# Portland Cottage Community, Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish

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Community · Lionel Town 

# Portland Cottage

Portland Cottage is a community of Jamaica in Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish. It covers **70.6 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 70.6km²
- 15 mtypical elevation

## Where is Portland Cottage?

Portland Cottage 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/), [Mitchell Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/mitchell-town/) and [Rocky Point](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/rocky-point/). By area it is the 9th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 28.8% of [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/). The centre of Portland Cottage is about 50 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.7482° N, 77.1902° 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 Portland Cottage

OpenStreetMap lists 41 named sights in Portland Cottage: 41 caves.

- 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
- Portland Light Sink · cave
- Pot Hole · cave

…and 11 more.

### Nearby, outside Portland Cottage

- Pusey Hall · ruins, Lionel Town8.3 km
- Salt River Mineral Bath · attraction, Salt River9.3 km
- Salt River Cave · cave, Salt River9.7 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: Portland Cottage

- 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 Pen47 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston47 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 22 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 Portland Cottage

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Portland Cottage. Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 66 m above sea level (median 15 m).

- Baldwins Cottage
- Dry Hill
- Free Town
- Harmony Hall
- Hunters Village
- Jacksons Bay
- Mahoe Gardens
- Money Musk
- Monymusk Estates
- Patricks Run
- Portland Cottage
- Portland Ridge

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 Portland Cottage

Named natural and historic features inside Portland Cottage, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Richmond Hill · 48 m

### Getting around

1 airfield; 1 lighthouse.

- 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 Portland Cottage 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 Portland Cottage

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lionel Town Hospital · Lionel Town 8.6 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 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93824&mlon=-77.11438#map=17/17.93824/-77.11438) 

ATM NCB · Sydenham 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Freetown · Free Town 19 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 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.85343&mlon=-77.35299#map=17/17.85343/-77.35299) 

Mall Gateway Plaza · Old Harbour 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93812&mlon=-77.11426#map=17/17.93812/-77.11426) 

School Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Basic School · Lionel Town 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.80873&mlon=-77.24056#map=17/17.80873/-77.24056) 

College Portmore Community College · Old Harbour 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93839&mlon=-77.10878#map=17/17.93839/-77.10878) 

Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 19 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
- Mitchell Town
- Rocky Point
- Salt River
- Water Lane

## Quick answers

- Where is Portland Cottage?In Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Portland Cottage?Lionel Town, Mitchell Town and Rocky Point
- What is there to see in Portland Cottage?Arrow Cave, Bilbo's Cave, Birdstand #3 Hole, Birthday Cave
- What time zone is Portland Cottage in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Portland Cottage?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Portland Cottage?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Portland Cottage?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Portland Cottage?Settlements lie between 0 m and 66 m
- What is the highest point in Portland Cottage?Richmond Hill (48 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Portland Cottage?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Portland Cottage?Lionel Town Hospital, about 8.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Portland Cottage?Access Financial Services Limited, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Portland Cottage?NCB, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Portland Cottage?TotalEnergies, Freetown, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Portland Cottage?JM010406 (OCHA common operational dataset)