# Free Town Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages

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

Community · May Pen 

# Free Town

Free Town is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **2.95 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.0km²
- 3mapped services
- 25 mtypical elevation

## Where is Free Town?

Free Town 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 4 other communities: [Longville Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/longville-park/), [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour/), [Rosewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/rosewell/) and [Sandy Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/sandy-bay/). By area it is the 661st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.7% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Free Town is about 38 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 11 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 17.9257° N, 77.1475° 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 Free Town

### Nearby, outside Free Town

- Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction, Old Harbour3.4 km
- Rosewell Cave · waterfall, Rosewell4.2 km
- Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach · beach, Old Harbour Bay6.0 km
- Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour7.7 km
- Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour7.7 km
- Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour8.6 km
- Birds Roda Cave · cave, Old Harbour9.3 km
- Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores10 km
- Salt River Cave · cave, Salt River11 km
- Spring Garden Rising · cave, Old Harbour11 km
- Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall11 km
- Salt River Mineral Bath · attraction, Salt River11 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: Free 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 Pen35 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston38 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 4.2 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 06:31, 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 Free Town

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Free Town.

- Freetown
- Rose Hall

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 Free Town

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

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Old Harbour Hill · 125 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 Free Town 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 Free Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) 

Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Old Harbour 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93824&mlon=-77.11438#map=17/17.93824/-77.11438) 

ATM NCB · Sydenham 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Free Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91665&mlon=-77.14496#map=17/17.91665/-77.14496) 

Hotel Three Brothers Villa Limited · Old Harbour 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94712&mlon=-77.10277#map=17/17.94712/-77.10277) 

Mall Gateway Plaza · Old Harbour 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93812&mlon=-77.11426#map=17/17.93812/-77.11426) 

School Old Harbour High School · Old Harbour 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93470&mlon=-77.11058#map=17/17.93470/-77.11058) 

College Portmore Community College · Old Harbour 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93839&mlon=-77.10878#map=17/17.93839/-77.10878) 

Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 2.8 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Free Town

Places mapped inside Free Town in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps2
- Restaurants1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communities in May Pen

- Ashley
- Brixton Hill
- Bucknor
- Bushy Park
- Chatteau
- Cockpit
- Curatoe Hill
- Dawkins
- Effortville
- Four Paths
- 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 Free Town?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Free Town?Longville Park, Old Harbour, Rosewell and Sandy Bay
- What is there to see in Free Town?Colbeck Castle (1680), Rosewell Cave, Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach, Planters Hall Cave 2
- What time zone is Free Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Free Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Free Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Free Town?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Free Town?Old Harbour Hill (125 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Free Town?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Free Town?May Pen Hospital, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Free Town?Access Financial Services Limited, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Free Town?NCB, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Free Town?TotalEnergies, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Free Town?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Free Town?JM010511 (OCHA common operational dataset)