# Richmond Park Community, May Pen, Saint Andrew Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/may-pen/richmond-park/

Community · May Pen 

# Richmond Park

Richmond Park is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **0.65 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 5mapped services
- 54 mtypical elevation

## Where is Richmond Park?

Richmond Park lies in [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/may-pen/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Boucher Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/half-way-tree/boucher-park/), [Half Way Tree](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/half-way-tree/half-way-tree/), [Kencot](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/kencot/) and [Maxfield Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/half-way-tree/maxfield-park/). By area it is the 753rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Richmond Park is about 1.5 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0054° N, 76.8046° 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 Richmond Park

### Nearby, outside Richmond Park

- Powergen ltd · viewpoint, Half Way Tree1.2 km
- Peter tosh museum · museum, New Kingston1.8 km
- Devon House (1881)\ · attraction, Barbican1.9 km
- Devon House · attraction, Barbican1.9 km
- helShire beach · attraction, Whitfield Town2.0 km
- Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum, Trench Town2.6 km
- 1907 Earthquake Monument · attraction, Greenwich Town2.9 km
- Bob Marley museum · museum, Liguanea3.1 km
- Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town3.1 km
- National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town3.2 km
- Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town3.3 km
- Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown3.8 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: Richmond Park

- 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 Pen2.8 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston8.0 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 16 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:34).

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 Richmond Park

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Richmond Park.

- Richmond Park

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).

## Weather in Richmond Park and the best time to visit

Using the climate of May Pen, 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 Richmond Park

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital The Heart Hospital · Kencot 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00413&mlon=-76.79809#map=17/18.00413/-76.79809) 

Bank PWD Co-operative Credit Union · Richmond Park 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00809&mlon=-76.79995#map=17/18.00809/-76.79995) 

ATM First Caribbean International Bank · Half Way Tree 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00903&mlon=-76.79659#map=17/18.00903/-76.79659) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Richmond Park 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00861&mlon=-76.80668#map=17/18.00861/-76.80668) 

Hotel Kush Art Reggae home · Boucher Park 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00359&mlon=-76.80830#map=17/18.00359/-76.80830) 

Mall The Domes · Boucher Park 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00639&mlon=-76.81258#map=17/18.00639/-76.81258) 

School Lanaman's Preparatory · Richmond Park 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00824&mlon=-76.80309#map=17/18.00824/-76.80309) 

College Distinction College · Half Way Tree 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00848&mlon=-76.81030#map=17/18.00848/-76.81030) 

Police station Half Way Tree Police Station · Half Way Tree 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00843&mlon=-76.79927#map=17/18.00843/-76.79927) 

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 Richmond Park

Places mapped inside Richmond Park in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- 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 Richmond Park?In May Pen, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Richmond Park?Boucher Park, Half Way Tree, Kencot and Maxfield Park
- What is there to see in Richmond Park?Powergen ltd, Peter tosh museum, Devon House (1881)\, Devon House
- What time zone is Richmond Park in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Richmond Park?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Richmond Park?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Richmond Park?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Richmond Park?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Richmond Park?The Heart Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Richmond Park?PWD Co-operative Credit Union, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Richmond Park?First Caribbean International Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Richmond Park?Rubis, about 0.4 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Richmond Park?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Richmond Park?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Richmond Park?JM061027 (OCHA common operational dataset)