# Alley Community, Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/alley/ Community · Lionel Town # Alley Alley is a community of Jamaica in Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish. It covers **12.0 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 12.0km² - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alley? Alley lies in [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/lionel-town/), [Longwood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/longwood/), [Rocky Point](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/rocky-point/) and [Water Lane](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/water-lane/). By area it is the 330th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.9% of [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/). The centre of Alley is about 55 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.7984° N, 77.2683° 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 Alley ### Nearby, outside Alley - Pusey Hall · ruins, Lionel Town2.2 km - Lewis Pen Cave · cave, Portland Cottage5.7 km - Creeper Cave · cave, Portland Cottage8.2 km - Birthday Cave · cave, Portland Cottage8.2 km - Wild Goat Cave · cave, Portland Cottage8.2 km - Arrow Cave · cave, Portland Cottage8.2 km - Briged Shelter Cave · cave, Portland Cottage8.2 km - Two Tier Chamber Cave · cave, Portland Cottage8.2 km - Tree Root Hole · cave, Portland Cottage8.2 km - Crab Cave · cave, Portland Cottage8.3 km - Mystery Shelter · cave, Portland Cottage8.3 km - Somerville Cave · cave, Portland Cottage8.4 km 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: Alley - 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 Pen52 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston53 km ### Nearest railway station Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 20 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. ## Villages and localities in Alley Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Alley. - Alley - Amity Hall - Suttons - The Alley 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). ## Weather in Alley and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alley Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lionel Town Hospital · Lionel Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.80785&mlon=-77.24143#map=17/17.80785/-77.24143) Bank JN Bank · May Pen 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96538&mlon=-77.23904#map=17/17.96538/-77.23904) ATM ScotiaBank · Mandeville 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03904&mlon=-77.51064#map=17/18.03904/-77.51064) Petrol pump Texaco · Curatoe Hill 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94838&mlon=-77.23855#map=17/17.94838/-77.23855) Hotel Milk River Mineral Bath and Spa · Milk River 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.85343&mlon=-77.35299#map=17/17.85343/-77.35299) Mall Bargain Village · May Pen 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96708&mlon=-77.24181#map=17/17.96708/-77.24181) School Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Basic School · Lionel Town 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.80873&mlon=-77.24056#map=17/17.80873/-77.24056) College Hastings Acadamy · May Pen 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96555&mlon=-77.24445#map=17/17.96555/-77.24445) Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91486&mlon=-77.17183#map=17/17.91486/-77.17183) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other communities in Lionel Town - Halse Hall - Hayes - Lionel Town - Mitchell Town - Portland Cottage - Rocky Point - Salt River - Water Lane ## Quick answers - Where is Alley?In Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Alley?Lionel Town, Longwood, Rocky Point and Water Lane - What is there to see in Alley?Pusey Hall, Lewis Pen Cave, Creeper Cave, Birthday Cave - What time zone is Alley in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Alley?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Alley?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Alley?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Alley?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Alley?Lionel Town Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alley?JN Bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Alley?ScotiaBank, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alley?Texaco, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alley?JM010401 (OCHA common operational dataset)