# Palmers Cross Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages

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Community · May Pen 

# Palmers Cross

Palmers Cross is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **9.27 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 9.3km²
- 126 mtypical elevation

## Where is Palmers Cross?

Palmers Cross 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: [Chatteau](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/chatteau/), [Halse Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/halse-hall/), [Hazard](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/hazard/), [Paisley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/paisley/) and [Sandy Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/sandy-bay/). By area it is the 405th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.3% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Palmers Cross is about 44 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.5 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 17.9447° N, 77.2084° 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 Palmers Cross

### Nearby, outside Palmers Cross

- Rosewell Cave · waterfall, Rosewell4.4 km
- Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall4.4 km
- Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour7.4 km
- Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour7.4 km
- Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction, Old Harbour8.2 km
- Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour8.3 km
- Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores8.8 km
- Woodside Caves · cave, Pleasant Valley11 km
- Birds Roda Cave · cave, Old Harbour12 km
- Clue · cave, Wood Hall12 km
- Salt River Cave · cave, Salt River13 km
- Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach · beach, Old Harbour Bay13 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: Palmers Cross

- 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 Pen41 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston45 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 10 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 Palmers Cross

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Palmers Cross. Settlements here lie between about 76 m and 129 m above sea level (median 126 m).

- Green Bottom
- Kennedy Run
- Palmers Cross
- Roxborough Plantation
- Savannah Cross

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 Palmers Cross 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 Palmers Cross

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) 

Bank JN Bank · May Pen 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96538&mlon=-77.23904#map=17/17.96538/-77.23904) 

ATM NCB · Sydenham 25 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 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95535&mlon=-77.21963#map=17/17.95535/-77.21963) 

Hotel Hotel Versalles · Hazard 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95582&mlon=-77.23656#map=17/17.95582/-77.23656) 

Mall May Pen Mall · May Pen 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96722&mlon=-77.24028#map=17/17.96722/-77.24028) 

School Little World Early Childhood Center · Mineral Heights 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94214&mlon=-77.23323#map=17/17.94214/-77.23323) 

College Hastings Acadamy · May Pen 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96555&mlon=-77.24445#map=17/17.96555/-77.24445) 

Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 5.1 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.

## 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
- Moores
- Mount Airy
- New Denbigh (Race Track)
- New Longsville
- Old Denbigh
- Osbourne Store
- Paisley
- Pleasant Valley
- Richmond Park
- Rock
- Rosewell
- Sandy Bay
- Smithville
- Thompson Town
- Tollgate
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Palmers Cross?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Palmers Cross?Chatteau, Halse Hall, Hazard, Paisley and Sandy Bay
- What is there to see in Palmers Cross?Rosewell Cave, Jamalco Great House, Planters Hall Cave 1, Planters Hall Cave 2
- What time zone is Palmers Cross in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Palmers Cross?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Palmers Cross?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Palmers Cross?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Palmers Cross?Settlements lie between 76 m and 129 m
- What is the best time to visit Palmers Cross?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palmers Cross?May Pen Hospital, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palmers Cross?JN Bank, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Palmers Cross?NCB, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palmers Cross?Cooloasis Palmer's cross, about 1.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Palmers Cross?JM010524 (OCHA common operational dataset)