# Sawyers Community, Clarks Town, Trelawny Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/sawyers/ Community · Clarks Town # Sawyers Sawyers is a community of Jamaica in Clarks Town, Trelawny Parish. It covers **24.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 24.5km² - 370 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sawyers? Sawyers 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 5 other communities: [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/clarks-town/), [Gibraltar West](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/gibraltar/gibraltar-west/), [Jackson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/jackson-town/), [Stewart Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/stewart-town/) and [The Alps](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/the-alps/). By area it is the 122nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 18.6% of [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/). The centre of Sawyers is about 83 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3667° N, 77.4755° 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 Sawyers OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in Sawyers: 5 caves. - Arcadia Cave · cave - Ashley Cave · cave - Belmont Cave · cave - Belmont Cave · cave - Drip Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Sawyers - Old Man Cave · cave, Stewart Town2.9 km - Dunn's Hole · cave, Gibraltar West3.0 km - Manchester Pen Hole · cave, Stewart Town3.1 km - Croydon Mountain Cave · cave, The Alps4.1 km - Snake Hole · cave, The Alps4.3 km - Marsh Hill Cave · cave, Gibraltar West4.6 km - Alps Sinkhole · cave, The Alps4.9 km - Thunder Cave · cave, Browns Town5.1 km - Brown River Rising · cave, Discovery Bay5.1 km - Dornock Head · cave, Discovery Bay5.4 km - Alps Cave · cave, The Alps5.7 km - Retreat Gully Cave · cave, Browns Town6.6 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: Sawyers - 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 Bay49 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel54 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 26 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 17:36). 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 Sawyers Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Sawyers. Settlements here lie between about 275 m and 425 m above sea level (median 370 m). - Ashley Hall - Belmont - Cottage - Mahogany Hall - Sawyers - Sterling Castle - Vale Royal Mountain 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 Sawyers Named natural and historic features inside Sawyers, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Friendship Mountain · 445 m - Vale Royal Mountain · 366 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 Sawyers 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 Sawyers Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) Bank JN Bank · Browns Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.39129&mlon=-77.36947#map=17/18.39129/-77.36947) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump Rubis Gas Station · Browns Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.39420&mlon=-77.36770#map=17/18.39420/-77.36770) Hotel Lobster Bowl · Rio Bueno 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47290&mlon=-77.45857#map=17/18.47290/-77.45857) Mall Albert George Market · Falmouth 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49194&mlon=-77.65246#map=17/18.49194/-77.65246) School Westwood High School · Stewart Town 3.8 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 9.4 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. ## Other communities in Clarks Town - Brampton - Clarks Town - Jackson Town - Kinloss - Stewart Town ## Quick answers - Where is Sawyers?In Clarks Town, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica - What borders Sawyers?Clarks Town, Gibraltar West, Jackson Town, Stewart Town and The Alps - What is there to see in Sawyers?Arcadia Cave, Ashley Cave, Belmont Cave, Belmont Cave - What time zone is Sawyers in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Sawyers?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Sawyers?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sawyers?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sawyers?Settlements lie between 275 m and 425 m - What is the highest point in Sawyers?Friendship Mountain (445 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sawyers?November to April and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Sawyers?Percy Junor Hospital, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sawyers?JN Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sawyers?National Commercial Bank, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sawyers?Rubis Gas Station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sawyers?JM130205 (OCHA common operational dataset)