# Browns Town, Saint Ann Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/browns-town/ Development area · Saint Ann Parish # Browns Town Browns Town is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Ann Parish. It covers **146.6 km²**. It is divided into 3 communities. 69 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 147km² - 3communities - 24mapped services ## Where is Browns Town? Browns Town lies in [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other development areas: [Alexandria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/alexandria/), [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/), [Discovery Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/discovery-bay/), [Gibraltar](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/gibraltar/) and [St. Anns Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/). By area it is the 24th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 12.1% of [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/). The centre of Browns Town is about 71 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 16 km from Saint Ann’s Bay, the main town of Saint Ann Parish. The centre point is at 18.3762° N, 77.3402° 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 Browns Town OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Browns Town: 7 caves; 1 viewpoint; 1 ruins. - Corner Somerset Muirhouse Buxton · viewpoint - Bamboo Sinkhole · cave - Coolshade Mountain Cave · cave - Minard Cave · cave - Minard Estate Great House · ruins - Orange Valley Cave · cave - Retreat Gully Cave · cave - Thatchfield Great Cave · cave - Thunder Cave · cave 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: Browns Town - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel39 km - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay62 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 34 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:35). 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 Browns Town Community Area km² Localities Services [Bamboo](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/browns-town/bamboo/) 36 24 4 [Browns Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/browns-town/browns-town/) 99 39 20 [Philadelphia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/browns-town/philadelphia/) 12 6 0 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 Browns Town Open gazetteers list **69 villages, towns and localities** in Browns Town. The largest with a recorded population: Bamboo (4,264). Settlements here lie between about 343 m and 716 m above sea level (median 542 m). - Aberdeen - Arabia Felix - Aurora - Bamboo - Banks Mountain - Bluefields - Browns Town - Butts Run - Buxton - Chippenham Park - Clay Ground - Content - Coolshade - Coolshade Mount - Ebenezer - Egypt - Endeavour - Enfield - Farm - Farm Pen - Fentan - Free Hill - Freefield - Friendship - Friendship Pen - Huntley - Industry - Johnson Land - Kensington - Knapdale - Knapdale Acre - Lawrence Park - Liberty Valley - Lillyfield - Lime Tree Lane - Loch Enoch - Locheroch - Lower Buxton - Lyndale - Middle Buxton - Milford - Milltown - Minard - Minard Estate - Muir House - Top Buxton - New Colliston - Orange Hill - Outon - Penhurst - Philadelphia - Refuge - Relief - Retirement - Retreat - Richmond Mountain - Seacool Heights - Sommerset - Spring Mount - Summer Hill - Thatch Walk - Thatchfield - Titchfield - Tobolski - Tranent - Wakefield - Waterloo - Wilberforce - Woodlands - Woodstock 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 Browns Town Named natural and historic features inside Browns Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Canaan Hill · 665 m - Bamboo Hill · 630 m - Healthy Hill · 558 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Colliston 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 Browns Town and the best time to visit In Browns Town, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 48 Feb 25 34 Mar 26 52 Apr 27 58 May 27 141 Jun 27 128 Jul 27 92 Aug 28 118 Sep 28 151 Oct 27 183 Nov 26 113 Dec 25 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Browns Town Places mapped inside Browns Town in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks4 - Petrol pumps3 - Schools8 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants5 - Police stations1 - Dental clinics1 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 Browns Town?In Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica - What borders Browns Town?Alexandria, Clarks Town, Discovery Bay, Gibraltar and St. Anns Bay - What is there to see in Browns Town?Bamboo Sinkhole, Coolshade Mountain Cave, Corner Somerset Muirhouse Buxton, Minard Cave - What time zone is Browns Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Browns Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Browns Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Browns Town?69 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Browns Town?Settlements lie between 343 m and 716 m - What is the highest point in Browns Town?Canaan Hill (665 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Browns Town?November to April and July to August - How many banks are in Browns Town?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Browns Town?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Browns Town?JM0702 (OCHA common operational dataset)