# Thompson Town Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/thompson-town/

Community · May Pen 

# Thompson Town

Thompson Town is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **26.3 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 26.3km²
- 610 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thompson Town?

Thompson Town 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 8 other communities: [Banana Ground](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/banana-ground/), [Beckford Kraal](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/beckford-kraal/), [Cumberland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/cumberland/), [Dawkins](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/dawkins/), [Orange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/orange-hill/), [Richmond Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/richmond-park/), [Ritchies](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/ritchies/) and [Smithville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/smithville/). By area it is the 106th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.6% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Thompson Town is about 63 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 19 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 18.0862° N, 77.3777° 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 Thompson Town

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Thompson Town: 3 caves.

- Mistress Bell Cave · cave
- Peace River Cave · cave
- Peace River Sink · cave

### Nearby, outside Thompson Town

- Broomwell Cave · cave, Ritchies2.6 km
- Whitney River Sink · cave, Richmond Park4.0 km
- Boundary Pot · cave, Cumberland4.3 km
- Banana Ground Sink #2 · cave, Banana Ground4.5 km
- Banana Ground Sink #1 · cave, Banana Ground4.5 km
- Sunday Hole · cave, Cumberland4.9 km
- Richmond Park Cave · cave, Richmond Park4.9 km
- Daddy's Sink · cave, Dawkins5.1 km
- Beardyman Cave · cave, Dawkins5.2 km
- Cabbage Hall Caverns · cave, Cumberland5.5 km
- Garden Piece Holes · cave, Cumberland5.7 km
- Belmont Cave #1 · cave, Dawkins6.1 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: Thompson Town

- 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) · Boscobel56 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen60 km

### Nearest railway station

Suttons Railway Station (1900) (Turners), about 14 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 Thompson Town

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Thompson Town. Settlements here lie between about 356 m and 825 m above sea level (median 610 m).

- Cove
- Eubanks Cove
- Gloster & Endeavour
- Gloucester
- Good Meadow
- Montpelier
- Mount Hermon
- Mount Moses
- Peace River
- Reid Piece
- Spring Mount
- Thompson Town
- Victoria
- Wakefield
- Wanstead

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 Thompson Town 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 (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 484 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 22 43 

Feb 23 23 

Mar 23 36 

Apr 24 51 

May 24 126 

Jun 24 91 

Jul 25 69 

Aug 25 95 

Sep 25 128 

Oct 24 162 

Nov 23 92 

Dec 23 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thompson Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) 

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 6.5 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 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06226&mlon=-77.41258#map=17/18.06226/-77.41258) 

Mall Elethe Mall · Mandeville 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04685&mlon=-77.50705#map=17/18.04685/-77.50705) 

School Scott's Pass Primary and Infant School · Cumberland 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08344&mlon=-77.42053#map=17/18.08344/-77.42053) 

College Catholic College of Mandeville · Williamsfield 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07117&mlon=-77.45826#map=17/18.07117/-77.45826) 

Police station Porus Police Station · Porus 6.8 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
- Richmond Park
- Rock
- Rosewell
- Sandy Bay
- Smithville
- Tollgate
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Thompson Town?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Thompson Town?Banana Ground, Beckford Kraal, Cumberland, Dawkins, Orange Hill, Richmond Park, Ritchies and Smithville
- What is there to see in Thompson Town?Mistress Bell Cave, Peace River Cave, Peace River Sink
- What time zone is Thompson Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Thompson Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Thompson Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Thompson Town?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Thompson Town?Settlements lie between 356 m and 825 m
- What is the best time to visit Thompson Town?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thompson Town?Percy Junor Hospital, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thompson Town?National Peoples Cooperative Bank of Jamaica, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thompson Town?National Commercial Bank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thompson Town?Texaco Gas Station, about 6.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Thompson Town?JM010531 (OCHA common operational dataset)