# Pleasant Valley Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish

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Community · May Pen 

# Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **10.1 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 10.1km²
- 206 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pleasant Valley?

Pleasant Valley 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: [Brixton Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/brixton-hill/), [Dawkins](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/dawkins/), [Four Paths](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/four-paths/), [New Denbigh (Race Track)](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/new-denbigh-race-track/) and [Wood Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/wood-hall/). By area it is the 380th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.5% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Pleasant Valley is about 53 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 7.3 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 18.0128° N, 77.2916° 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 Pleasant Valley

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Pleasant Valley: 2 caves.

- Glendale Shelter · cave
- Woodside Caves · cave

### Nearby, outside Pleasant Valley

- Clue · cave, Wood Hall3.0 km
- Glendale Cave · cave, Dawkins3.0 km
- Pinny Cave · cave, Brixton Hill3.3 km
- Salters Hill Cave · cave, Dawkins4.1 km
- Kenkoo Cave · cave, Wood Hall5.1 km
- Patrick Cave · cave, Dawkins5.9 km
- Belmont Cave #2 · cave, Dawkins6.3 km
- Raymond's Cave · cave, Dawkins6.3 km
- Birdgiddie Cave · cave, Dawkins6.4 km
- Belmont Cave #1 · cave, Dawkins6.5 km
- Beardyman Cave · cave, Dawkins7.2 km
- Daddy's Sink · cave, Dawkins7.7 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: Pleasant Valley

- 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 Pen50 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston54 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 4.1 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 Pleasant Valley

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Pleasant Valley. Settlements here lie between about 74 m and 207 m above sea level (median 206 m).

- Breadnut Valley
- Dunkleys Pen
- Pleasant Valley
- Woodside

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 Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen General Hospital · Glenmuir 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97338&mlon=-77.26029#map=17/17.97338/-77.26029) 

Bank Sagicor Bank · May Pen 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97060&mlon=-77.24504#map=17/17.97060/-77.24504) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Weston Park Road · Bushy Park 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97490&mlon=-77.25473#map=17/17.97490/-77.25473) 

Hotel Bridge Palm Hotel · Tollgate 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96907&mlon=-77.35064#map=17/17.96907/-77.35064) 

Mall Bargain Village · May Pen 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96708&mlon=-77.24181#map=17/17.96708/-77.24181) 

School Four Paths Primary Junior High School · Four Paths 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97105&mlon=-77.29331#map=17/17.97105/-77.29331) 

College University of the Commonwealth Caribbean, May Pen Campus · May Pen 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97113&mlon=-77.24455#map=17/17.97113/-77.24455) 

Police station Four Paths Police Station · Four Paths 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96935&mlon=-77.29388#map=17/17.96935/-77.29388) 

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
- Palmers Cross
- Richmond Park
- Rock
- Rosewell
- Sandy Bay
- Smithville
- Thompson Town
- Tollgate
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Pleasant Valley?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Pleasant Valley?Brixton Hill, Dawkins, Four Paths, New Denbigh (Race Track) and Wood Hall
- What is there to see in Pleasant Valley?Glendale Shelter, Woodside Caves
- What time zone is Pleasant Valley in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pleasant Valley?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Pleasant Valley?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pleasant Valley?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pleasant Valley?Settlements lie between 74 m and 207 m
- What is the best time to visit Pleasant Valley?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pleasant Valley?May Pen General Hospital, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pleasant Valley?Sagicor Bank, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pleasant Valley?National Commercial Bank, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pleasant Valley?TotalEnergies, Weston Park Road, about 5.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pleasant Valley?JM010525 (OCHA common operational dataset)