# Whitehall Community, Seaforth, Saint Thomas Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/whitehall/ Community · Seaforth # Whitehall Whitehall is a community of Jamaica in Seaforth, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **49.6 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 49.6km² - 230 mtypical elevation ## Where is Whitehall? Whitehall 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: [Bellevue](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/bellevue/), [Comfort Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/comfort-castle/), [Hillside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/hillside/), [Middleton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/middleton/), [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/seaforth/), [Sunning Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/sunning-hill/) and [York](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/york/). By area it is the 25th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 44.5% of [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/). The centre of Whitehall is about 37 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9913° N, 76.4415° 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 Whitehall ### Nearby, outside Whitehall - Hillside Cemetery · memorial, Hillside4.5 km - Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction, Danvers Pen7.7 km - Coley House · ruins, Font Hill7.9 km - Land Authority · monument, Trinityville9.5 km - Checkdam · theme park, Somerset9.5 km - Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath9.7 km - Bernard Falls · waterfall, Moore Town9.7 km - Morant House · ruins, Church Corner9.9 km - Nanny Falls · waterfall, Moore Town10 km - Logan shed · attraction, Mount Lebanus11 km - Dwyer's Cave · cave, Reach12 km - Approximate Site of Nanny Town · archaeological site, Durham12 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: Whitehall - 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) · Kingston37 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen40 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. ## Villages and localities in Whitehall Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Whitehall. Settlements here lie between about 219 m and 247 m above sea level (median 230 m). - Bannockburn - Belmare - Cluney - Glasgow - Golden Valley - Gordonfield - Soho - Whitehall 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 Whitehall Named natural and historic features inside Whitehall, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 6 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 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 Whitehall 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 Whitehall Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Trinityville Health Centre · Trinityville 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96185&mlon=-76.51046#map=17/17.96185/-76.51046) Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 30 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 12 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 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96336&mlon=-76.51743#map=17/17.96336/-76.51743) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Hillside Primary and Infant School · Hillside 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96218&mlon=-76.47198#map=17/17.96218/-76.47198) College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) Police station Trinityville Police station · Trinityville 9.2 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. ## Other communities in Seaforth - Danvers Pen - Hillside - Middleton - Seaforth - York ## Quick answers - Where is Whitehall?In Seaforth, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Whitehall?Bellevue, Comfort Castle, Hillside, Middleton, Seaforth, Sunning Hill and York - What is there to see in Whitehall?Hillside Cemetery, Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree), Coley House, Land Authority - What time zone is Whitehall in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Whitehall?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Whitehall?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Whitehall?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Whitehall?Settlements lie between 219 m and 247 m - What is the highest point in Whitehall?Round Hill (1,142 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Whitehall?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Whitehall?Trinityville Health Centre, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Whitehall?Scotiabank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Whitehall?Scotiabank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Whitehall?TotalEnergies, Morant Bay, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Whitehall?JM120605 (OCHA common operational dataset)