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

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Community · May Pen 

# Hazard

Hazard is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **3.40 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.4km²
- 4mapped services
- 87 mtypical elevation

## Where is Hazard?

Hazard 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 6 other communities: [Curatoe Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/curatoe-hill/), [Halse Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/halse-hall/), [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/may-pen/), [Mineral Heights](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/mineral-heights/), [Paisley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/paisley/) and [Palmers Cross](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/palmers-cross/). By area it is the 642nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.9% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Hazard is about 46 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.4 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 17.9520° N, 77.2262° 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 Hazard

### Nearby, outside Hazard

- Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall3.2 km
- Rosewell Cave · waterfall, Rosewell6.1 km
- Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour8.4 km
- Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour8.4 km
- Woodside Caves · cave, Pleasant Valley8.9 km
- Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour9.0 km
- Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores9.2 km
- Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction, Old Harbour10 km
- Clue · cave, Wood Hall10 km
- Glendale Cave · cave, Dawkins12 km
- Pinny Cave · cave, Brixton Hill13 km
- Glendale Shelter · cave, Pleasant Valley13 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: Hazard

- 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 Pen43 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston46 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 8.2 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 17:35).

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 Hazard

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Hazard. Settlements here lie between about 74 m and 117 m above sea level (median 87 m).

- Curatoe Hill
- Hazard
- Little Hazard
- Rules Pen
- Trenton

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).

## Weather in Hazard 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 Hazard

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) 

Bank JN Bank · May Pen 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96538&mlon=-77.23904#map=17/17.96538/-77.23904) 

ATM NCB · Sydenham 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) 

Petrol pump Cooloasis Palmer's cross · Hazard 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95535&mlon=-77.21963#map=17/17.95535/-77.21963) 

Hotel Hotel Versalles · Hazard 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95582&mlon=-77.23656#map=17/17.95582/-77.23656) 

Mall May Pen Mall · May Pen 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96722&mlon=-77.24028#map=17/17.96722/-77.24028) 

School Hazard Primary School · Hazard 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94900&mlon=-77.23607#map=17/17.94900/-77.23607) 

College Hastings Acadamy · May Pen 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96555&mlon=-77.24445#map=17/17.96555/-77.24445) 

Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 7.1 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 Hazard

Places mapped inside Hazard in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools1
- Dental clinics1

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
- Free Town
- Glenmuir
- 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 Hazard?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Hazard?Curatoe Hill, Halse Hall, May Pen, Mineral Heights, Paisley and Palmers Cross
- What is there to see in Hazard?Jamalco Great House, Rosewell Cave, Planters Hall Cave 1, Planters Hall Cave 2
- What time zone is Hazard in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Hazard?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Hazard?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Hazard?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Hazard?Settlements lie between 74 m and 117 m
- What is the best time to visit Hazard?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hazard?May Pen Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hazard?JN Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hazard?NCB, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hazard?Cooloasis Palmer's cross, about 0.8 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Hazard?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Hazard?JM010513 (OCHA common operational dataset)