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

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Community · May Pen 

# Moores

Moores is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **16.4 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 16.4km²
- 348 mtypical elevation

## Where is Moores?

Moores 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 5 other communities: [Bellas Gate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/bellas-gate/), [Chatteau](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/chatteau/), [New Longsville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/new-longsville/), [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour/) and [Rock River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/rock-river/). By area it is the 227th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.1% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Moores is about 41 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 9.5 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 18.0264° N, 77.1834° 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 Moores

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Moores: 1 cave.

- Marshallecks Caves · cave

### Nearby, outside Moores

- Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour3.7 km
- Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour4.4 km
- Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour4.4 km
- bartons District · cave, Bartons5.5 km
- Bartons Cave · cave, Bartons5.5 km
- Rock River Cave · cave, Rock River5.6 km
- Tamarind Hill Cave · cave, Browns Hall7.6 km
- Macca Tree Cave · cave, Browns Hall7.6 km
- Rosewell Cave · waterfall, Rosewell7.8 km
- Birds Roda Cave · cave, Old Harbour8.0 km
- Worldsend Gully Cave · cave, Kitson Town9.5 km
- Clue · cave, Wood Hall9.6 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: Moores

- 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 Pen38 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston43 km

### Nearest railway station

Suttons Railway Station (1900) (Turners), about 8.3 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 Moores

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Moores. Settlements here lie between about 104 m and 354 m above sea level (median 348 m).

- Billy Gordon
- Keys
- Moores

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 Moores

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Kelps River
- Little Juan de Bolas River
- Rock River

### Hills and mountains

1 valley.

- Cannan Valley · 353 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 Moores and the best time to visit

Using the climate of May Pen, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 222 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 24 43 

Feb 24 23 

Mar 25 36 

Apr 26 51 

May 26 126 

Jun 26 91 

Jul 26 69 

Aug 27 95 

Sep 26 128 

Oct 26 162 

Nov 25 92 

Dec 24 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Moores

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) 

Bank Scotiabank · May Pen 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96817&mlon=-77.24207#map=17/17.96817/-77.24207) 

ATM NCB · Linstead 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13485&mlon=-77.03174#map=17/18.13485/-77.03174) 

Petrol pump Cooloasis Palmer's cross · Hazard 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95535&mlon=-77.21963#map=17/17.95535/-77.21963) 

Hotel Versalles Hotel LTD · May Pen 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96670&mlon=-77.23330#map=17/17.96670/-77.23330) 

Mall May Pen Mall · May Pen 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96722&mlon=-77.24028#map=17/17.96722/-77.24028) 

School Planters Hall Primary Infant School · Old Harbour 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99972&mlon=-77.16286#map=17/17.99972/-77.16286) 

College University of the Commonwealth Caribbean, May Pen Campus · May Pen 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97113&mlon=-77.24455#map=17/17.97113/-77.24455) 

Police station Crofts Hill Police Station · Crofts Hill 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13450&mlon=-77.20683#map=17/18.13450/-77.20683) 

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
- Dawkins
- Effortville
- Four Paths
- Free Town
- Glenmuir
- Hazard
- Longville Park
- May Pen
- Mineral Heights
- 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 Moores?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Moores?Bellas Gate, Chatteau, New Longsville, Old Harbour and Rock River
- What is there to see in Moores?Marshallecks Caves
- What time zone is Moores in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Moores?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Moores?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Moores?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Moores?Settlements lie between 104 m and 354 m
- What is the highest point in Moores?Cannan Valley (353 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Moores?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Moores?May Pen Hospital, about 10.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Moores?Scotiabank, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Moores?NCB, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moores?Cooloasis Palmer's cross, about 8.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Moores?JM010517 (OCHA common operational dataset)