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

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

Community · May Pen 

# Tollgate

Tollgate is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **29.8 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 29.8km²
- 18mapped services
- 63 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tollgate?

Tollgate 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: [Harmons](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/harmons/), [Milk River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/milk-river/), [Mount Airy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/mount-airy/), [Osbourne Store](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/osbourne-store/), [Rock](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/rock/), [Scotts Pass](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/scotts-pass/) and [Victoria Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/asia/victoria-town/). By area it is the 82nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.5% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Tollgate is about 60 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 13 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 17.9606° N, 77.3641° 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 Tollgate

### Nearby, outside Tollgate

- Clarendon Park Cave · cave, Scotts Pass5.1 km
- Martin Spring Cave · cave, Victoria Town5.9 km
- Harmons Cave · cave, Harmons5.9 km
- Pinny Cave · cave, Brixton Hill7.8 km
- Spring Cave · cave, Victoria Town8.1 km
- Sherwood Forest Cave · cave, Ellen Street8.3 km
- Birdgiddie Cave · cave, Dawkins8.8 km
- Woodside Caves · cave, Pleasant Valley9.0 km
- Raymond's Cave · cave, Dawkins9.0 km
- Redberry Cave · cave, Porus9.2 km
- Belmont Cave #1 · cave, Dawkins9.2 km
- Richmond Park Cave · cave, Richmond Park9.2 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: Tollgate

- 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 Pen57 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston61 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 7.0 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 Tollgate

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Tollgate. Settlements here lie between about 38 m and 69 m above sea level (median 63 m).

- Bailey's Pen
- Clarendon Park
- Decoy
- Lowes Pen
- McGilchrist Pen
- Toll Gate

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 Tollgate

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

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Clarendon Park Station

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 Tollgate 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 Tollgate

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen General Hospital · Glenmuir 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97338&mlon=-77.26029#map=17/17.97338/-77.26029) 

Bank Sagicor Bank · May Pen 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97060&mlon=-77.24504#map=17/17.97060/-77.24504) 

ATM ScotiaBank · Mandeville 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03904&mlon=-77.51064#map=17/18.03904/-77.51064) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Clarendon Park · Tollgate 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98034&mlon=-77.36364#map=17/17.98034/-77.36364) 

Hotel Dynasty Jamaica Hotel · Tollgate 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96864&mlon=-77.35559#map=17/17.96864/-77.35559) 

Mall Bargain Village · May Pen 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96708&mlon=-77.24181#map=17/17.96708/-77.24181) 

School Scotts Pass Primary · Scotts Pass 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01072&mlon=-77.37978#map=17/18.01072/-77.37978) 

College Hastings Acadamy · May Pen 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96555&mlon=-77.24445#map=17/17.96555/-77.24445) 

Police station Four Paths Police Station · Four Paths 7.5 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Tollgate

Places mapped inside Tollgate in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps4
- Hotels3
- Restaurants11

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
- Sandy Bay
- Smithville
- Thompson Town
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Tollgate?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Tollgate?Harmons, Milk River, Mount Airy, Osbourne Store, Rock, Scotts Pass and Victoria Town
- What is there to see in Tollgate?Clarendon Park Cave, Martin Spring Cave, Harmons Cave, Pinny Cave
- What time zone is Tollgate in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tollgate?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Tollgate?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tollgate?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tollgate?Settlements lie between 38 m and 69 m
- What is the best time to visit Tollgate?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tollgate?May Pen General Hospital, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tollgate?Sagicor Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Tollgate?ScotiaBank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tollgate?TotalEnergies, Clarendon Park, about 2.2 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Tollgate?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tollgate?JM010532 (OCHA common operational dataset)