# Milk River, Clarendon Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/ Development area · Clarendon Parish # Milk River Milk River is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Clarendon Parish. It covers **114.5 km²**. It is divided into 5 communities. 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 115km² - 5communities - 1mapped service ## Where is Milk River? Milk River lies in [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Asia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/asia/), [Lionel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/) and [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). By area it is the 43rd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 9.7% of [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/). The centre of Milk River is about 59 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 15 km from May Pen, the main town of Clarendon Parish. The centre point is at 17.8525° N, 77.3262° 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). ## Know before you go: Milk River - 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) · Kingston58 km ### Nearest railway station Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), 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. ## Communities of Milk River Community Area km² Localities Services [Gimme-mi-bit](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/gimme-mi-bit/) 22 6 0 [Gravel Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/gravel-hill/) 2.6 1 0 [Longwood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/longwood/) 9.8 1 0 [Milk River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/milk-river/) 34 16 1 [Race Course](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/race-course/) 47 8 0 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Milk River Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in Milk River. The largest with a recorded population: Race Course (2,974). Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 67 m above sea level (median 21 m). - Banks - Beachams - Bryans River - Caswell Hill - Cherry Hill - Dee Side - Farquhar's Land - Fraquhars Beach - Gimme-me-bit - Gravel Ground - Gravel Hill - Grimett - Healthfield - Kemps Hill - Longwood - Manningsfield - Milk Pen - Milk River Bath - New Yarmouth - Old House - Olive Park - Pridees - Race Course - Rest - Rest Pen - Retirement - Rippling Bank - Sandy Gully - Scotts Bottom - Scotts Ford - Sedge Pond - Springfield 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 Milk River Named natural and historic features inside Milk River, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Baldwin River - Manchioneal Gully ### Coast and islands 1 beach. - Farquhars Beach ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Round Hill · 317 m - Kemps Hill · 37 m ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Rest New Bridge 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 Milk River and the best time to visit In Milk River, 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Milk River Places mapped inside Milk River in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Milk River?In Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Milk River?Asia, Lionel Town and May Pen - What time zone is Milk River in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Milk River?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Milk River?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Milk River?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Milk River?Settlements lie between 9 m and 67 m - What is the highest point in Milk River?Round Hill (317 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Milk River?November to April and June to August - What is the P-code of Milk River?JM0106 (OCHA common operational dataset)