# Bucknor Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/bucknor/

Community · May Pen 

# Bucknor

Bucknor is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **10.2 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 10.2km²
- 127 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bucknor?

Bucknor lies in [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Bushy Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/bushy-park/), [Effortville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/effortville/), [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/may-pen/), [New Denbigh (Race Track)](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/new-denbigh-race-track/), [New Longsville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/new-longsville/), [Treadlight](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/treadlight/) and [Wood Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/wood-hall/). By area it is the 374th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.6% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Bucknor is about 47 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.2 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 18.0024° N, 77.2409° 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 Bucknor

### Nearby, outside Bucknor

- Clue · cave, Wood Hall5.0 km
- Woodside Caves · cave, Pleasant Valley5.4 km
- Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores7.5 km
- Rock River Cave · cave, Rock River7.5 km
- Glendale Cave · cave, Dawkins7.5 km
- Glendale Shelter · cave, Pleasant Valley7.8 km
- Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall8.0 km
- Salters Hill Cave · cave, Dawkins8.1 km
- Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour8.6 km
- Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour8.6 km
- Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour8.6 km
- Pinny Cave · cave, Brixton Hill8.7 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: Bucknor

- 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 Pen44 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston49 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 6.8 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:32, 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 Bucknor

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Bucknor. Settlements here lie between about 86 m and 138 m above sea level (median 127 m).

- Bucknor
- Rectory Lands
- Stewarton Pen
- Worksop

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 Bucknor

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Mount Industry · 321 m

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 Bucknor and the best time to visit

Using the climate of May Pen, 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 Bucknor

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) 

Bank Sagicor Bank · May Pen 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97060&mlon=-77.24504#map=17/17.97060/-77.24504) 

ATM NCB · Linstead 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13485&mlon=-77.03174#map=17/18.13485/-77.03174) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Weston Park Road · Bushy Park 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97490&mlon=-77.25473#map=17/17.97490/-77.25473) 

Hotel Versalles Hotel LTD · May Pen 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96670&mlon=-77.23330#map=17/17.96670/-77.23330) 

Mall Shopping Mall and Trading Towers · May Pen 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96764&mlon=-77.24098#map=17/17.96764/-77.24098) 

School May Pen High School · May Pen 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97020&mlon=-77.24035#map=17/17.97020/-77.24035) 

College University of the Commonwealth Caribbean, May Pen Campus · May Pen 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97113&mlon=-77.24455#map=17/17.97113/-77.24455) 

Police station Four Paths Police Station · Four Paths 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96935&mlon=-77.29388#map=17/17.96935/-77.29388) 

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 May Pen

- Ashley
- Brixton Hill
- Bushy Park
- Chatteau
- Cockpit
- Curatoe Hill
- Dawkins
- Effortville
- Four Paths
- Free Town
- Glenmuir
- Hazard
- Longville Park
- May Pen
- Mineral Heights
- Moores
- Mount Airy
- New Denbigh (Race Track)
- New Longsville
- Old Denbigh
- Osbourne Store
- Paisley
- Palmers Cross
- Pleasant Valley
- Richmond Park
- Rock
- Rosewell
- Sandy Bay
- Smithville
- Thompson Town
- Tollgate
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Bucknor?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Bucknor?Bushy Park, Effortville, May Pen, New Denbigh (Race Track), New Longsville, Treadlight and Wood Hall
- What is there to see in Bucknor?Clue, Woodside Caves, Marshallecks Caves, Rock River Cave
- What time zone is Bucknor in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Bucknor?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Bucknor?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bucknor?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bucknor?Settlements lie between 86 m and 138 m
- What is the highest point in Bucknor?Mount Industry (321 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bucknor?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bucknor?May Pen Hospital, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bucknor?Sagicor Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bucknor?NCB, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bucknor?TotalEnergies, Weston Park Road, about 3.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bucknor?JM010503 (OCHA common operational dataset)