# Daniel Town Community, Falmouth, Trelawny Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/daniel-town/

Community · Falmouth 

# Daniel Town

Daniel Town is a community of Jamaica in Falmouth, Trelawny Parish. It covers **12.7 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 12.7km²
- 159 mtypical elevation

## Where is Daniel Town?

Daniel Town lies in [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/), [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/), [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/falmouth/), [Martha Brae](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/martha-brae/), [Perth Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/perth-town/) and [Refuge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/refuge/). By area it is the 304th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.3% of [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/). The centre of Daniel Town is about 101 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.8 km from Falmouth, the main town of Falmouth. The centre point is at 18.4548° N, 77.6191° 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 Daniel Town

### Nearby, outside Daniel Town

- Hope Gate Cave · cave, Falmouth2.6 km
- Spaniard Cave · cave, Perth Town2.6 km
- Florence Hall Cave · cave, Falmouth2.9 km
- Martha Brae Rafting Village · viewpoint, Martha Brae3.0 km
- Glistening Waters · attraction, Falmouth3.3 km
- World Beach · beach, Falmouth3.7 km
- Burwood Beach · beach, Falmouth3.8 km
- Falmouth Waterwheel (1797) · attraction, Martha Brae4.2 km
- The Waterwheel at Martha Brae · attraction, Martha Brae4.2 km
- Potosi Water Boil · cave, Perth Town4.3 km
- Potosi Cut-Stone Chute · ruins, Perth Town4.5 km
- Potosi Sugarcane Mill Works · ruins, Perth Town4.5 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: Daniel 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 Bay31 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel69 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 34 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 06:34, 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 Daniel Town

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Daniel Town. Settlements here lie between about 122 m and 174 m above sea level (median 159 m).

- Claremont
- Clermont
- Cornwood
- Daniel Town
- Grange
- Roslin Castle
- Water Valley Lottery

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).

## Weather in Daniel Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Falmouth, 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 Daniel Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Falmouth Hospital · Falmouth 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49647&mlon=-77.66115#map=17/18.49647/-77.66115) 

Bank JN Bank · Falmouth 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49273&mlon=-77.65188#map=17/18.49273/-77.65188) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Johnson's Gas Station · Falmouth 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48218&mlon=-77.63185#map=17/18.48218/-77.63185) 

Hotel Royalton, Trelawny · Falmouth 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48242&mlon=-77.60979#map=17/18.48242/-77.60979) 

Mall Albert George Market · Falmouth 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49194&mlon=-77.65246#map=17/18.49194/-77.65246) 

School Schoolfield Primary and Infant · Falmouth 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48033&mlon=-77.63299#map=17/18.48033/-77.63299) 

College Northern Caribbean University Mobay Campus · Lilliput 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51068&mlon=-77.77328#map=17/18.51068/-77.77328) 

Police station Falmouth Police Station · Falmouth 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49608&mlon=-77.65652#map=17/18.49608/-77.65652) 

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 Falmouth

- Duanvale
- Falmouth
- Martha Brae
- Perth Town
- Salt Marsh
- Sherwood Content

## Quick answers

- Where is Daniel Town?In Falmouth, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Daniel Town?Clarks Town, Falmouth, Martha Brae, Perth Town and Refuge
- What is there to see in Daniel Town?Hope Gate Cave, Spaniard Cave, Florence Hall Cave, Martha Brae Rafting Village
- What time zone is Daniel Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Daniel Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Daniel Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Daniel Town?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Daniel Town?Settlements lie between 122 m and 174 m
- What is the best time to visit Daniel Town?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Daniel Town?Falmouth Hospital, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Daniel Town?JN Bank, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Daniel Town?NCB, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Daniel Town?Johnson's Gas Station, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Daniel Town?JM130401 (OCHA common operational dataset)