# Bonny Gate Community, Gayle, Saint Mary Parish – Villages

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Community · Gayle 

# Bonny Gate

Bonny Gate is a community of Jamaica in Gayle, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **18.6 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 18.6km²
- 359 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bonny Gate?

Bonny Gate 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 7 other communities: [Amiel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/amiel-town/), [Carron Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/carron-hall/), [Free Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/free-hill/), [Hampstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/hampstead/), [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/highgate/), [Mango Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/mango-valley/) and [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/mile-gully/mile-gully/). By area it is the 191st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 17.2% of [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/). The centre of Bonny Gate is about 39 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3214° N, 76.9384° 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 Bonny Gate

### Nearby, outside Bonny Gate

- Davis Cave · cave, Woodpark6.8 km
- Man Cave · cave, Woodside7.4 km
- Street Clock Rotatory · attraction, Port Maria7.4 km
- Dry Grounds Cave · cave, Woodside7.4 km
- Tacky Slave Monument · memorial, Port Maria7.5 km
- Magga Dog Hole · cave, Woodside7.6 km
- Pagee Beach · attraction, Port Maria7.8 km
- Rock Spring Caverns · cave, Woodside7.9 km
- Fort Haldane, 1759 · attraction, Port Maria8.2 km
- Rock Spring Hole-2 · cave, Woodside8.3 km
- Pottinger Cave · cave, Lucky Hill8.7 km
- Johnny Falls · waterfall, Highgate8.8 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: Bonny Gate

- 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) · Boscobel9.8 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen39 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 26 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 Bonny Gate

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Bonny Gate. Settlements here lie between about 132 m and 454 m above sea level (median 359 m).

- Bishop Mountain
- Bonny Gate
- Bonny Pen
- Boyne Park
- Broad Stairs
- Coffee Field
- Comfort Settlement
- Crawle
- Crescent Wood
- Gloucester Hall
- Happy Wood
- Home Cottage
- Jackson
- Jocker Piece
- Langley
- Look Out
- Orange Hill
- Powell Drain
- Prospect
- Raynham
- Richmond Green
- Richmond Hill
- Sand Hill
- Top Hill

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 Bonny Gate 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 Bonny Gate

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Trinity Port Maria · Baileys Vale 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35548&mlon=-76.89903#map=17/18.35548/-76.89903) 

Bank Scotiabank · Baileys Vale 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35566&mlon=-76.89946#map=17/18.35566/-76.89946) 

ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) 

Petrol pump Epping · Baileys Vale 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35555&mlon=-76.89931#map=17/18.35555/-76.89931) 

Hotel Casa Maria Hotel · Port Maria 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.38612&mlon=-76.89607#map=17/18.38612/-76.89607) 

Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40657&mlon=-77.10327#map=17/18.40657/-77.10327) 

School Albion Mountain Primary School · Port Maria 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36831&mlon=-76.89241#map=17/18.36831/-76.89241) 

College Port Maria Heart Training Centre · Port Maria 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36271&mlon=-76.89274#map=17/18.36271/-76.89274) 

Police station Port Maria Police Station · Port Maria 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.37242&mlon=-76.89133#map=17/18.37242/-76.89133) 

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

- Amiel Town
- Carron Hall
- Gayle
- Jeffery Town
- Labyrinth
- Lucky Hill
- Woodpark

## Quick answers

- Where is Bonny Gate?In Gayle, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Bonny Gate?Amiel Town, Carron Hall, Free Hill, Hampstead, Highgate, Mango Valley and Mile Gully
- What is there to see in Bonny Gate?Davis Cave, Man Cave, Street Clock Rotatory, Dry Grounds Cave
- What time zone is Bonny Gate in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Bonny Gate?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Bonny Gate?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bonny Gate?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bonny Gate?Settlements lie between 132 m and 454 m
- What is the best time to visit Bonny Gate?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bonny Gate?Trinity Port Maria, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bonny Gate?Scotiabank, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bonny Gate?Scotiabank, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bonny Gate?Epping, about 5.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bonny Gate?JM110502 (OCHA common operational dataset)