# Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/ Development area · Clarendon Parish # Lionel Town Lionel Town is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Clarendon Parish. It covers **244.9 km²**. It is divided into 9 communities. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 245km² - 9communities - 9mapped services ## Where is Lionel Town? Lionel Town lies in [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other development areas: [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/) and [Milk River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/). By area it is the 8th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 20.7% of [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/). The centre of Lionel Town is about 49 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 16 km from May Pen, the main town of Clarendon Parish. The centre point is at 17.8245° N, 77.2175° 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 Lionel Town OpenStreetMap lists 45 named sights in Lionel Town: 42 caves; 2 attractions; 1 ruins. - Jamalco Great House · attraction - Salt River Mineral Bath · attraction - Arrow Cave · cave - Bilbo's Cave · cave - Birdstand #3 Hole · cave - Birthday Cave · cave - Blind Eye Holes · cave - Boarwood Cave · cave - Bone Pit Hole · cave - Briged Shelter Cave · cave - Corner Cave · cave - Crab Cave · cave - Creeper Cave · cave - Daley's Bone Caves · cave - Daley's Cave · cave - Drum Cave · cave - Goat Cave · cave - Gravel Bay Caves · cave - High Dome Caves · cave - Jackson's Bay Cave · cave - Jaw Bone Hole · cave - Lewis Pen Cave · cave - Lloyds Cave · cave - Mahoe Gardens Cave · cave - Mahoe Gardens Spring · cave - Mystery Shelter · cave - Portland Cave · cave - Portland Cave 1 · cave - Portland Cave 2 · cave - Portland Caves 6-8 · cave …and 15 more. 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: Lionel Town - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen45 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston47 km ### Nearest railway station Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 17 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:31, 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. ## Communities of Lionel Town Community Area km² Localities Services [Alley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/alley/) 12 4 0 [Halse Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/halse-hall/) 29 2 1 [Hayes](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/hayes/) 53 11 2 [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/lionel-town/) 19 7 6 [Mitchell Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/mitchell-town/) 20 2 0 [Portland Cottage](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/portland-cottage/) 71 12 0 [Rocky Point](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/rocky-point/) 6.4 2 0 [Salt River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/salt-river/) 28 3 0 [Water Lane](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/water-lane/) 6.2 1 0 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Lionel Town Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in Lionel Town. The largest with a recorded population: Hayes (9,701), Lionel Town (5,362) and Rocky Point (3,152). Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 101 m above sea level (median 13 m). - Alley - Amity Hall - Baldwins Cottage - Bog - Bog Plain - Bowens Hall - Brazilletos - Chesterfield - Cottage - Dawkins Pen - Dry Hill - Dry River - Dunkleys - Free Town - Halse Hall - Harmony Hall - Hayes - Hayes Cornpiece - Hillside - Hunters Village - Hunts Pen - Jacksons Bay - Lionel Town - Mahoe Gardens - Mitchell Town - Money Musk - Monymusk Estates - Moreland - Patricks Run - Perrins - Portland Cottage - Portland Ridge - Pusey Hall - Raymonds - Robinsons New Park - Rocky Point - Salt River - Salt Savanna - Sandy Bay - Suttons - Tarentum - The Alley - Water Lane - Yates Savanna 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 Lionel Town Named natural and historic features inside Lionel Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Breadnut Gully - Calabash Gully - Raymonds Gully - Webbers Gully ### Coast and islands 2 headlands; 1 bay. - Burial Ground Point - Colon Bay - Rocky Point ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Richmond Hill · 48 m ### Getting around 3 airfields; 1 lighthouse. - Hayes - Monymusk - Portland Lighthouse - Portland Ridge 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 Lionel Town and the best time to visit In Lionel Town, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 43 Feb 26 23 Mar 26 36 Apr 27 51 May 28 126 Jun 27 91 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 95 Sep 28 128 Oct 27 162 Nov 26 92 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Lionel Town Places mapped inside Lionel Town in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Schools6 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Lionel Town?In Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Lionel Town?May Pen and Milk River - What is there to see in Lionel Town?Arrow Cave, Bilbo's Cave, Birdstand #3 Hole, Birthday Cave - What time zone is Lionel Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Lionel Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Lionel Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lionel Town?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lionel Town?Settlements lie between 0 m and 101 m - What is the highest point in Lionel Town?Richmond Hill (48 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Lionel Town?November to April and June to August - How many hospitals are in Lionel Town?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Lionel Town?JM0104 (OCHA common operational dataset)