# Jackson Town Community, Clarks Town, Trelawny Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/jackson-town/ Community · Clarks Town # Jackson Town Jackson Town is a community of Jamaica in Clarks Town, Trelawny Parish. It covers **27.9 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 27.9km² - 1mapped service - 233 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jackson Town? Jackson Town lies in [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/), [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Brampton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/brampton/), [Browns Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/browns-town/browns-town/), [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/clarks-town/), [Discovery Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/discovery-bay/discovery-bay/), [Samuel Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/samuel-prospect/), [Sawyers](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/sawyers/) and [Stewart Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/stewart-town/). By area it is the 95th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 21.2% of [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/). The centre of Jackson Town is about 86 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4147° N, 77.4759° 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 Jackson Town ### Nearby, outside Jackson Town - Laughlands Rising · cave, Brampton2.5 km - Brown River Rising · cave, Discovery Bay4.1 km - Manchester Pen Hole · cave, Stewart Town4.2 km - Old Man Cave · cave, Stewart Town4.4 km - Thickets Cave · cave, Discovery Bay4.6 km - Dornock Head · cave, Discovery Bay4.6 km - Ashley Cave · cave, Sawyers4.7 km - Thunder Cave · cave, Browns Town5.5 km - Montieth Cave · cave, Clarks Town5.9 km - Belmont Cave · cave, Sawyers6.0 km - Belmont Cave · cave, Sawyers6.0 km - Drip Cave · cave, Sawyers6.2 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: Jackson 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 - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay47 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel53 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:35). 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 Jackson Town Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Jackson Town. Settlements here lie between about 193 m and 351 m above sea level (median 233 m). - Barnstaple - Biddiford - Brampton - First Hill - Jackson Town - Liberty Hall - Lysworney - Nightengale Grove - Rush Content - Sportsman Hall 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 Jackson Town Named natural and historic features inside Jackson Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Quaco Gully 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 Jackson Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Clarks Town, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 48 Feb 25 34 Mar 26 52 Apr 27 58 May 27 141 Jun 27 128 Jul 27 92 Aug 28 118 Sep 28 151 Oct 27 183 Nov 26 113 Dec 25 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jackson Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Falmouth Hospital · Falmouth 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49647&mlon=-77.66115#map=17/18.49647/-77.66115) Bank NCB · Duncans 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46814&mlon=-77.53688#map=17/18.46814/-77.53688) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Discovery Bay 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47540&mlon=-77.44690#map=17/18.47540/-77.44690) Hotel Lobster Bowl · Rio Bueno 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47290&mlon=-77.45857#map=17/18.47290/-77.45857) Mall Albert George Market · Falmouth 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49194&mlon=-77.65246#map=17/18.49194/-77.65246) School Westwood High School · Stewart Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.39567&mlon=-77.45715#map=17/18.39567/-77.45715) College Brown's Town Community College · Browns Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40079&mlon=-77.36404#map=17/18.40079/-77.36404) Police station Clark's Town · Clarks Town 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.42168&mlon=-77.54363#map=17/18.42168/-77.54363) 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 Jackson Town Places mapped inside Jackson Town in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Clarks Town - Brampton - Clarks Town - Kinloss - Sawyers - Stewart Town ## Quick answers - Where is Jackson Town?In Clarks Town, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica - What borders Jackson Town?Brampton, Browns Town, Clarks Town, Discovery Bay, Samuel Prospect, Sawyers and Stewart Town - What is there to see in Jackson Town?Laughlands Rising, Brown River Rising, Manchester Pen Hole, Old Man Cave - What time zone is Jackson Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Jackson Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Jackson Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jackson Town?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jackson Town?Settlements lie between 193 m and 351 m - What is the best time to visit Jackson Town?November to April and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Jackson Town?Falmouth Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jackson Town?NCB, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Jackson Town?Scotiabank, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jackson Town?TotalEnergies, about 7.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jackson Town?JM130203 (OCHA common operational dataset)