Pen Community, Seaforth, Saint Thomas Parish

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

Community · Seaforth 

# Danvers Pen

Danvers Pen is a community of Jamaica in Seaforth, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **9.90 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9.9km²
- 4mapped services
- 97 mtypical elevation

## Where is Danvers Pen?

Danvers Pen lies in [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Duhaney Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/duhaney-pen/), [Font Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/font-hill/), [Lloyds](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/lloyds/), [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/seaforth/), [Trinityville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/trinityville/), [White Horses](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/white-horses/) and [York](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/york/). By area it is the 386th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.9% of [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/). The centre of Danvers Pen is about 35 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9265° N, 76.4748° 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 Danvers Pen

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Danvers Pen: 1 attraction.

- Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction

### Nearby, outside Danvers Pen

- Hillside Cemetery · memorial, Hillside3.9 km
- Coley House · ruins, Font Hill4.2 km
- Creighton Hall Cave · cave, White Horses4.9 km
- Land Authority · monument, Trinityville5.8 km
- Morant House · ruins, Church Corner5.8 km
- Rozelle Falls · waterfall, White Horses6.0 km
- Logan shed · attraction, Mount Lebanus8.6 km
- Checkdam · theme park, Somerset8.6 km
- Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins, Morant Bay8.7 km
- Fort Morant (1758) · attraction, Morant Bay8.7 km
- Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath13 km
- Albion Great House Aqueduct · attraction, Albion14 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: Danvers Pen

- 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) · Kingston33 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen38 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) 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.

## Villages and localities in Danvers Pen

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Danvers Pen. Settlements here lie between about 80 m and 124 m above sea level (median 97 m).

- Blue Mountain
- Danvers Pen
- Hall Head
- Huntley
- Valley Road

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 Danvers Pen

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

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Blue Mountain · 78 m

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- 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 Danvers Pen and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Danvers Pen

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Font Hill Health Centre · Font Hill 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94316&mlon=-76.50639#map=17/17.94316/-76.50639) 

Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) 

ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95150&mlon=-76.71963#map=17/17.95150/-76.71963) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Morant Bay · Church Corner 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88524&mlon=-76.41827#map=17/17.88524/-76.41827) 

Hotel Roder bar, shop and guest house · Trinityville 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96336&mlon=-76.51743#map=17/17.96336/-76.51743) 

Mall Harbour View Shopping Center · Harbour View 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95030&mlon=-76.71994#map=17/17.95030/-76.71994) 

School Prospect primary school · Danvers Pen 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.92886&mlon=-76.47375#map=17/17.92886/-76.47375) 

College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) 

Police station Trinityville Police station · Trinityville 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96036&mlon=-76.52189#map=17/17.96036/-76.52189) 

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 Danvers Pen

Places mapped inside Danvers Pen in open map data, by type.

- Schools1
- 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.

## Other communities in Seaforth

- Hillside
- Middleton
- Seaforth
- Whitehall
- York

## Quick answers

- Where is Danvers Pen?In Seaforth, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Danvers Pen?Duhaney Pen, Font Hill, Lloyds, Seaforth, Trinityville, White Horses and York
- What is there to see in Danvers Pen?Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree)
- What time zone is Danvers Pen in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Danvers Pen?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Danvers Pen?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Danvers Pen?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Danvers Pen?Settlements lie between 80 m and 124 m
- What is the highest point in Danvers Pen?Blue Mountain (78 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Danvers Pen?November to June
- Where is the nearest hospital to Danvers Pen?Font Hill Health Centre, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Danvers Pen?Scotiabank, about 8.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Danvers Pen?Scotiabank, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Danvers Pen?TotalEnergies, Morant Bay, about 7.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Danvers Pen?JM120601 (OCHA common operational dataset)
