# Joe Hut Community, Albert Town, Trelawny Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/joe-hut/

Community · Albert Town 

# Joe Hut

Joe Hut is a community of Jamaica in Albert Town, Trelawny Parish. It covers **8.65 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 8.7km²

## Where is Joe Hut?

Joe Hut lies in [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/), [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Freeman's Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/freeman-s-hall/), [Madras](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/gibraltar/madras/), [Wait-A-Bit](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/wait-a-bit/) and [Wirefence](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/wirefence/). By area it is the 430th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.4% of [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/). The centre of Joe Hut is about 81 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 22 km from Quickstep, the main town of Albert Town. The centre point is at 18.2660° N, 77.5010° 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 Joe Hut

### Nearby, outside Joe Hut

- Lowe River Sink · cave, Lorrimers2.7 km
- Lichfield Cave · cave, Wait-A-Bit3.0 km
- Lowe River Caves · cave, Lorrimers3.2 km
- Cockpit Country Cave · cave, Freeman's Hall3.6 km
- Cockpit Country Waterfall · waterfall, Freeman's Hall3.6 km
- Quashies River Cave · cave, Freeman's Hall3.8 km
- Hell Cave · cave, Freeman's Hall3.9 km
- Murrow Hole · cave, Freeman's Hall4.1 km
- Jezebel Hole · cave, Freeman's Hall4.1 km
- Bristol Cave · cave, Freeman's Hall4.1 km
- Terry Head Cave · cave, Albert Town4.3 km
- Quich Owl Gully Cave · cave, Freeman's Hall4.4 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: Joe Hut

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay51 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel58 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 15 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:36).

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 Joe Hut

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Joe Hut.

- Broadleaf Water

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).

## Weather in Joe Hut and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Albert Town, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 48 

Feb 25 34 

Mar 26 52 

Apr 27 58 

May 27 141 

Jun 27 128 

Jul 27 92 

Aug 28 118 

Sep 28 151 

Oct 27 183 

Nov 26 113 

Dec 25 50 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Joe Hut

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) 

Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Christiana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17384&mlon=-77.49078#map=17/18.17384/-77.49078) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Chudleigh 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14891&mlon=-77.50031#map=17/18.14891/-77.50031) 

Hotel Hotel Villa Bella · Spring Ground 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15924&mlon=-77.48812#map=17/18.15924/-77.48812) 

Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) 

School Albert Town High School · Albert Town 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.29526&mlon=-77.54329#map=17/18.29526/-77.54329) 

College Knox Community College · Spalding 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) 

Police station Cottage Police Station · Harry Watch 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14373&mlon=-77.55097#map=17/18.14373/-77.55097) 

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 Albert Town

- Albert Town
- Freeman's Hall
- Lorrimers
- St. Vincent
- Stettin
- The Alps
- Troy
- Ulster Spring
- Wait-A-Bit
- Warsop
- Wilson's Run
- Wirefence

## Quick answers

- Where is Joe Hut?In Albert Town, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Joe Hut?Freeman's Hall, Madras, Wait-A-Bit and Wirefence
- What is there to see in Joe Hut?Lowe River Sink, Lichfield Cave, Lowe River Caves, Cockpit Country Cave
- What time zone is Joe Hut in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Joe Hut?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Joe Hut?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Joe Hut?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Joe Hut?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Joe Hut?Percy Junor Hospital, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Joe Hut?Access Financial Services Limited, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Joe Hut?National Commercial Bank, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Joe Hut?Texaco, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Joe Hut?JM130103 (OCHA common operational dataset)