Oxford
in Retreat of Saint Thomas, Jamaica

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
17.872 and -76.363 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 17° 52' 20" and W -76° 21' 47"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - JMD
Spoken languages:
English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:10 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Jamaica
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:15 am and 5:28 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-10.457 and 105.705 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waterfall
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Jamaica in Caribbean

Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Jamaica.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Jamaica. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Oxford

Oxford in Retreat (Saint Thomas) is located in Jamaica about 30 mi (or 48 km) east of Kingston, the country's capital.

Local time in Oxford is now 11:10 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Jamaica with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Oxford, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Jamaica is Ken Jones Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Morant Bay, Port Antonio, Kingston, Half Way Tree and Spanish Town. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F

Morning Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Evening Temperature 25°C / 76 °F
Night Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 40%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 78% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

29°C (85 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

28°C (83 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

26°C (78 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

The Hamilton Beach Villas & Spa

Address
4,6 mi
Main Road
St Thomas Parish
Jamaica

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Golden Shore Resort Limited

Address
1,0 mi
Lot 288b Winward Drive
Morant Bay
Jamaica

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Retreat Beach, St Thomas, Jamaica

Published: December 01, 2013
Length: 06:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Phillip Blair

Teaser for my trip to retreat beach, details at http://travel-jamaica.phillip-blair.com.


Dunn's River Falls - Ocho Rios Jamaica

Published: May 09, 2009
Length: 25:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Peter Davies

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Length: 17:00 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Erwin Small


gustav

Published: August 31, 2008
Length: 28:44 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: oneill bryan

Outside the hurricane gustav. at home in st thomas.


Reggae Falls St Thomas Jamaica located north of Seaforth.

Published: December 28, 2009
Length: 46:25 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: ashglen1959

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Published: March 07, 2015
Length: 41:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Seaforth SDA Church


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Published: January 28, 2012
Length: 32:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Seaforth SDA Church

The opening night of the home coming was Friday night, vesper service.


Traveling Gnome Couples Resort Negril, Jamaica Sept.3-10 2009

Published: September 13, 2009
Length: 55:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TheGnoman1

Episode 1-Here at the fantastic Couples Resort in Negril Jamaica,the Gnome visits with all the beautiful people while on his traveling adventures. Please leave comments you guy's ! Hope I didn't...


Piano Bar - Karaoke night at Couples Resort Negril, Jamaica Sept.3 - 10 2009

Published: September 13, 2009
Length: 36:23 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: TheGnoman1

Karaoke night at the piano bar. The men did "Baby's Got Back" it was very funny !


Driver 2 - Havana Truck Masacre

Published: April 11, 2014
Length: 23:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jones

Watch as i terrorize the traffic cars in Havana with my truck. Also, see if you can identify the differences between the two scenes in the vdeo.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Morant Bay High School

Morant Bay High School in Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica was founded in 1961. At the time of it's opening, St Thomas was the last Jamaican parish without a High School. The original site was seven or eight acres of land bought from the Methodist Church. An old manse on the site was the first school building with sixty one students attending on the first day of opening in January 1961.

Located at 17.8845, -76.4032 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Educational institutions established in 1961, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica, Schools in Jamaica

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