Westphalia

Westphalia is a hamlet in Mavis Bank, Saint Andrew Parish and has an elevation of 924 metres. Westphalia is situated nearby to the hamlet Halls Delight, as well as near Resource.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blue Mountains.

Blue Mountains

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Blue Mountains is a region of Jamaica. The Blue and John Crow Mountains are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The mountains are shrouded almost perpetually by mists that give Jamaica’s highest mountains their bluish colour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavis Bank and Gordon Town.

Mavis Bank

Village

Photo: IchHier--15er, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mavis Bank is a rural coffee farming community approximately 10 miles north east of Kingston, Jamaica in east rural St. Andrew in the Blue Mountains, close to the border of Portland. Mavis Bank is situated 4 km south of Westphalia.

Gordon Town

Village

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Gordon Town is a settlement in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica. It has a population of 1,067 as of 2009. Reggae musician Judah Eskender Tafari was born in Gordon Town, as was Henry Arthur Campbell, electrical engineer. Gordon Town is situated 8 km west of Westphalia.

Claverty Cottage

Hamlet

Claverty Cottage is a small settlement located about 5 miles/8 km from Blue Mountain Peak in the parish of Portland, Jamaica. The population of this settlement is approximately 600 inhabitants. Claverty Cottage is situated 10 km north of Westphalia.

Westphalia

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Mavis Bank, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.0637° or 18° 3′ 49″ north

Longitude

-76.6473° or 76° 38′ 50″ west

Elevation

924 metres (3,031 feet)

Open location code

77C53973+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7029979353

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3488080

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