# Mitchell Town Community, Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/mitchell-town/ Community · Lionel Town # Mitchell Town Mitchell Town is a community of Jamaica in Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish. It covers **19.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 19.7km² - 3 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mitchell Town? Mitchell Town 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 3 other communities: [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/lionel-town/), [Portland Cottage](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/portland-cottage/) and [Salt River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/salt-river/). By area it is the 171st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.0% of [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/). The centre of Mitchell Town is about 49 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.7990° N, 77.2090° 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 Mitchell Town ### Nearby, outside Mitchell Town - Pusey Hall · ruins, Lionel Town4.1 km - Salt River Mineral Bath · attraction, Salt River4.7 km - Lewis Pen Cave · cave, Portland Cottage5.3 km - Salt River Cave · cave, Salt River5.4 km - Blind Eye Holes · cave, Portland Cottage6.3 km - Daley's Cave · cave, Portland Cottage6.5 km - Daley's Bone Caves · cave, Portland Cottage6.6 km - Potoo Hole · cave, Portland Cottage6.6 km - Pot Hole · cave, Portland Cottage6.6 km - Creeper Cave · cave, Portland Cottage6.6 km - Arrow Cave · cave, Portland Cottage6.7 km - Two Tier Chamber Cave · cave, Portland Cottage6.7 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: Mitchell 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 Pen46 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston47 km ### Nearest railway station Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 18 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 Mitchell Town Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mitchell Town. - Mitchell Town - Sandy Bay 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 Mitchell Town Named natural and historic features inside Mitchell Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Calabash Gully ### Coast and islands 1 bay; 1 headland. - Colon Bay - Rocky Point 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 Mitchell Town 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 Mitchell Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lionel Town Hospital · Lionel Town 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.80785&mlon=-77.24143#map=17/17.80785/-77.24143) Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Old Harbour 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93824&mlon=-77.11438#map=17/17.93824/-77.11438) ATM NCB · Sydenham 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Freetown · Free Town 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91663&mlon=-77.14496#map=17/17.91663/-77.14496) Hotel Milk River Mineral Bath and Spa · Milk River 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.85343&mlon=-77.35299#map=17/17.85343/-77.35299) Mall Gateway Plaza · Old Harbour 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93812&mlon=-77.11426#map=17/17.93812/-77.11426) School Bustamante High School · Lionel Town 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.81227&mlon=-77.23615#map=17/17.81227/-77.23615) College Portmore Community College · Old Harbour 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93839&mlon=-77.10878#map=17/17.93839/-77.10878) Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 13 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 - Alley - Halse Hall - Hayes - Lionel Town - Portland Cottage - Rocky Point - Salt River - Water Lane ## Quick answers - Where is Mitchell Town?In Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Mitchell Town?Lionel Town, Portland Cottage and Salt River - What is there to see in Mitchell Town?Pusey Hall, Salt River Mineral Bath, Lewis Pen Cave, Salt River Cave - What time zone is Mitchell Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Mitchell Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Mitchell Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mitchell Town?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mitchell Town?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mitchell Town?Lionel Town Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mitchell Town?Access Financial Services Limited, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mitchell Town?NCB, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mitchell Town?TotalEnergies, Freetown, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mitchell Town?JM010405 (OCHA common operational dataset)