# Richmond Park Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/richmond-park/

Community · May Pen 

# Richmond Park

Richmond Park is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **17.9 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 17.9km²
- 534 mtypical elevation

## Where is Richmond Park?

Richmond Park 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 7 other communities: [Ashley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/ashley/), [Banana Ground](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/banana-ground/), [Dawkins](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/dawkins/), [Mount Airy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/mount-airy/), [Porus](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/porus/), [Scotts Pass](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/scotts-pass/) and [Thompson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/thompson-town/). By area it is the 207th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.5% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Richmond Park is about 62 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 16 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 18.0468° N, 77.3742° 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 Richmond Park

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Richmond Park: 2 caves.

- Richmond Park Cave · cave
- Whitney River Sink · cave

### Nearby, outside Richmond Park

- Daddy's Sink · cave, Dawkins1.9 km
- Belmont Cave #1 · cave, Dawkins3.1 km
- Birdgiddie Cave · cave, Dawkins3.1 km
- Raymond's Cave · cave, Dawkins3.3 km
- Belmont Cave #2 · cave, Dawkins3.4 km
- Beardyman Cave · cave, Dawkins4.5 km
- Clarendon Park Cave · cave, Scotts Pass4.7 km
- Peace River Sink · cave, Thompson Town5.4 km
- Peace River Cave · cave, Thompson Town5.6 km
- Banana Ground Sink #1 · cave, Banana Ground6.0 km
- Banana Ground Sink #2 · cave, Banana Ground6.0 km
- Redberry Cave · cave, Porus6.0 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: Richmond Park

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel58 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen59 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 11 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 Richmond Park

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Richmond Park. Settlements here lie between about 415 m and 607 m above sea level (median 534 m).

- Mount Lebanus
- Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Park
- Stewarton
- Whitney
- Whitney Estate

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 Richmond Park

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Whitney River

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 Richmond Park and the best time to visit

Using the climate of May Pen, the warmest month is Aug (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 408 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 23 43 

Feb 23 23 

Mar 24 36 

Apr 25 51 

May 25 126 

Jun 25 91 

Jul 25 69 

Aug 25 95 

Sep 25 128 

Oct 25 162 

Nov 24 92 

Dec 23 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Richmond Park

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hargreaves Memorial Hospital · Mandeville 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04378&mlon=-77.50729#map=17/18.04378/-77.50729) 

Bank National Peoples Cooperative Bank of Jamaica · Mandeville 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04267&mlon=-77.50492#map=17/18.04267/-77.50492) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump Texaco Gas Station · Porus 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03487&mlon=-77.40621#map=17/18.03487/-77.40621) 

Hotel Buttonwood Reef Villa Jamaica · Banana Ground 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06226&mlon=-77.41258#map=17/18.06226/-77.41258) 

Mall The Villa · Mandeville 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04175&mlon=-77.50639#map=17/18.04175/-77.50639) 

School Porus High School · Porus 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03656&mlon=-77.40906#map=17/18.03656/-77.40906) 

College Catholic College of Mandeville · Williamsfield 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07117&mlon=-77.45826#map=17/18.07117/-77.45826) 

Police station Porus Police Station · Porus 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03426&mlon=-77.41122#map=17/18.03426/-77.41122) 

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
- Pleasant Valley
- Rock
- Rosewell
- Sandy Bay
- Smithville
- Thompson Town
- Tollgate
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Richmond Park?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Richmond Park?Ashley, Banana Ground, Dawkins, Mount Airy, Porus, Scotts Pass and Thompson Town
- What is there to see in Richmond Park?Richmond Park Cave, Whitney River Sink
- What time zone is Richmond Park in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Richmond Park?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Richmond Park?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Richmond Park?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Richmond Park?Settlements lie between 415 m and 607 m
- What is the best time to visit Richmond Park?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Richmond Park?Hargreaves Memorial Hospital, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Richmond Park?National Peoples Cooperative Bank of Jamaica, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Richmond Park?National Commercial Bank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Richmond Park?Texaco Gas Station, about 3.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Richmond Park?JM010526 (OCHA common operational dataset)