# Hayes Community, Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/hayes/ Community · Lionel Town # Hayes Hayes is a community of Jamaica in Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish. It covers **53.3 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 53.3km² - 2mapped services - 34 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hayes? Hayes 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 6 other communities: [Gimme-mi-bit](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/gimme-mi-bit/), [Halse Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/halse-hall/), [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/lionel-town/), [Race Course](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/race-course/), [Salt River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/salt-river/) and [Water Lane](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/water-lane/). By area it is the 19th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 21.8% of [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/). The centre of Hayes is about 48 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8690° N, 77.2271° 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 Hayes ### Nearby, outside Hayes - Salt River Mineral Bath · attraction, Salt River6.5 km - Salt River Cave · cave, Salt River6.8 km - Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall7.2 km - Pusey Hall · ruins, Lionel Town8.1 km - Rosewell Cave · waterfall, Rosewell12 km - Lewis Pen Cave · cave, Portland Cottage12 km - Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction, Old Harbour14 km - Daley's Bone Caves · cave, Portland Cottage14 km - Daley's Cave · cave, Portland Cottage14 km - Blind Eye Holes · cave, Portland Cottage14 km - Pot Hole · cave, Portland Cottage14 km - Creeper Cave · cave, Portland Cottage14 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: Hayes - 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 Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 14 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 Hayes Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Hayes. The largest with a recorded population: Hayes (9,701). Settlements here lie between about 13 m and 40 m above sea level (median 34 m). - Bog Plain - Bowens Hall - Dawkins Pen - Dry River - Dunkleys - Hayes - Hayes Cornpiece - Hillside - Raymonds - Robinsons New Park - 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 Hayes Named natural and historic features inside Hayes, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Raymonds Gully - Webbers Gully 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 Hayes 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 Hayes Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lionel Town Hospital · Lionel Town 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.80785&mlon=-77.24143#map=17/17.80785/-77.24143) Bank JN Bank · May Pen 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96538&mlon=-77.23904#map=17/17.96538/-77.23904) ATM NCB · Sydenham 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) Petrol pump Texaco · Curatoe Hill 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94838&mlon=-77.23855#map=17/17.94838/-77.23855) Hotel Hotel Versalles · Hazard 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95582&mlon=-77.23656#map=17/17.95582/-77.23656) Mall May Pen Mall · May Pen 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96722&mlon=-77.24028#map=17/17.96722/-77.24028) School Hayes Primary & Junior High School · Hayes 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87295&mlon=-77.24095#map=17/17.87295/-77.24095) College Hastings Acadamy · May Pen 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96555&mlon=-77.24445#map=17/17.96555/-77.24445) Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 7.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Hayes Places mapped inside Hayes in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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. ## Other communities in Lionel Town - Alley - Halse Hall - Lionel Town - Mitchell Town - Portland Cottage - Rocky Point - Salt River - Water Lane ## Quick answers - Where is Hayes?In Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Hayes?Gimme-mi-bit, Halse Hall, Lionel Town, Race Course, Salt River and Water Lane - What is there to see in Hayes?Salt River Mineral Bath, Salt River Cave, Jamalco Great House, Pusey Hall - What time zone is Hayes in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Hayes?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Hayes?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Hayes?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Hayes?Settlements lie between 13 m and 40 m - What is the best time to visit Hayes?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Hayes?Lionel Town Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hayes?JN Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hayes?NCB, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hayes?Texaco, about 8.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hayes?JM010403 (OCHA common operational dataset)