# Dawkins Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/dawkins/ Community · May Pen # Dawkins Dawkins is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **22.8 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 22.8km² - 426 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dawkins? Dawkins 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: [Ashley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/ashley/), [Beckford Kraal](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/beckford-kraal/), [Brixton Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/brixton-hill/), [Pleasant Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/pleasant-valley/), [Richmond Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/richmond-park/), [Thompson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/thompson-town/) and [Wood Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/wood-hall/). By area it is the 132nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.7% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Dawkins is about 57 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 13 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 18.0512° N, 77.3310° 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 Dawkins OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Dawkins: 9 caves. - Beardyman Cave · cave - Belmont Cave #1 · cave - Belmont Cave #2 · cave - Birdgiddie Cave · cave - Daddy's Sink · cave - Glendale Cave · cave - Patrick Cave · cave - Raymond's Cave · cave - Salters Hill Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Dawkins - Kenkoo Cave · cave, Wood Hall3.1 km - Glendale Shelter · cave, Pleasant Valley3.1 km - Pinny Cave · cave, Brixton Hill3.8 km - Richmond Park Cave · cave, Richmond Park4.3 km - Clue · cave, Wood Hall6.3 km - Whitney River Sink · cave, Richmond Park6.3 km - Woodside Caves · cave, Pleasant Valley6.8 km - Clarendon Park Cave · cave, Scotts Pass7.0 km - Clarendon College Cave · cave, Chapelton7.3 km - Peace River Sink · cave, Thompson Town8.5 km - Peace River Cave · cave, Thompson Town8.7 km - Broomwell Cave · cave, Ritchies8.8 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: Dawkins - 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 Pen54 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel55 km ### Nearest railway station Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 8.9 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 06:32, 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 Dawkins Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Dawkins. Settlements here lie between about 354 m and 553 m above sea level (median 426 m). - Belmont - Belmont Cottage - Bowens Mocho - Dawkins - Drummond Castle - Eden Mocho - Glendale - Glenmuir - Hampton Court - Mocho - Old Works 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 Dawkins Named natural and historic features inside Dawkins, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kenkoo Hill · 465 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 Dawkins and the best time to visit Using the climate of May Pen, the warmest month is Aug (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 300 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 43 Feb 24 23 Mar 24 36 Apr 25 51 May 26 126 Jun 25 91 Jul 26 69 Aug 26 95 Sep 26 128 Oct 25 162 Nov 24 92 Dec 24 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dawkins Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital May Pen General Hospital · Glenmuir 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97338&mlon=-77.26029#map=17/17.97338/-77.26029) Bank Sagicor Bank · May Pen 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97060&mlon=-77.24504#map=17/17.97060/-77.24504) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump Total Gas Station · Tollgate 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99573&mlon=-77.37455#map=17/17.99573/-77.37455) Hotel Alex's Guest House · Scotts Pass 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00664&mlon=-77.38201#map=17/18.00664/-77.38201) Mall Bargain Village · May Pen 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96708&mlon=-77.24181#map=17/17.96708/-77.24181) School Scotts Pass Primary · Scotts Pass 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01072&mlon=-77.37978#map=17/18.01072/-77.37978) College Clarendon College · Chapelton 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08519&mlon=-77.26867#map=17/18.08519/-77.26867) Police station Porus Police Station · Porus 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03426&mlon=-77.41122#map=17/18.03426/-77.41122) 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 - Bucknor - Bushy Park - Chatteau - Cockpit - Curatoe Hill - 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 Dawkins?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Dawkins?Ashley, Beckford Kraal, Brixton Hill, Pleasant Valley, Richmond Park, Thompson Town and Wood Hall - What is there to see in Dawkins?Beardyman Cave, Belmont Cave #1, Belmont Cave #2, Birdgiddie Cave - What time zone is Dawkins in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Dawkins?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Dawkins?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Dawkins?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dawkins?Settlements lie between 354 m and 553 m - What is the highest point in Dawkins?Kenkoo Hill (465 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Dawkins?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dawkins?May Pen General Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dawkins?Sagicor Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dawkins?National Commercial Bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dawkins?Total Gas Station, about 7.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dawkins?JM010508 (OCHA common operational dataset)