# Sandy Bay Community, May Pen, Hanover Parish – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/may-pen/sandy-bay/ Community · May Pen # Sandy Bay Sandy Bay is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Hanover Parish. It covers **21.1 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21.1km² - 7mapped services - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sandy Bay? Sandy Bay lies in [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/may-pen/), [Hanover Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Cascade](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/cascade/), [Great Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/great-valley/), [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/hopewell/), [Jericho](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/jericho/) and [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/lucea/). By area it is the 154th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Sandy Bay is about 145 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4356° N, 78.0883° 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 OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Sandy Bay: 2 attractions; 1 ruins. - Henry Fairchild's Cut Stone Aqueduct and Waterwheel (1700) · attraction - Tryall Great House · attraction - Kenilworth Ruins · ruins ### Nearby, outside Sandy Bay - Pondside Cave · cave, Pondside4.0 km - Dolphin Cove · attraction, Lucea5.2 km - Rejoin Cave · cave, Great Valley5.3 km - Clifton Cave · cave, Mount Peace7.0 km - Sunset Cove · beach, Lucea7.2 km - Gully Beach · beach, Lucea7.2 km - Las Brisas Beach · beach, Lucea7.3 km - Coral Beach · beach, Lucea7.3 km - Success Cave · cave, Sucess7.5 km - Flower Hill Cave · cave, Woodsville8.1 km - Fort Charlotte (1761) · attraction, Lucea8.4 km - Cedar Hall Cave · cave, Sucess8.4 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 - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay20 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel118 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 24 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) 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 Sandy Bay Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Sandy Bay. The largest with a recorded population: Barbican (10,337) and Sandy Bay (4,520). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 164 m above sea level (median 23 m). - Barbican - Blue Hole - Coventry Pen - Flint River - Kenilworth - Montpelier - Orchard - Sandy Bay - Tryall 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 3 rivers and streams. - Flint River - Maggotty River - White Gut 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 Sandy Bay and the best time to visit Using the climate of May Pen, 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 Sandy Bay Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Noel Holmes Hospital · Lucea 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45164&mlon=-78.16800#map=17/18.45164/-78.16800) Bank National Commercial Bank · Lucea 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44440&mlon=-78.17133#map=17/18.44440/-78.17133) ATM NCB · Hopewell 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) Petrol pump Rubis · Hopewell 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45400&mlon=-78.02742#map=17/18.45400/-78.02742) Hotel Elysian Plain Villa at the Tryall Club · Sandy Bay 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45414&mlon=-78.06181#map=17/18.45414/-78.06181) Mall Midtown Mall · Lucea 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44515&mlon=-78.17261#map=17/18.44515/-78.17261) School Sandy-bay Primary School · Sandy Bay 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44952&mlon=-78.07416#map=17/18.44952/-78.07416) College Fairview Baptist Bible College · McField 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.31786&mlon=-78.01287#map=17/18.31786/-78.01287) Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 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. - Hotels4 - Schools1 - 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Sandy Bay?In May Pen, Hanover Parish, Jamaica - What borders Sandy Bay?Cascade, Great Valley, Hopewell, Jericho and Lucea - What is there to see in Sandy Bay?Henry Fairchild's Cut Stone Aqueduct and Waterwheel (1700), Kenilworth Ruins, Tryall Great House - 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?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sandy Bay?Settlements lie between 8 m and 164 m - What is the best time to visit Sandy Bay?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Sandy Bay?Noel Holmes Hospital, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sandy Bay?National Commercial Bank, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sandy Bay?NCB, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sandy Bay?Rubis, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sandy Bay?JM020501 (OCHA common operational dataset)