# Gayle, Saint Mary Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/ Development area · Saint Mary Parish # Gayle Gayle is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Mary Parish. It covers **108.5 km²**. It is divided into 8 communities. 99 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 108km² - 8communities - 5mapped services ## Where is Gayle? Gayle lies in [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 9 other development areas: [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/buff-bay/), [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/), [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/), [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/mile-gully/), [Moneague](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/), [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/morant-bay/), [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/), [Oracabessa](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/) and [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/). By area it is the 47th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 17.8% of [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/). The centre of Gayle is about 42 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 13 km from Port Maria, the main town of Saint Mary Parish. The centre point is at 18.3173° N, 77.0035° 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 Gayle OpenStreetMap lists 8 named sights in Gayle: 5 caves; 1 viewpoint; 1 waterfall; 1 attraction. - Secret Falls · waterfall - Irie Blue Hole · viewpoint - Old Spanish Bridge · attraction - Davis Cave · cave - Lucky Hill Pen Cave · cave - Lucky Hill Pen Pot · cave - Lucky Hill Pen Sink · cave - Pottinger 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: Gayle - 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) · Boscobel10 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen41 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 24 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, 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. ## Communities of Gayle Community Area km² Localities Services [Amiel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/amiel-town/) 5.7 8 0 [Bonny Gate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/bonny-gate/) 19 24 0 [Carron Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/carron-hall/) 19 20 0 [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/gayle/) 10 8 2 [Jeffery Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/jeffery-town/) 11 8 2 [Labyrinth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/labyrinth/) 18 11 0 [Lucky Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/lucky-hill/) 10.0 9 1 [Woodpark](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/woodpark/) 16 12 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 Gayle Open gazetteers list **99 villages, towns and localities** in Gayle. The largest with a recorded population: Gayle (3,305) and Lucky Hill (774). Settlements here lie between about 100 m and 555 m above sea level (median 327 m). - Arcadia - Bagnold Spring - Bagnold Springs - Barclay Town - Bell Hill - Bellevue - Bishop Mountain - Bonny Gate - Bonny Pen - Bottom Epping - Boyne Park - Brighton - Broad Stairs - Broadleaf - Burnside - Carron Hall - Change Hill - Claylands - Clifton Hill - Coffee Field - Comfort Settlement - Content - Cox Piece - Crawle - Crescent Wood - Decoy Estate - Decoy Land - Decoy Pen - Donnigton - Donnigton Castle - Donnington - Dressike - Dressikie - Elgin Town - Endeavour - Epping - Farm - Farm Pen - Gayle - Gloucester Hall - Goshen - part of - Governor's Pen - Halifax - Happy Return - Happy Wood - Hazard Estate - Hermon Hill - Hill Top - Home Castle - Home Cottage - Jackson - Jeffrey Town - Jeffrey Town (Victoria Town) - Jocker Piece - Kellys Castle - Kinnear - Labyrinth - Lambkin Hill - Langley - Look Out - Lucky Hill - Lucky Hill Pen - Maiden Hall - Marley - Merlie - Montreal - Newell Spring - Newstead - Orange Hill - Pembroke Hall - Planters Hall - Powell Drain - Pringle Home - Prospect - Providence - Raynham - Retirement - Richards Pen - Richmond Green - Richmond Hill - Sadland Wood - Salisbury - Sand Hill - Slatram - Springfield - part of - Stewart Mountain - Sutherland Wood - The Cedars - Top Derry - Top Hill - Top Pen - Union or Amiel Town - Up Park Pen - Villafield - Wallingford - Washing Place - Williams Town - Windsor Castle - Wood 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Gayle Named natural and historic features inside Gayle, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Copper River - Dry River - Rio Sambre - Tiber River - Turtle Hole River ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Mount Bethel · 537 m - Stewart Mountain · 135 m 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 Gayle and the best time to visit In Gayle, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,164 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (193 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 46 Feb 25 30 Mar 26 39 Apr 26 51 May 27 136 Jun 27 125 Jul 28 94 Aug 28 122 Sep 28 151 Oct 28 193 Nov 27 118 Dec 26 58 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Gayle Places mapped inside Gayle in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps3 - Restaurants2 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 Gayle?In Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Gayle?Buff Bay, Highgate, Linstead, Mile Gully, Moneague, Morant Bay, Ocho Rios, Oracabessa and Port Maria - What is there to see in Gayle?Davis Cave, Irie Blue Hole, Lucky Hill Pen Cave, Lucky Hill Pen Pot - What time zone is Gayle in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Gayle?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Gayle?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gayle?99 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gayle?Settlements lie between 100 m and 555 m - What is the highest point in Gayle?Mount Bethel (537 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Gayle?November to April and July - How many petrol pumps are in Gayle?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Gayle?JM1105 (OCHA common operational dataset)