# Long Road Community, Drivers River, Portland Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/long-road/ Community · Drivers River # Long Road Long Road is a community of Jamaica in Drivers River, Portland Parish. It covers **8.27 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.3km² - 62 mtypical elevation ## Where is Long Road? Long Road lies in [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other communities: [Hectors River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/hectors-river/), [Manchioneal](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/manchioneal/) and [Reach](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/reach/). By area it is the 444th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.9% of [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/). The centre of Long Road is about 53 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0195° N, 76.2913° 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 Long Road OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Long Road: 1 cave. - Salt River Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Long Road - Drivers River Rising · cave, Reach1.8 km - Drivers River Cave · cave, Reach1.9 km - Billy Bay Cave · cave, Manchioneal2.2 km - Reach Falls · attraction, Reach2.5 km - Ham Walk Cave · cave, Hectors River2.7 km - Happy Grove Cave · cave, Hectors River2.7 km - John Crow Hole · cave, Hectors River3.1 km - Rat Bat Hole 1 · cave, Hectors River3.2 km - Rat Bat Hole 2 · cave, Hectors River3.2 km - Miss Carmen's Cave · cave, Reach4.5 km - Reach Bat Hole · cave, Reach4.9 km - Cole Cave · cave, Rowlandsfield5.0 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: Long Road - 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) · Kingston53 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen56 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:31). 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 Long Road Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Long Road. - Dillion - Grange Hill - Gurney - Long Road - Packi River 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 Long Road Named natural and historic features inside Long Road, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Coffee River - Dymes River - Salt River ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Sharpnose Point 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 Long Road and the best time to visit Using the climate of Drivers River, 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Long Road Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Isaac Barrant Clinic · Duckensfield 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91721&mlon=-76.26509#map=17/17.91721/-76.26509) Bank Western Union · Golden Grove 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93378&mlon=-76.27097#map=17/17.93378/-76.27097) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Manchioneal 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03885&mlon=-76.27918#map=17/18.03885/-76.27918) Hotel Zion Country Eco Beach Cabins · Hectors River 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01399&mlon=-76.26956#map=17/18.01399/-76.26956) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Machioneal All-Age School · Manchioneal 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04631&mlon=-76.27862#map=17/18.04631/-76.27862) College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) Police station Golden Grove Police Station · Golden Grove 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93375&mlon=-76.27077#map=17/17.93375/-76.27077) 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. ## Other communities in Drivers River - Castle Comfort - Fairy Hill - Hectors River - Kensington - Long Bay - Manchioneal - Nonsuch - Reach - Sherwood Forest - Windsor Forest ## Quick answers - Where is Long Road?In Drivers River, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Long Road?Hectors River, Manchioneal and Reach - What is there to see in Long Road?Salt River Cave - What time zone is Long Road in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Long Road?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Long Road?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Long Road?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Long Road?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Long Road?Isaac Barrant Clinic, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Long Road?Western Union, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Long Road?TotalEnergies, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Long Road?JM050306 (OCHA common operational dataset)