# Brixton Hill Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/brixton-hill/ Community · May Pen # Brixton Hill Brixton Hill is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **7.50 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.5km² - 256 mtypical elevation ## Where is Brixton Hill? Brixton Hill lies in [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Ashley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/ashley/), [Dawkins](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/dawkins/), [Four Paths](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/four-paths/) and [Pleasant Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/pleasant-valley/). By area it is the 472nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 1.9% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Brixton Hill is about 55 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 9.8 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 18.0209° N, 77.3160° 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 Brixton Hill OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Brixton Hill: 1 cave. - Pinny Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Brixton Hill - Glendale Shelter · cave, Pleasant Valley2.2 km - Glendale Cave · cave, Dawkins2.5 km - Woodside Caves · cave, Pleasant Valley3.3 km - Salters Hill Cave · cave, Dawkins3.5 km - Belmont Cave #2 · cave, Dawkins3.6 km - Raymond's Cave · cave, Dawkins3.6 km - Birdgiddie Cave · cave, Dawkins3.7 km - Belmont Cave #1 · cave, Dawkins3.8 km - Kenkoo Cave · cave, Wood Hall4.3 km - Patrick Cave · cave, Dawkins4.4 km - Clue · cave, Wood Hall4.7 km - Beardyman Cave · cave, Dawkins5.0 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: Brixton Hill - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen52 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel56 km ### Nearest railway station Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 5.2 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:32, 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 Brixton Hill Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Brixton Hill. Settlements here lie between about 197 m and 363 m above sea level (median 256 m). - Brixton Hill - Goshen - Netherfield - Thatch Pen 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 Brixton Hill Named natural and historic features inside Brixton Hill, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Herman Hill · 236 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 Brixton Hill and the best time to visit Using the climate of May Pen, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 43 Feb 26 23 Mar 26 36 Apr 27 51 May 28 126 Jun 27 91 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 95 Sep 28 128 Oct 27 162 Nov 26 92 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Brixton Hill Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital May Pen General Hospital · Glenmuir 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97338&mlon=-77.26029#map=17/17.97338/-77.26029) Bank Sagicor Bank · May Pen 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97060&mlon=-77.24504#map=17/17.97060/-77.24504) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump Cool Oasis Gas Station · Tollgate 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98782&mlon=-77.36732#map=17/17.98782/-77.36732) Hotel Bridge Palm Hotel · Tollgate 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96907&mlon=-77.35064#map=17/17.96907/-77.35064) Mall Bargain Village · May Pen 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96708&mlon=-77.24181#map=17/17.96708/-77.24181) School Four Paths Primary Junior High School · Four Paths 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97105&mlon=-77.29331#map=17/17.97105/-77.29331) College Clarendon College · Chapelton 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08519&mlon=-77.26867#map=17/18.08519/-77.26867) Police station Four Paths Police Station · Four Paths 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96935&mlon=-77.29388#map=17/17.96935/-77.29388) 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 May Pen - Ashley - Bucknor - Bushy Park - Chatteau - Cockpit - Curatoe Hill - Dawkins - Effortville - Four Paths - Free Town - Glenmuir - Hazard - Longville Park - May Pen - Mineral Heights - Moores - Mount Airy - New Denbigh (Race Track) - New Longsville - Old Denbigh - Osbourne Store - Paisley - Palmers Cross - Pleasant Valley - Richmond Park - Rock - Rosewell - Sandy Bay - Smithville - Thompson Town - Tollgate - Treadlight - York Town ## Quick answers - Where is Brixton Hill?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Brixton Hill?Ashley, Dawkins, Four Paths and Pleasant Valley - What is there to see in Brixton Hill?Pinny Cave - What time zone is Brixton Hill in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Brixton Hill?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Brixton Hill?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Brixton Hill?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Brixton Hill?Settlements lie between 197 m and 363 m - What is the highest point in Brixton Hill?Herman Hill (236 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Brixton Hill?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Brixton Hill?May Pen General Hospital, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Brixton Hill?Sagicor Bank, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Brixton Hill?National Commercial Bank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Brixton Hill?Cool Oasis Gas Station, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Brixton Hill?JM010502 (OCHA common operational dataset)