# Albion Community, Yallahs, Saint Thomas Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/albion/ Community · Yallahs # Albion Albion is a community of Jamaica in Yallahs, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **20.4 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 20.4km² - 3mapped services - 131 mtypical elevation ## Where is Albion? Albion lies in [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Easington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/easington/), [Eleven Miles](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/eleven-miles/), [Llandewey](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/llandewey/) and [Poormans Corner](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/poormans-corner/). By area it is the 166th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 14.9% of [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/). The centre of Albion is about 23 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8998° N, 76.6064° 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 Albion OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Albion: 2 attractions. - Albion Great House Aqueduct · attraction - Albion Great House Waterwheel · attraction ### Nearby, outside Albion - Cambridge Hill Caves · cave, Llandewey4.8 km - Black Beach(BM Beach) · attraction, Eleven Miles7.0 km - Grandy Bush Caves · cave, Bito7.8 km - Salt Spring Cave · cave, Bito7.8 km - Wicki Wacki beach · beach, Bull Bay9.0 km - Logan shed · attraction, Mount Lebanus10 km - Land Authority · monument, Trinityville11 km - Bloxburgh Cave · cave, Bloxborough11 km - Three Finger Jack’s Cave · cave, Bull Bay12 km - Cane River Waterfall · attraction, Bull Bay12 km - Cane River Waterfall · waterfall, Bull Bay12 km - Checkdam · theme park, Somerset12 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: Albion - 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) · Kingston20 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen25 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 38 km from the centre. ### 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 17:33). 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 Albion Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Albion. - Albion - Four Mile Wood - Grants Pen - Jack's View - Mezgar Garden - Mezgar Gardens 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 Albion Named natural and historic features inside Albion, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Cow Bay Point 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 Albion and the best time to visit Using the climate of Yallahs, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Albion Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Font Hill Health Centre · Font Hill 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94316&mlon=-76.50639#map=17/17.94316/-76.50639) Bank National Commercial Bank · Yallahs 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87478&mlon=-76.56563#map=17/17.87478/-76.56563) ATM NCB · Harbour View 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95088&mlon=-76.71993#map=17/17.95088/-76.71993) Petrol pump Advanced Service Center · Albion 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88841&mlon=-76.60372#map=17/17.88841/-76.60372) Hotel Three Finger Jack Hotel · Eleven Miles 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.92616&mlon=-76.64428#map=17/17.92616/-76.64428) Mall Harbour View Shopping Center · Harbour View 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95030&mlon=-76.71994#map=17/17.95030/-76.71994) School Yallahs High School · Baptist 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87389&mlon=-76.57463#map=17/17.87389/-76.57463) College Caribbean Maritime University · Port Royal 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94590&mlon=-76.77026#map=17/17.94590/-76.77026) Police station Trinityville Police station · Trinityville 11 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 Albion Places mapped inside Albion in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Restaurants2 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 Yallahs - Baptist - Easington - Eleven Miles - Llandewey - Lloyds - Pamphret - Poormans Corner - Ramble - Yallahs ## Quick answers - Where is Albion?In Yallahs, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Albion?Easington, Eleven Miles, Llandewey and Poormans Corner - What is there to see in Albion?Albion Great House Aqueduct, Albion Great House Waterwheel - What time zone is Albion in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Albion?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Albion?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Albion?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Albion?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Albion?Font Hill Health Centre, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Albion?National Commercial Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Albion?NCB, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Albion?Advanced Service Center, about 1.3 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Albion?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Albion?JM120801 (OCHA common operational dataset)