# Lyssons Community, Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/lyssons/ Community · Morant Bay # Lyssons Lyssons is a community of Jamaica in Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **12.7 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.7km² - 3mapped services - 46 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lyssons? Lyssons lies in [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Airy Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/airy-castle/), [Johns Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/johns-town/), [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/morant-bay/), [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/port-morant/), [Retreat](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/retreat/) and [Wilmington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/wilmington/). By area it is the 304th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 14.9% of [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/). The centre of Lyssons is about 44 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.9 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Morant Bay. The centre point is at 17.8970° N, 76.3871° 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 Lyssons ### Nearby, outside Lyssons - Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins, Morant Bay2.9 km - Fort Morant (1758) · attraction, Morant Bay2.9 km - Morant House · ruins, Church Corner4.1 km - Style Hut Cave · cave, Port Morant6.2 km - White Sand · beach, Leith Hall6.5 km - Fort Lindsay, 1790 · attraction, Barking Lodge7.6 km - Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath7.9 km - Old Pera Windmill · attraction, Barking Lodge8.6 km - Rozelle Falls · waterfall, White Horses9.0 km - Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction, Danvers Pen10 km - Creighton Hall Cave · cave, White Horses11 km - Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove11 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: Lyssons - 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) · Kingston43 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen47 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 Lyssons Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Lyssons. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 256 m above sea level (median 46 m). - Belfast - Dumfries - Hill Top - Lyssons - Montpelier - Needham Pen - Water Valley 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 Lyssons Named natural and historic features inside Lyssons, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Nutts Great River - Nutts Little River 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 Lyssons and the best time to visit Using the climate of Morant Bay, 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 Lyssons Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital · Lyssons 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88049&mlon=-76.39042#map=17/17.88049/-76.39042) Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) Petrol pump Texaco · Morant Bay 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88171&mlon=-76.40868#map=17/17.88171/-76.40868) Hotel Morant Villas · Morant Bay 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88110&mlon=-76.40637#map=17/17.88110/-76.40637) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Morant Bay High School · Morant Bay 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88374&mlon=-76.40283#map=17/17.88374/-76.40283) College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) Police station The Jamaica Constabulary Morant Bay · Morant Bay 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88114&mlon=-76.40933#map=17/17.88114/-76.40933) 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 Lyssons Places mapped inside Lyssons in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Hotels1 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 Morant Bay - Church Corner - Duhaney Pen - Johns Town - Morant Bay - Retreat - Spring Gardens - White Horses - Wilmington ## Quick answers - Where is Lyssons?In Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Lyssons?Airy Castle, Johns Town, Morant Bay, Port Morant, Retreat and Wilmington - What is there to see in Lyssons?Morant Bay Courthouse, Fort Morant (1758), Morant House, Style Hut Cave - What time zone is Lyssons in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Lyssons?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Lyssons?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lyssons?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lyssons?Settlements lie between 14 m and 256 m - What is the best time to visit Lyssons?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Lyssons?Princess Margaret Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lyssons?Scotiabank, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lyssons?Texaco, about 2.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Lyssons?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Lyssons?JM120404 (OCHA common operational dataset)