# Samuel Prospect Community, Duncans, Trelawny Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/samuel-prospect/ Community · Duncans # Samuel Prospect Samuel Prospect is a community of Jamaica in Duncans, Trelawny Parish. It covers **18.1 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 18.1km² - 256 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samuel Prospect? Samuel Prospect lies in [Duncans](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/), [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Brampton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/brampton/), [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/clarks-town/), [Duncans](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/duncans/), [Jackson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/jackson-town/), [Rio Bueno](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/rio-bueno/) and [Spicy Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/spicy-hill/). By area it is the 203rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 27.8% of [Duncans](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/). The centre of Samuel Prospect is about 91 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4408° N, 77.5193° 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 Samuel Prospect ### Nearby, outside Samuel Prospect - Victons Cave · cave, Duncans3.6 km - Stony Hill Cave · cave, Duncans4.0 km - Montieth Cave · cave, Clarks Town4.7 km - Johnson's Pen Cave · cave, Duncans4.9 km - Silver Sands Beach · beach, Duncans5.0 km - Braco Cave · cave, Rio Bueno5.4 km - Hyde Hall Estate House · attraction, Clarks Town5.4 km - Laughlands Rising · cave, Brampton5.8 km - Duncan Cliff · attraction, Duncans5.9 km - Stewart Castle · archaeological site, Duncans6.4 km - Hall And Hill Cave · cave, Rio Bueno6.5 km - Cambells Cave · cave, Clarks Town6.6 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: Samuel Prospect - 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 Bay42 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel58 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 34 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 06:34, 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 Samuel Prospect Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Samuel Prospect. Settlements here lie between about 198 m and 284 m above sea level (median 256 m). - Arcadia - Arcadia House - Arcadia Pen - Ashton - Berkshire - Middlemost - Samuels Prospect - Vale Royal - Vale Royal House 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 Samuel Prospect Named natural and historic features inside Samuel Prospect, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### History 1 historic site. - Arcadia Great House & Pen 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 Samuel Prospect and the best time to visit Using the climate of Duncans, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 152 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 24 48 Feb 24 34 Mar 25 52 Apr 26 58 May 26 141 Jun 26 128 Jul 26 92 Aug 27 118 Sep 27 151 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 Samuel Prospect Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Falmouth Hospital · Falmouth 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49647&mlon=-77.66115#map=17/18.49647/-77.66115) Bank NCB · Duncans 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46814&mlon=-77.53688#map=17/18.46814/-77.53688) Petrol pump Petcom · Duncans 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46810&mlon=-77.53650#map=17/18.46810/-77.53650) Hotel Beach Haven Villa · Duncans 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48227&mlon=-77.52535#map=17/18.48227/-77.52535) Mall Albert George Market · Falmouth 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49194&mlon=-77.65246#map=17/18.49194/-77.65246) School Brampton All Age School · Jackson Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44406&mlon=-77.49150#map=17/18.44406/-77.49150) College Brown's Town Community College · Browns Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40079&mlon=-77.36404#map=17/18.40079/-77.36404) Police station Clark's Town · Clarks Town 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.42168&mlon=-77.54363#map=17/18.42168/-77.54363) 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 Duncans - Duncans - Refuge - Rio Bueno - Spicy Hill ## Quick answers - Where is Samuel Prospect?In Duncans, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica - What borders Samuel Prospect?Brampton, Clarks Town, Duncans, Jackson Town, Rio Bueno and Spicy Hill - What is there to see in Samuel Prospect?Victons Cave, Stony Hill Cave, Montieth Cave, Johnson's Pen Cave - What time zone is Samuel Prospect in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Samuel Prospect?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Samuel Prospect?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Samuel Prospect?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samuel Prospect?Settlements lie between 198 m and 284 m - What is the best time to visit Samuel Prospect?November to April and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Samuel Prospect?Falmouth Hospital, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samuel Prospect?NCB, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samuel Prospect?Petcom, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Samuel Prospect?JM130304 (OCHA common operational dataset)