# Salt River Community, Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/salt-river/ Community · Lionel Town # Salt River Salt River is a community of Jamaica in Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish. It covers **28.3 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 28.3km² - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Salt River? Salt River 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: [Cockpit](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/cockpit/), [Halse Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/halse-hall/), [Hayes](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/hayes/), [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/lionel-town/), [Longville Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/longville-park/) and [Mitchell Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/mitchell-town/). By area it is the 94th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 11.6% of [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/). The centre of Salt River is about 43 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8528° N, 77.1742° 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 Salt River OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Salt River: 1 attraction; 1 cave. - Salt River Mineral Bath · attraction - Salt River Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Salt River - Pusey Hall · ruins, Lionel Town9.8 km - Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach · beach, Old Harbour Bay10 km - Daley's Bone Caves · cave, Portland Cottage11 km - Daley's Cave · cave, Portland Cottage11 km - Portland Cave 2 · cave, Portland Cottage11 km - Portland Cave 1 · cave, Portland Cottage11 km - Pot Hole · cave, Portland Cottage11 km - Portland Cave · cave, Portland Cottage12 km - High Dome Caves · cave, Portland Cottage12 km - Rosewell Cave · waterfall, Rosewell12 km - Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall12 km - Portland Caves 6-8 · cave, Portland Cottage12 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: Salt River - 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 Pen40 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston42 km ### Nearest railway station Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 11 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 17:35). 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 Salt River Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Salt River. - Brazilletos - Salt River - Tarentum 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 Salt River Named natural and historic features inside Salt River, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Breadnut Gully ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Burial Ground 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 Salt River 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 Salt River Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lionel Town Hospital · Lionel Town 8.7 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 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93824&mlon=-77.11438#map=17/17.93824/-77.11438) ATM NCB · Sydenham 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Freetown · Free Town 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91663&mlon=-77.14496#map=17/17.91663/-77.14496) Hotel Three Brothers Villa Limited · Old Harbour 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94712&mlon=-77.10277#map=17/17.94712/-77.10277) Mall Gateway Plaza · Old Harbour 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93812&mlon=-77.11426#map=17/17.93812/-77.11426) School Vere Technical High School · Hayes 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.86431&mlon=-77.24272#map=17/17.86431/-77.24272) College Portmore Community College · Old Harbour 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93839&mlon=-77.10878#map=17/17.93839/-77.10878) Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 6.9 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 - Portland Cottage - Rocky Point - Water Lane ## Quick answers - Where is Salt River?In Lionel Town, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Salt River?Cockpit, Halse Hall, Hayes, Lionel Town, Longville Park and Mitchell Town - What is there to see in Salt River?Salt River Cave, Salt River Mineral Bath - What time zone is Salt River in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Salt River?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Salt River?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Salt River?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Salt River?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Salt River?Lionel Town Hospital, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Salt River?Access Financial Services Limited, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Salt River?NCB, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Salt River?TotalEnergies, Freetown, about 7.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Salt River?JM010408 (OCHA common operational dataset)