# Maldon Community, Maroon Town, Saint James Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/maldon/

Community · Maroon Town 

# Maldon

Maldon is a community of Jamaica in Maroon Town, Saint James Parish. It covers **2.76 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.8km²
- 453 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maldon?

Maldon lies in [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Flagstaff](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/flagstaff/), [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/maroon-town/), [Summer Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/summer-hill/), [Tangle River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/tangle-river/) and [Vaughansfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/vaughansfield/). By area it is the 670th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.2% of [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/). The centre of Maldon is about 114 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3458° N, 77.8105° 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 Maldon

OpenStreetMap lists 13 named sights in Maldon: 13 caves.

- Cup & Saucer Cave · cave
- Liebert's Great Hole · cave
- Maldon River Risings · cave
- Maldon School Cave · cave
- Peterkin Cave · cave
- Peterkin Cave East 1 · cave
- Peterkin Cave East 2 · cave
- Peterkin Cave West · cave
- Roach Cave · cave
- Rota Cave · cave
- Rota Cave East Entrance · cave
- Rota Cave West Entrance · cave
- Tangle River Sink · cave

### Nearby, outside Maldon

- Jack's Lodge Cave · cave, Summer Hill0.9 km
- Bottom Pasture Cave · cave, Vaughansfield1.2 km
- Jarman Bottom Cave · cave, Maroon Town1.4 km
- Rota Sink · cave, Maroon Town1.4 km
- Flamstead Rising Cave · cave, Tangle River1.5 km
- Rudist Rock Cave · cave, Vaughansfield1.6 km
- Carlton Sink 1 · cave, Summer Hill1.7 km
- Summerhill Cave-2 · cave, Summer Hill1.7 km
- Summerhill Cave-1 · cave, Summer Hill1.7 km
- Prosper Rock Cave · cave, Maroon Town1.8 km
- Shell Chamber Cave · cave, Summer Hill1.8 km
- Young Gully Cave · cave, Maroon Town1.8 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: Maldon

- 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 Bay21 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel89 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 10 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.

## Villages and localities in Maldon

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maldon.

- Dundee and Heart Ease
- Maldon

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 Maldon and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maldon

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center · Mt. Salem 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46786&mlon=-77.90720#map=17/18.46786/-77.90720) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Montpelier 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36800&mlon=-77.93230#map=17/18.36800/-77.93230) 

Hotel Breeze Here/ブリーズヒア · Catadupa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28330&mlon=-77.88330#map=17/18.28330/-77.88330) 

Mall Cornwall Courts Shopping Centre · Green Pond 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47222&mlon=-77.87854#map=17/18.47222/-77.87854) 

School Maldon High · Summer Hill 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35879&mlon=-77.81364#map=17/18.35879/-77.81364) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 

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.

## Other communities in Maroon Town

- Flagstaff
- Flamstead Gardens
- Garlands
- Maroon Town
- Mocho
- Niagara
- Summer Hill
- Tangle River
- Vaughansfield
- Welcome Hall

## Quick answers

- Where is Maldon?In Maroon Town, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Maldon?Flagstaff, Maroon Town, Summer Hill, Tangle River and Vaughansfield
- What is there to see in Maldon?Cup & Saucer Cave, Liebert's Great Hole, Maldon River Risings, Maldon School Cave
- What time zone is Maldon in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Maldon?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Maldon?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Maldon?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Maldon?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maldon?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maldon?First Global Bank Ltd, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maldon?NCB, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maldon?TotalEnergies, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maldon?JM101004 (OCHA common operational dataset)