# Amiel Town Community, Gayle, Saint Mary Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/amiel-town/

Community · Gayle 

# Amiel Town

Amiel Town is a community of Jamaica in Gayle, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **5.71 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.7km²
- 350 mtypical elevation

## Where is Amiel Town?

Amiel Town lies in [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Bonny Gate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/bonny-gate/), [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/gayle/), [Mango Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/mango-valley/), [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/mile-gully/mile-gully/) and [Woodpark](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/woodpark/). By area it is the 559th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.3% of [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/). The centre of Amiel Town is about 43 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3384° N, 76.9827° 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 Amiel Town

### Nearby, outside Amiel Town

- Davis Cave · cave, Woodpark4.5 km
- Lucky Hill Pen Sink · cave, Labyrinth5.5 km
- Pottinger Cave · cave, Lucky Hill5.8 km
- Lucky Hill Pen Pot · cave, Labyrinth6.0 km
- Lucky Hill Pen Cave · cave, Labyrinth6.0 km
- Old Spanish Bridge · attraction, Labyrinth6.5 km
- Mount Plenty Spring · cave, Walkers Wood6.7 km
- Retreat Hole · cave, Retreat6.7 km
- Dinaman Caves · cave, Retreat7.1 km
- Blue hole · attraction, Exchange7.5 km
- Island Gully Falls · attraction, Exchange7.5 km
- Wright's Cave · cave, Boscobel7.7 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: Amiel 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) · Boscobel7.4 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen42 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 27 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.

## Villages and localities in Amiel Town

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Amiel Town.

- Dressike
- Dressikie
- Hill Top
- Marley
- Merlie
- Newell Spring
- Top Pen
- Union or Amiel Town

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 Amiel Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Amiel Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Trinity Port Maria · Baileys Vale 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35548&mlon=-76.89903#map=17/18.35548/-76.89903) 

Bank Scotiabank · Baileys Vale 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35566&mlon=-76.89946#map=17/18.35566/-76.89946) 

ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Gayle 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.31900&mlon=-76.99751#map=17/18.31900/-76.99751) 

Hotel Beaches Resort · Boscobel 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40416&mlon=-76.97989#map=17/18.40416/-76.97989) 

Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40657&mlon=-77.10327#map=17/18.40657/-77.10327) 

School Oracabessa High School · Oracabessa 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40551&mlon=-76.94231#map=17/18.40551/-76.94231) 

College Port Maria Heart Training Centre · Port Maria 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36271&mlon=-76.89274#map=17/18.36271/-76.89274) 

Police station Oracabessa Police · Oracabessa 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40424&mlon=-76.94908#map=17/18.40424/-76.94908) 

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 Gayle

- Bonny Gate
- Carron Hall
- Gayle
- Jeffery Town
- Labyrinth
- Lucky Hill
- Woodpark

## Quick answers

- Where is Amiel Town?In Gayle, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Amiel Town?Bonny Gate, Gayle, Mango Valley, Mile Gully and Woodpark
- What is there to see in Amiel Town?Davis Cave, Lucky Hill Pen Sink, Pottinger Cave, Lucky Hill Pen Pot
- What time zone is Amiel Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Amiel Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Amiel Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Amiel Town?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Amiel Town?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Amiel Town?Trinity Port Maria, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Amiel Town?Scotiabank, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Amiel Town?Scotiabank, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Amiel Town?TotalEnergies, about 2.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Amiel Town?JM110501 (OCHA common operational dataset)