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

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Community · May Pen 

# Rock

Rock is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **5.02 km²**.

- 5.0km²

## Where is Rock?

Rock 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 4 other communities: [Ashley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/ashley/), [Mount Airy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/mount-airy/), [Osbourne Store](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/osbourne-store/) and [Tollgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/tollgate/). By area it is the 581st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 1.3% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Rock is about 58 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 11 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 17.9925° N, 77.3431° 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 Rock

### Nearby, outside Rock

- Pinny Cave · cave, Brixton Hill3.7 km
- Clarendon Park Cave · cave, Scotts Pass3.8 km
- Birdgiddie Cave · cave, Dawkins5.0 km
- Raymond's Cave · cave, Dawkins5.2 km
- Belmont Cave #2 · cave, Dawkins5.4 km
- Belmont Cave #1 · cave, Dawkins5.4 km
- Woodside Caves · cave, Pleasant Valley5.6 km
- Daddy's Sink · cave, Dawkins6.1 km
- Richmond Park Cave · cave, Richmond Park6.3 km
- Glendale Shelter · cave, Pleasant Valley6.4 km
- Glendale Cave · cave, Dawkins6.8 km
- Salters Hill Cave · 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: Rock

- 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 Pen55 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston59 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 4.9 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.

## Weather in Rock 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 Rock

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen General Hospital · Glenmuir 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97338&mlon=-77.26029#map=17/17.97338/-77.26029) 

Bank Sagicor Bank · May Pen 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97060&mlon=-77.24504#map=17/17.97060/-77.24504) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Clarendon Park · Tollgate 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98034&mlon=-77.36364#map=17/17.98034/-77.36364) 

Hotel Bridge Palm Hotel · Tollgate 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96907&mlon=-77.35064#map=17/17.96907/-77.35064) 

Mall Bargain Village · May Pen 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96708&mlon=-77.24181#map=17/17.96708/-77.24181) 

School Scotts Pass Primary · Scotts Pass 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01072&mlon=-77.37978#map=17/18.01072/-77.37978) 

College University of the Commonwealth Caribbean, May Pen Campus · May Pen 11 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 5.8 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
- Pleasant Valley
- Richmond Park
- Rosewell
- Sandy Bay
- Smithville
- Thompson Town
- Tollgate
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Rock?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Rock?Ashley, Mount Airy, Osbourne Store and Tollgate
- What is there to see in Rock?Pinny Cave, Clarendon Park Cave, Birdgiddie Cave, Raymond's Cave
- What time zone is Rock in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Rock?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Rock?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Rock?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rock?May Pen General Hospital, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rock?Sagicor Bank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rock?National Commercial Bank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rock?TotalEnergies, Clarendon Park, about 2.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rock?JM010527 (OCHA common operational dataset)