# Maryland Community, Lucea, Saint Andrew Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/lucea/maryland/ Community · Lucea # Maryland Maryland is a community of Jamaica in Lucea, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **6.99 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.0km² - 1mapped service - 448 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maryland? Maryland lies in [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/lucea/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Constant Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/constant-spring/constant-spring/), [Gordon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/gordon-town/), [Irish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/irish-town/), [Jacks Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/jacks-hill/), [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/liguanea/), [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/papine/) and [Woodford](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/woodford/). By area it is the 494th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Maryland is about 7.1 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0430° N, 76.7467° 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 Maryland OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Maryland: 1 cave. - Mammee River Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Maryland - Bebe's Corner · attraction, Gordon Town1.9 km - Hope Zoo · zoo, Liguanea2.0 km - Hope Royal Botanical Gardens · national park, Liguanea2.1 km - Peter's Rock · attraction, Woodford2.3 km - Scenic view over Kingston · viewpoint, Gordon Town2.3 km - Sculpture Park · memorial, Papine2.7 km - Gordon Town Falls · waterfall, Irish Town3.7 km - UWI Honour Roll Monument · attraction, Mona4.3 km - Bob Marley museum · museum, Liguanea4.3 km - Holywell National Park · attraction, Irish Town5.2 km - Devon House · attraction, Barbican5.6 km - Devon House (1881)\ · attraction, Barbican5.6 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: Maryland - 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 Pen10 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston13 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:33). 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 Maryland Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Maryland. Settlements here lie between about 348 m and 709 m above sea level (median 448 m). - Hope Estate - Liguanea Ridge - Mammie River - Maryland 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 Maryland Named natural and historic features inside Maryland, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mammee 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 Maryland and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lucea, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maryland Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Louis Grant Medical Centre · Papine 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02354&mlon=-76.73919#map=17/18.02354/-76.73919) Bank Jamaica National · Papine 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01869&mlon=-76.74157#map=17/18.01869/-76.74157) ATM Utech NCB ABM · Papine 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01972&mlon=-76.74309#map=17/18.01972/-76.74309) Petrol pump Texaco · Papine 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01534&mlon=-76.74283#map=17/18.01534/-76.74283) Hotel Moon Hill · Jacks Hill 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03711&mlon=-76.75675#map=17/18.03711/-76.75675) Mall Sovereign North · Liguanea 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02218&mlon=-76.76504#map=17/18.02218/-76.76504) School Lister Mairgilby School · Papine 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02312&mlon=-76.74262#map=17/18.02312/-76.74262) College Vocational Training Development Institute · Papine 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02436&mlon=-76.73989#map=17/18.02436/-76.73989) Police station Gordon Town Police · Gordon Town 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03605&mlon=-76.71837#map=17/18.03605/-76.71837) 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 Maryland Places mapped inside Maryland in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 Maryland?In Lucea, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Maryland?Constant Spring, Gordon Town, Irish Town, Jacks Hill, Liguanea, Papine and Woodford - What is there to see in Maryland?Mammee River Cave - What time zone is Maryland in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Maryland?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Maryland?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maryland?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maryland?Settlements lie between 348 m and 709 m - What is the best time to visit Maryland?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Maryland?Louis Grant Medical Centre, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maryland?Jamaica National, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maryland?Utech NCB ABM, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maryland?Texaco, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maryland?JM060901 (OCHA common operational dataset)