# Maroon Town, Saint James Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/ Development area · Saint James Parish # Maroon Town Maroon Town is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint James Parish. It covers **125.8 km²**. It is divided into 11 communities. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 126km² - 11communities - 2mapped services ## Where is Maroon Town? Maroon Town lies in [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other development areas: [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/), [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/), [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/), [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/), [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/), [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/port-morant/) and [Wakefield/Queen of Spain Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/). By area it is the 34th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 21.3% of [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/). The centre of Maroon Town is about 112 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 22 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Saint James Parish. The centre point is at 18.3104° N, 77.8049° 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 Maroon Town OpenStreetMap lists 86 named sights in Maroon Town: 84 caves; 1 archaeological site; 1 museum. - Flagstaff Heritage Center · museum - Old Maroon Town Barracks · archaeological site - Banana Market Sink · cave - Barracks Cave · cave - Barray Cave · cave - Barrow's Cave · cave - Belfield Cave · cave - Blue Hole Glade Cave 1 · cave - Blue Hole Glade Cave 2 · cave - Blue Hole Glade Cave 3 · cave - Blue Hole Glade Cave 4 · cave - Blue Hole Glade Cave 5 · cave - Blue Hole Glade Cave 6 · cave - Blue Hole Glade Caves · cave - Bonnet Bush Cave · cave - Bottom Pasture Cave · cave - Carlton Sink 1 · cave - Carlton Sink 2 · cave - Carlton Sink 3 · cave - Chatsworth Cave · cave - Cool Garden 1 NE · cave - Cool Garden 1 SW · cave - Cool Garden 2 N · cave - Cool Garden 2 S · cave - Cool Garden 3 · cave - Cool Garden 4 NW · cave - Cool Garden 4 SE · cave - Coolgarden Cave 1 · cave - Cup & Saucer Cave · cave - Dead Baby Sinkhole · cave …and 56 more. 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: Maroon 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 - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay24 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel89 km ### Nearest railway station Stonehenge Train Depot (Disused) (Stonehenge), about 9.6 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:37). 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 Maroon Town Community Area km² Localities Services [Flagstaff](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/flagstaff/) 18 7 1 [Flamstead Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/flamstead-gardens/) 4.8 4 0 [Garlands](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/garlands/) 29 4 0 [Maldon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/maldon/) 2.8 2 0 [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/maroon-town/) 2.0 3 0 [Mocho](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/mocho/) 10 2 0 [Niagara](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/niagara/) 13 4 0 [Summer Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/summer-hill/) 8.8 7 1 [Tangle River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/tangle-river/) 8.7 2 0 [Vaughansfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/vaughansfield/) 12 1 0 [Welcome Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/welcome-hall/) 16 8 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 Maroon Town Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in Maroon Town. The largest with a recorded population: Maroon Town (3,085). Settlements here lie between about 352 m and 623 m above sea level (median 487 m). - Adelphi Mount - Auchindolly - Brothers Retreat - Burkes Mountain - Carlton - Carlton Mountain - Chatsworth - Clydeside - Cold Spring - Cottage - Dundee Mountain - Dundee and Heart Ease - Flagstaff - Flamstead - Flamstead Gardens - Flamstead Mountain - Garlands - Georges Valley - Gun Hill - Horseguards - Johnson District - Kensington - Maldon - Maroon Town - Mocho - Mount Ararat - Mount Lebanon - Niagara - Phoenix Mountain - Point - Prospect - Schaw Castle - Shepherds Hall - Silver Grove - Spring Garden - Springfield - Summer Hill - Sweetwater - Tangle River - Top Carlton - Tulloch Castle - Vaughansfield - Waterloo - Woodland 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 Maroon Town Named natural and historic features inside Maroon Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - White Rock Hill · 559 m - Leyden Mountain · 487 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Belfont Forest Reserve 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 Maroon Town and the best time to visit In Maroon 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 Maroon Town Places mapped inside Maroon Town in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools2 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 Maroon Town?In Saint James Parish, Jamaica - What borders Maroon Town?Adelphi, Albert Town, Cambridge, Junction, Maggotty, Port Morant and Wakefield/Queen of Spain Valley - What is there to see in Maroon Town?Banana Market Sink, Barracks Cave, Barray Cave, Barrow's Cave - What time zone is Maroon Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Maroon Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Maroon Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maroon Town?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maroon Town?Settlements lie between 352 m and 623 m - What is the highest point in Maroon Town?White Rock Hill (559 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Maroon Town?November to April and July to August - What is the P-code of Maroon Town?JM1010 (OCHA common operational dataset)