# Alligator Pond, Portland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/alligator-pond/

Development area · Portland Parish 

# Alligator Pond

Alligator Pond is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Portland Parish. It covers **5.56 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5.6km²
- 1community
- 12mapped services

## Where is Alligator Pond?

Alligator Pond lies in [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other development areas: [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/) and [Port Antonio Urban Centre](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/). By area it is the 115th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 0.7% of [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/). The centre of Alligator Pond is about 43 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.3 km from Port Antonio, the main town of Portland Parish. The centre point is at 18.1738° N, 76.4313° 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 Alligator Pond

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Alligator Pond: 1 cave; 1 ruins.

- Anchovy Cave · cave
- Folly Ruins (1905) · ruins

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: Alligator Pond

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston46 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen46 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:32).

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 Alligator Pond

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/alligator-pond/prospect/) 5.6 5 12 

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 Alligator Pond

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Alligator Pond. Settlements here lie between about 72 m and 100 m above sea level (median 100 m).

- Anchovy
- Clear Spring
- Folly
- Sommers Town
- Williamsfield

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 Alligator Pond

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Banana River
- Caneside River
- East Town River
- Turtle Crawle River

### Coast and islands

2 headlands.

- Old Fort Point
- Pegg Point

### Forests and nature

1 park.

- Carder Park

### Getting around

1 lighthouse.

- Folly Point Lighthouse

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 Alligator Pond and the best time to visit

In Alligator Pond, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 35 

Feb 26 18 

Mar 26 27 

Apr 27 40 

May 27 117 

Jun 28 101 

Jul 28 75 

Aug 28 111 

Sep 28 131 

Oct 28 180 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 27 51 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Alligator Pond

Places mapped inside Alligator Pond in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels5
- Restaurants6

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 Alligator Pond?In Portland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Alligator Pond?Drivers River and Port Antonio Urban Centre
- What is there to see in Alligator Pond?Anchovy Cave, Folly Ruins (1905)
- What time zone is Alligator Pond in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Alligator Pond?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Alligator Pond?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Alligator Pond?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Alligator Pond?Settlements lie between 72 m and 100 m
- What is the best time to visit Alligator Pond?November to June
- How many petrol pumps are in Alligator Pond?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Alligator Pond?JM0501 (OCHA common operational dataset)