Franklyn Town

Franklyn Town is a neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica. Franklyn Town is situated nearby to the neighborhood Passmore Town, as well as near Newton Square.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sabina Park and Independence Park.

Sabina Park

Stadium

Photo: Jamaica1962, CC0.

Sabina Park is a cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica. It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in Jamaica.

Independence Park

Sports venue

Photo: Cm 1962, CC0.

Independence Park is a sports and cultural complex in Kingston, Jamaica built for the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. It houses a variety of sports facilities.

National Heroes Park is a botanical garden in Kingston, Jamaica. The largest open space in Kingston at 20 hectares in size, National Heroes Park features numerous monuments; it is the burial site of many of Jamaica's national heroes, prime ministers and cultural leaders.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston and Half Way Tree.

Kingston

Photo: yonolatengo, CC BY 2.0.

Kingston, the capital and largest city of Jamaica, is nestled on the southeastern coast of the island. Visitors often come to the birthplaces of reggae.

Half Way Tree

Suburb

Photo: Raw9345, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Half Way Tree is a neighbourhood in the city of Kingston, Jamaica. It is the parish capital of St. Andrew. Half Way Tree is served by the Kingston 10 post office. Half Way Tree is situated 4½ km northwest of Franklyn Town.

Trenchtown

Neighborhood

Photo: YardEdge, CC BY 2.0.

Trench Town is a neighbourhood located in the parish of St. Andrew, part of which is in Kingston, the capital and largest city of Jamaica. Today Trench Town is the location of the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum, a National Heritage Site presenting the unique history and contribution of Trench Town to Jamaica.

Franklyn Town

Type: Neighborhood with 4,500 residents
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.9776° or 17° 58′ 40″ north

Longitude

-76.7742° or 76° 46′ 27″ west

Population

4,500

Elevation

36 metres (118 feet)

Open location code

7795X6HG+38

OpenStreetMap ID

way 375489785

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

11495274

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