# Baptist Community, Yallahs, Saint Thomas Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/baptist/ Community · Yallahs # Baptist Baptist is a community of Jamaica in Yallahs, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **3.30 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.3km² - 1mapped service - 134 mtypical elevation ## Where is Baptist? Baptist 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 3 other communities: [Lloyds](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/lloyds/), [Poormans Corner](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/poormans-corner/) and [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/yallahs/). By area it is the 644th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.4% of [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/). The centre of Baptist is about 26 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8826° N, 76.5751° 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 Baptist ### Nearby, outside Baptist - Albion Great House Waterwheel · attraction, Albion3.0 km - Albion Great House Aqueduct · attraction, Albion3.1 km - Cambridge Hill Caves · cave, Llandewey8.0 km - Creighton Hall Cave · cave, White Horses9.1 km - Land Authority · monument, Trinityville9.6 km - Logan shed · attraction, Mount Lebanus10 km - Coley House · ruins, Font Hill11 km - Black Beach(BM Beach) · attraction, Eleven Miles11 km - Rozelle Falls · waterfall, White Horses11 km - Grandy Bush Caves · cave, Bito11 km - Salt Spring Cave · cave, Bito11 km - Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction, Danvers Pen12 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: Baptist - 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) · Kingston23 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen29 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 17:33). 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 Baptist Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Baptist. - Cherry Garden - Knightsville - South Haven 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 Baptist Named natural and historic features inside Baptist, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mundicot River 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 Baptist 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 Baptist Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Font Hill Health Centre · Font Hill 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94316&mlon=-76.50639#map=17/17.94316/-76.50639) Bank National Commercial Bank · Yallahs 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87478&mlon=-76.56563#map=17/17.87478/-76.56563) ATM NCB · Harbour View 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95088&mlon=-76.71993#map=17/17.95088/-76.71993) Petrol pump Advanced Service Center · Albion 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88841&mlon=-76.60372#map=17/17.88841/-76.60372) Hotel Russell’s Paradise Beach Resort · Yallahs 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87292&mlon=-76.56486#map=17/17.87292/-76.56486) Mall Harbour View Shopping Center · Harbour View 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95030&mlon=-76.71994#map=17/17.95030/-76.71994) School Yallahs High School · Baptist 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87389&mlon=-76.57463#map=17/17.87389/-76.57463) College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) Police station Trinityville Police station · Trinityville 10 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 Baptist Places mapped inside Baptist in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Albion - Easington - Eleven Miles - Llandewey - Lloyds - Pamphret - Poormans Corner - Ramble - Yallahs ## Quick answers - Where is Baptist?In Yallahs, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Baptist?Lloyds, Poormans Corner and Yallahs - What is there to see in Baptist?Albion Great House Waterwheel, Albion Great House Aqueduct, Cambridge Hill Caves, Creighton Hall Cave - What time zone is Baptist in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Baptist?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Baptist?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Baptist?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Baptist?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Baptist?Font Hill Health Centre, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Baptist?National Commercial Bank, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Baptist?NCB, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Baptist?Advanced Service Center, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Baptist?JM120802 (OCHA common operational dataset)