# Poormans Corner Community, Yallahs, Saint Thomas Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/poormans-corner/ Community · Yallahs # Poormans Corner Poormans Corner is a community of Jamaica in Yallahs, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **6.37 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.4km² - 1mapped service - 62 mtypical elevation ## Where is Poormans Corner? Poormans Corner 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: [Albion](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/albion/), [Baptist](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/baptist/), [Easington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/easington/) and [Lloyds](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/lloyds/). By area it is the 522nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.6% of [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/). The centre of Poormans Corner is about 25 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8907° N, 76.5854° 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 Poormans Corner ### Nearby, outside Poormans Corner - Albion Great House Waterwheel · attraction, Albion1.7 km - Albion Great House Aqueduct · attraction, Albion1.8 km - Cambridge Hill Caves · cave, Llandewey6.6 km - Black Beach(BM Beach) · attraction, Eleven Miles9.5 km - Land Authority · monument, Trinityville9.7 km - Logan shed · attraction, Mount Lebanus10 km - Grandy Bush Caves · cave, Bito10 km - Salt Spring Cave · cave, Bito10 km - Creighton Hall Cave · cave, White Horses10 km - Coley House · ruins, Font Hill11 km - Wicki Wacki beach · beach, Bull Bay11 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: Poormans Corner - 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) · Kingston22 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen27 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 Poormans Corner Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Poormans Corner. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 62 m above sea level (median 62 m). - Edinburgh Castle - Heart Ease - Lloydsville - Phillipsfield - Poor Mans Corner 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 Poormans Corner Named natural and historic features inside Poormans Corner, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Yallahs 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 Poormans Corner 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 Poormans Corner Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Font Hill Health Centre · Font Hill 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94316&mlon=-76.50639#map=17/17.94316/-76.50639) Bank National Commercial Bank · Yallahs 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87478&mlon=-76.56563#map=17/17.87478/-76.56563) ATM NCB · Harbour View 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95088&mlon=-76.71993#map=17/17.95088/-76.71993) Petrol pump Advanced Service Center · Albion 2.0 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 2.9 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 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95030&mlon=-76.71994#map=17/17.95030/-76.71994) School Yallahs High School · Baptist 2.2 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 18 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 Poormans Corner Places mapped inside Poormans Corner in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 - Baptist - Easington - Eleven Miles - Llandewey - Lloyds - Pamphret - Ramble - Yallahs ## Quick answers - Where is Poormans Corner?In Yallahs, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Poormans Corner?Albion, Baptist, Easington and Lloyds - What is there to see in Poormans Corner?Albion Great House Waterwheel, Albion Great House Aqueduct, Cambridge Hill Caves, Black Beach(BM Beach) - What time zone is Poormans Corner in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Poormans Corner?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Poormans Corner?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Poormans Corner?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Poormans Corner?Settlements lie between 18 m and 62 m - What is the best time to visit Poormans Corner?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Poormans Corner?Font Hill Health Centre, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Poormans Corner?National Commercial Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Poormans Corner?NCB, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poormans Corner?Advanced Service Center, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Poormans Corner?JM120808 (OCHA common operational dataset)