# Lances Bay Community, Lucea, Hanover Parish – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/lances-bay/ Community · Lucea # Lances Bay Lances Bay is a community of Jamaica in Lucea, Hanover Parish. It covers **4.18 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.2km² - 1mapped service - 75 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lances Bay? Lances Bay lies in [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/), [Hanover Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other communities: [Cacoon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/cacoon/), [Cousins Cove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/green-island/cousins-cove/) and [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/lucea/). By area it is the 620th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.0% of [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/). The centre of Lances Bay is about 158 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.0 km from Lucea, the main town of Lucea. The centre point is at 18.4344° N, 78.2171° 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 Lances Bay OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Lances Bay: 1 cave. - England Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Lances Bay - Mckenzie Cave · cave, Lucea1.9 km - Replica of Sir Alexander Bustamante's House · attraction, Cacoon1.9 km - Cousins Cove Cave 1 · cave, Cousins Cove2.3 km - Cousins Cove Cave 2 · cave, Cousins Cove2.3 km - Ron's Arawak Cave · cave, Cousins Cove2.4 km - Rusea School Cave · cave, Lucea4.6 km - Lucea Clock Tower · attraction, Lucea4.9 km - Sir Alexander Bustamante Square · attraction, Lucea4.9 km - Small Lonely Beach · beach, Green Island5.0 km - Hanover Museum · museum, Lucea5.4 km - Fort Charlotte (1761) · attraction, Lucea5.8 km - Sunset Cove · beach, Lucea7.1 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: Lances 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 - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay33 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel132 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 36 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 17:38). 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 Lances Bay Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Lances Bay. - Lances Bay 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 Lances Bay Named natural and historic features inside Lances Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Eves River 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 Lances Bay and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lucea, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 44 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 47 Apr 28 57 May 28 150 Jun 28 150 Jul 29 109 Aug 29 146 Sep 29 190 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 131 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lances Bay Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Noel Holmes Hospital · Lucea 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45164&mlon=-78.16800#map=17/18.45164/-78.16800) Bank Hanover Co-Operative Credit Union · Lucea 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44445&mlon=-78.17167#map=17/18.44445/-78.17167) ATM NCB · Green Island 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.38983&mlon=-78.27297#map=17/18.38983/-78.27297) Petrol pump Texaco · Lucea 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44484&mlon=-78.17152#map=17/18.44484/-78.17152) Hotel Le Mer Villas · Lances Bay 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44811&mlon=-78.22025#map=17/18.44811/-78.22025) Mall Midtown Mall · Lucea 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44515&mlon=-78.17261#map=17/18.44515/-78.17261) School Bright Minds Nursery Pre and Kindergarten School · Lucea 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44488&mlon=-78.17724#map=17/18.44488/-78.17724) College International University of the Caribbean · Savanna-la-mar Business District 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22636&mlon=-78.13183#map=17/18.22636/-78.13183) Police station Little London Police Station · Little London 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.24478&mlon=-78.21688#map=17/18.24478/-78.21688) 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 Lances Bay Places mapped inside Lances Bay in open map data, by type. - 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. ## Other communities in Lucea - Askenish - Cacoon - Cascade - Cash Hill - Chambers Pen - Dias - Jericho - Kingsvale - Lucea - Maryland - Mount Peace ## Quick answers - Where is Lances Bay?In Lucea, Hanover Parish, Jamaica - What borders Lances Bay?Cacoon, Cousins Cove and Lucea - What is there to see in Lances Bay?England Cave - What time zone is Lances Bay in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Lances Bay?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Lances Bay?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lances Bay?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Lances Bay?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Lances Bay?Noel Holmes Hospital, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lances Bay?Hanover Co-Operative Credit Union, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lances Bay?NCB, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lances Bay?Texaco, about 4.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lances Bay?JM020409 (OCHA common operational dataset)