# Rosewell Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/rosewell/ Community · May Pen # Rosewell Rosewell is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **8.94 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.9km² - 89 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rosewell? Rosewell 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: [Chatteau](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/chatteau/), [Free Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/free-town/), [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour/) and [Sandy Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/sandy-bay/). By area it is the 417th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.2% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Rosewell is about 39 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 9.2 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 17.9551° N, 77.1583° 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 Rosewell OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Rosewell: 1 waterfall. - Rosewell Cave · waterfall ### Nearby, outside Rosewell - Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction, Old Harbour2.8 km - Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour4.3 km - Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour4.3 km - Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour5.3 km - Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores6.9 km - Birds Roda Cave · cave, Old Harbour7.2 km - Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach · beach, Old Harbour Bay8.7 km - Bartons Cave · cave, Bartons9.5 km - bartons District · cave, Bartons9.5 km - Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall9.8 km - Spring Garden Rising · cave, Old Harbour9.9 km - Tamarind Hill Cave · cave, Browns Hall10 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: Rosewell - 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 Pen36 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston39 km ### Nearest railway station Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 5.8 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 06:31, 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 Rosewell Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Rosewell. Settlements here lie between about 32 m and 105 m above sea level (median 89 m). - Bodles Pen - Part of - Oakes Pen - Rosewell 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 Rosewell Named natural and historic features inside Rosewell, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Burnt Hill · 208 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 Rosewell 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 Rosewell Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Old Harbour 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93824&mlon=-77.11438#map=17/17.93824/-77.11438) ATM NCB · Sydenham 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) Petrol pump Texaco · Sandy Bay 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94569&mlon=-77.17727#map=17/17.94569/-77.17727) Hotel Three Brothers Villa Limited · Old Harbour 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94712&mlon=-77.10277#map=17/17.94712/-77.10277) Mall Gateway Plaza · Old Harbour 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93812&mlon=-77.11426#map=17/17.93812/-77.11426) School Planters Hall Primary Infant School · Old Harbour 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99972&mlon=-77.16286#map=17/17.99972/-77.16286) College Portmore Community College · Old Harbour 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93839&mlon=-77.10878#map=17/17.93839/-77.10878) Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 4.7 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 - Palmers Cross - Pleasant Valley - Richmond Park - Rock - Sandy Bay - Smithville - Thompson Town - Tollgate - Treadlight - York Town ## Quick answers - Where is Rosewell?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Rosewell?Chatteau, Free Town, Old Harbour and Sandy Bay - What is there to see in Rosewell?Rosewell Cave - What time zone is Rosewell in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Rosewell?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Rosewell?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rosewell?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rosewell?Settlements lie between 32 m and 105 m - What is the highest point in Rosewell?Burnt Hill (208 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rosewell?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rosewell?May Pen Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rosewell?Access Financial Services Limited, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rosewell?NCB, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rosewell?Texaco, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rosewell?JM010528 (OCHA common operational dataset)