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Jamaica, VT Road Trips

Plan drives from Jamaica, VT with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

Downtown Jamaica, VT, VT

Photo: Dre Dawkcide

Trip Routes

2

Longest Drive

117.4 mi

Colchester, VT

Quickest Drive

3h 1m

Essex Junction, VT

Plan Around Jamaica, VT

Popular Incoming Routes

Useful if Jamaica, VT is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.

Jamaica, VT by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

55

Median Income

$81,136

Median Home Value

$272,700

Median Age

32.0

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Jamaica, VT at a Glance

Founded

1780

Elevation

1,135 ft

Area

19 mi²

Notable People from Jamaica, VT

A sampling of people born in Jamaica, VT.

Florence Lee

Florence Lee

1888–1962

American actress (1888–1962)

Edward Fisher

Edward Fisher

1848–1913

Canadian conductor, organist and founder of the Toronto Conservatory of Music

City data from Wikidata (Q3450853), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Jamaica, VT

Jamaica is a village in Vermont. It is a great place to stay when going to Stratton ski resort. Jamaica is located at the bottom of the mountain, and has its own access road up the mountain.

Stratton Mountain Resort, ☏ +1 802 297-2200. Horses For Hire, South Road, Peru (Call for directions), ☏ +1 802-297-1468. Horse back with a mountain view. Beautiful, well behaved horses for all levels! Stable relocated to Peru, VT which is only 20 minutes away from Jamaica Village. Trail rides are year round (but weather dependent in the winter) and sleigh rides are offered in the winter. The sleigh is pulled through the woods by two beautiful Suffolk Punch draft horses, Jerry and Jessy (brothers) adorned with 100 handmade bells. Sleigh rides are at Magic Mountain in Londonderry. Reservations for trail and sleigh rides are recommended.

1 Three Mountain Inn, Route 30, toll-free: +1 802 874-4140, [email protected]. Great place, fantastic food (reservations are a good idea), and really warm hospitality. Possibly the best inn in the area. Ten-room bed and breakfast. $199-325. Jamaica State Park. Camp out. It has a swimming hole located in the park and is wonderfully refreshing in the summer. You can also tube there if the weather permits it.

Travel tips adapted from Jamaica (Vermont) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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