# Sandy Bay Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/sandy-bay/

Community · May Pen 

# Sandy Bay

Sandy Bay is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **21.9 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 21.9km²
- 5mapped services
- 63 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sandy Bay?

Sandy Bay 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 6 other communities: [Chatteau](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/chatteau/), [Free Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/free-town/), [Halse Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/halse-hall/), [Longville Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/longville-park/), [Palmers Cross](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/palmers-cross/) and [Rosewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/rosewell/). By area it is the 143rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.5% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Sandy Bay is about 41 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 8.2 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 17.9389° N, 77.1724° 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 Sandy Bay

### Nearby, outside Sandy Bay

- Rosewell Cave · waterfall, Rosewell2.1 km
- Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction, Old Harbour4.6 km
- Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour6.2 km
- Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour6.2 km
- Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour7.2 km
- Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall8.0 km
- Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores8.6 km
- Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach · beach, Old Harbour Bay9.0 km
- Birds Roda Cave · cave, Old Harbour9.5 km
- Salt River Cave · cave, Salt River12 km
- Bartons Cave · cave, Bartons12 km
- bartons District · cave, Bartons12 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: Sandy Bay

- 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 Pen37 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston41 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 6.8 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 Sandy Bay

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Sandy Bay. Settlements here lie between about 37 m and 118 m above sea level (median 63 m).

- Beckford Rest
- Breadnut Bottom
- Cliffords Rest
- Cross Pen
- Gordons Store
- Green Park
- Inverness
- Lancewood Valley
- Orange River
- Palmetto Pen
- Sandy Bay
- Toby Heights
- Troy

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 Sandy Bay

Named natural and historic features inside Sandy Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Shutes Gully

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 Sandy Bay 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 Sandy Bay

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 10.0 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 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93824&mlon=-77.11438#map=17/17.93824/-77.11438) 

ATM NCB · Sydenham 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) 

Petrol pump Blaize Gas Station · Sandy Bay 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93637&mlon=-77.17084#map=17/17.93637/-77.17084) 

Hotel Hotel Versalles · Hazard 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95582&mlon=-77.23656#map=17/17.95582/-77.23656) 

Mall Gateway Plaza · Old Harbour 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93812&mlon=-77.11426#map=17/17.93812/-77.11426) 

School Little World Early Childhood Center · Mineral Heights 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94214&mlon=-77.23323#map=17/17.94214/-77.23323) 

College Portmore Community College · Old Harbour 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93839&mlon=-77.10878#map=17/17.93839/-77.10878) 

Police station Jamaica Constabulary · Longville Park 2.7 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sandy Bay

Places mapped inside Sandy Bay in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps3
- Restaurants2

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## 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
- Rosewell
- Smithville
- Thompson Town
- Tollgate
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Sandy Bay?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Sandy Bay?Chatteau, Free Town, Halse Hall, Longville Park, Palmers Cross and Rosewell
- What is there to see in Sandy Bay?Rosewell Cave, Colbeck Castle (1680), Planters Hall Cave 2, Planters Hall Cave 1
- What time zone is Sandy Bay in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Sandy Bay?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Sandy Bay?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sandy Bay?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sandy Bay?Settlements lie between 37 m and 118 m
- What is the best time to visit Sandy Bay?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sandy Bay?May Pen Hospital, about 10.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sandy Bay?Access Financial Services Limited, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sandy Bay?NCB, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sandy Bay?Blaize Gas Station, about 0.3 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Sandy Bay?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sandy Bay?JM010529 (OCHA common operational dataset)