# Wirefence Community, Albert Town, Trelawny Parish – Villages

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

Community · Albert Town 

# Wirefence

Wirefence is a community of Jamaica in Albert Town, Trelawny Parish. It covers **8.38 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.4km²
- 788 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wirefence?

Wirefence 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 8 other communities: [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/albert-town/), [Craighead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/craighead/), [Freeman's Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/freeman-s-hall/), [Joe Hut](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/joe-hut/), [Spring Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/morant-bay/spring-gardens/), [Stettin](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/stettin/), [Wait-A-Bit](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/wait-a-bit/) and [Warsop](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/warsop/). By area it is the 438th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.3% of [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/). The centre of Wirefence is about 85 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 17 km from Quickstep, the main town of Albert Town. The centre point is at 18.2641° N, 77.5438° 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 Wirefence

### Nearby, outside Wirefence

- Hell Cave · cave, Freeman's Hall2.6 km
- Lichfield Cave · cave, Wait-A-Bit3.5 km
- Hector's River Falls · waterfall, Craighead3.7 km
- Cockpit Country Waterfall · waterfall, Freeman's Hall4.0 km
- Terry Head Cave · cave, Albert Town4.0 km
- Cockpit Country Cave · cave, Freeman's Hall4.0 km
- Goffe's Cave · cave, Pike4.1 km
- Quashies River Cave · cave, Freeman's Hall4.2 km
- Pike Hole 2 · cave, Pike4.4 km
- Bristol Cave · cave, Freeman's Hall4.5 km
- Pike Hole 1 · cave, Pike4.5 km
- Dalesman's Cave · cave, Ulster Spring4.6 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: Wirefence

- 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 Bay47 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel63 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 14 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 Wirefence

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wirefence.

- Goat Island
- Wire Fence

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 Wirefence and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Albert Town, the warmest month is Aug (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 208 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 48 

Feb 24 34 

Mar 24 52 

Apr 25 58 

May 26 141 

Jun 26 128 

Jul 26 92 

Aug 26 118 

Sep 26 151 

Oct 26 183 

Nov 25 113 

Dec 24 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wirefence

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) 

Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Christiana 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17384&mlon=-77.49078#map=17/18.17384/-77.49078) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Chudleigh 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14891&mlon=-77.50031#map=17/18.14891/-77.50031) 

Hotel Hotel Villa Bella · Spring Ground 13 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 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.29526&mlon=-77.54329#map=17/18.29526/-77.54329) 

College Knox Community College · Spalding 16 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 13 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
- Joe Hut
- Lorrimers
- St. Vincent
- Stettin
- The Alps
- Troy
- Ulster Spring
- Wait-A-Bit
- Warsop
- Wilson's Run

## Quick answers

- Where is Wirefence?In Albert Town, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Wirefence?Albert Town, Craighead, Freeman's Hall, Joe Hut, Spring Gardens, Stettin, Wait-A-Bit and Warsop
- What is there to see in Wirefence?Hell Cave, Lichfield Cave, Hector's River Falls, Cockpit Country Waterfall
- What time zone is Wirefence in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Wirefence?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Wirefence?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Wirefence?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Wirefence?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wirefence?Percy Junor Hospital, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wirefence?Access Financial Services Limited, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wirefence?National Commercial Bank, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wirefence?Texaco, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wirefence?JM130113 (OCHA common operational dataset)