# Barking Lodge Community, Golden Grove, Saint Thomas Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/barking-lodge/ Community · Golden Grove # Barking Lodge Barking Lodge is a community of Jamaica in Golden Grove, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **18.7 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.7km² - 1mapped service - 41 mtypical elevation ## Where is Barking Lodge? Barking Lodge lies in [Golden Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Arcadia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/arcadia/), [Dalvey](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/dalvey/), [Duckensfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/duckensfield/), [Golden Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/golden-grove/) and [Pear Tree River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/pear-tree-river/). By area it is the 190th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 15.0% of [Golden Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/). The centre of Barking Lodge is about 54 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8926° N, 76.2911° 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 Barking Lodge OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Barking Lodge: 2 attractions. - Fort Lindsay, 1790 · attraction - Old Pera Windmill · attraction ### Nearby, outside Barking Lodge - Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove3.3 km - Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove4.0 km - Style Hut Cave · cave, Port Morant4.1 km - White Sand · beach, Leith Hall5.4 km - Holland Great House · ruins, Amity Hall7.5 km - Rowe Cave · cave, Johnson Mountain8.1 km - Holland Bay Beach · attraction, Amity Hall8.7 km - Cole Cave · cave, Rowlandsfield9.1 km - Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath10 km - John Crow Hole · cave, Hectors River11 km - Rat Bat Hole 2 · cave, Hectors River11 km - Rat Bat Hole 1 · cave, Hectors River11 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: Barking Lodge - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston53 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen57 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:32). 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 Barking Lodge Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Barking Lodge. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 58 m above sea level (median 41 m). - Airy Mount - Barking Lodge - Bowden - Boxford Lodge - Fairfield - New Pera - Old Pera - Phillipsfield - Springfield - St. John - Unity 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 Barking Lodge Named natural and historic features inside Barking Lodge, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Connor River ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Pera Point ### History 1 fort. - Fort Lindsay 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 Barking Lodge and the best time to visit Using the climate of Golden Grove, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 35 Feb 26 18 Mar 26 27 Apr 27 40 May 27 117 Jun 28 101 Jul 28 75 Aug 28 111 Sep 28 131 Oct 28 180 Nov 27 94 Dec 27 51 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Barking Lodge Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Isaac Barrant Clinic · Duckensfield 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91721&mlon=-76.26509#map=17/17.91721/-76.26509) Bank Western Union · Golden Grove 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93378&mlon=-76.27097#map=17/17.93378/-76.27097) Petrol pump Rubis · Port Morant 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89160&mlon=-76.32934#map=17/17.89160/-76.32934) Hotel Brown's Guest House · Prospect 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.86810&mlon=-76.35616#map=17/17.86810/-76.35616) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Duckendfield Primary · Duckensfield 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91809&mlon=-76.26159#map=17/17.91809/-76.26159) College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) Police station Golden Grove Police Station · Golden Grove 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93375&mlon=-76.27077#map=17/17.93375/-76.27077) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Barking Lodge Places mapped inside Barking Lodge in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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. ## Other communities in Golden Grove - Amity Hall - Dalvey - Duckensfield - Golden Grove - Johnson Mountain - Rowlandsfield - Wheelersfield - Winchester ## Quick answers - Where is Barking Lodge?In Golden Grove, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Barking Lodge?Arcadia, Dalvey, Duckensfield, Golden Grove and Pear Tree River - What is there to see in Barking Lodge?Fort Lindsay, 1790, Old Pera Windmill - What time zone is Barking Lodge in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Barking Lodge?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Barking Lodge?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Barking Lodge?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Barking Lodge?Settlements lie between 7 m and 58 m - What is the best time to visit Barking Lodge?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Barking Lodge?Isaac Barrant Clinic, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Barking Lodge?Western Union, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Barking Lodge?Rubis, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Barking Lodge?JM120202 (OCHA common operational dataset)