# Hayfield Community, Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/hayfield/ Community · Port Morant # Hayfield Hayfield is a community of Jamaica in Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **15.8 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 15.8km² - 361 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hayfield? Hayfield lies in [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Bath](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/bath/), [Comfort Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/comfort-castle/), [Moore Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/moore-town/) and [Sunning Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/sunning-hill/). By area it is the 236th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 13.5% of [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/). The centre of Hayfield is about 44 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9897° N, 76.3777° 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 Hayfield ### Nearby, outside Hayfield - Bernard Falls · waterfall, Moore Town3.6 km - Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath3.9 km - Dwyer's Cave · cave, Reach6.9 km - Reach Bat Hole · cave, Reach8.1 km - Miss Carmen's Cave · cave, Reach8.2 km - Rat Bat Hole 1 · cave, Hectors River8.2 km - Rat Bat Hole 2 · cave, Hectors River8.2 km - Reach Falls · attraction, Reach8.3 km - Drivers River Rising · cave, Reach8.5 km - Drivers River Cave · cave, Reach8.8 km - Cole Cave · cave, Rowlandsfield9.3 km - Salt River Cave · cave, Long Road9.5 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: Hayfield - 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) · Kingston44 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 Hayfield Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Hayfield. Settlements here lie between about 303 m and 430 m above sea level (median 361 m). - Bowden Pen - Content - Edgars Rio Grande - Four Feet - Hayfield (Maroons) - Lumsden Gap - Mount Felix 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 Hayfield Named natural and historic features inside Hayfield, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Crayfish River - Matty River ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain pass. - Cuna Cuna Gap · 767 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 Hayfield and the best time to visit Using the climate of Port Morant, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Feb (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 240 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 35 Feb 24 18 Mar 24 27 Apr 25 40 May 26 117 Jun 26 101 Jul 27 75 Aug 27 111 Sep 27 131 Oct 27 180 Nov 26 94 Dec 25 51 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hayfield Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital · Lyssons 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88049&mlon=-76.39042#map=17/17.88049/-76.39042) Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Manchioneal 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03885&mlon=-76.27918#map=17/18.03885/-76.27918) Hotel Zion Country Eco Beach Cabins · Hectors River 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01399&mlon=-76.26956#map=17/18.01399/-76.26956) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Newly Advanced Pre- School And Day Care · Seaforth 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95000&mlon=-76.46670#map=17/17.95000/-76.46670) 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 The Jamaica Constabulary Morant Bay · Morant Bay 13 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. ## Other communities in Port Morant - Airy Castle - Arcadia - Bath - Leith Hall - Pear Tree River - Port Morant - Sunning Hill ## Quick answers - Where is Hayfield?In Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Hayfield?Bath, Comfort Castle, Moore Town and Sunning Hill - What is there to see in Hayfield?Bernard Falls, Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa, Dwyer's Cave, Reach Bat Hole - What time zone is Hayfield in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Hayfield?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Hayfield?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Hayfield?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Hayfield?Settlements lie between 303 m and 430 m - What is the highest point in Hayfield?Cuna Cuna Gap (767 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Hayfield?November to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Hayfield?Princess Margaret Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hayfield?Scotiabank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hayfield?TotalEnergies, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hayfield?JM120504 (OCHA common operational dataset)