# Claremont, Saint Ann Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/claremont/ Development area · Saint Ann Parish # Claremont Claremont is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Ann Parish. It covers **156.3 km²**. It is divided into 5 communities. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 156km² - 5communities - 6mapped services ## Where is Claremont? Claremont lies in [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other development areas: [Alexandria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/alexandria/), [Cave Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/cave-valley/), [Golden Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/golden-grove/), [Kellits](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/kellits/), [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/), [Moneague](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/) and [St. Anns Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/). By area it is the 19th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 12.9% of [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/). The centre of Claremont is about 55 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 17 km from Saint Ann’s Bay, the main town of Saint Ann Parish. The centre point is at 18.2809° N, 77.2199° 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 Claremont OpenStreetMap lists 26 named sights in Claremont: 25 caves; 1 ruins. - Alice's Field Hole · cave - Bakers Pot · cave - Blue River Sink · cave - Bottom River Cave · cave - Brambribo Cave · cave - Cricket Cave · cave - Douglas Castle Cave · cave - Edinburgh Castle (1770) · ruins - Farlane Cave · cave - Hutchinson's Hole · cave - Ken Connell Hole · cave - Light Hole Cave · cave - Macknie Caves · cave - Mount Noll Hole · cave - Nana's Field Hole · cave - New Hall Hole-1 · cave - New Hall Hole-2 · cave - New Hall Hole-3 · cave - New Hall Hole-4 · cave - Penitentiary 2 · cave - Penitentiary 3 · cave - Ramble Bat Hole · cave - Rigley's Cave · cave - Rivers Head Cave · cave - Rock Ramble Cave · cave - Shop Sinks · 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: Claremont - 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) · Boscobel30 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen53 km ### Nearest railway station Suttons Railway Station (1900) (Turners), about 23 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 06:32, 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 Claremont Community Area km² Localities Services [Alderton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/claremont/alderton/) 10 4 0 [Bensonston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/claremont/bensonston/) 34 18 1 [Claremont](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/claremont/claremont/) 61 17 5 [McNie](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/claremont/mcnie/) 32 3 0 [York Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/claremont/york-castle/) 19 2 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 Claremont Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in Claremont. Settlements here lie between about 439 m and 748 m above sea level (median 540 m). - Alderton - Arthurs Mount - Ballimoney - Barrett Hall Village - Beechamville - Bensonton - Britonville - Brittonville - Broadstreet - Browns Valley - Brunswick - Caroline - Carton - Carton Mountain - Cave Valley - Claremont - Concord - Coultart Grove - Douglas Castle - Drumilly - Drummoreland - Edinburgh Castle - Fort George - part of - Gladsmuir - Green Park - Harmony Hall - Harmony Vale - Inniskilin - Limetree Valley - Little River - Lucky Valley - McNie - New Hall - Pedro - Pedro Farm - Pilgrim - Red Hill - Rural Retreat - Saint Mountain - Waltham - Waterloo - Woodstock - York - York Castle 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 Claremont Named natural and historic features inside Claremont, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 7 hills; 1 mountain. - High Hill · 726 m - Friendship · 708 m - Albion · 691 m - Mammee Hill · 654 m - Windsor Mountain · 651 m - Spring Hill · 643 m - Irons Mountain · 585 m - Martins Hill · 486 m ### Forests and nature 1 nature reserve. - Mission River Nature Reserve ### History 1 ruin. - Hutchensons Turret 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 Claremont and the best time to visit In Claremont, 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 Claremont Places mapped inside Claremont in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 - Schools2 - Colleges and universities1 - 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 Claremont?In Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica - What borders Claremont?Alexandria, Cave Valley, Golden Grove, Kellits, Linstead, Moneague and St. Anns Bay - What is there to see in Claremont?Alice's Field Hole, Bakers Pot, Blue River Sink, Bottom River Cave - What time zone is Claremont in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Claremont?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Claremont?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Claremont?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Claremont?Settlements lie between 439 m and 748 m - What is the highest point in Claremont?High Hill (726 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Claremont?November to April and July to August - What is the P-code of Claremont?JM0704 (OCHA common operational dataset)