# Gravel Hill Community, Milk River, Clarendon Parish – Villages

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Community · Milk River 

# Gravel Hill

Gravel Hill is a community of Jamaica in Milk River, Clarendon Parish. It covers **2.62 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.6km²
- 29 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gravel Hill?

Gravel Hill lies in [Milk River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other communities: [Milk River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/milk-river/) and [York Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/york-town/). By area it is the 674th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.3% of [Milk River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/). The centre of Gravel Hill is about 58 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9078° N, 77.3316° 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 Gravel Hill

### Nearby, outside Gravel Hill

- Spring Cave · cave, Victoria Town4.1 km
- Martin Spring Cave · cave, Victoria Town5.8 km
- God's Well · cave, Victoria Town7.4 km
- Alligator Hole · viewpoint, Victoria Town8.0 km
- Water Hole Cave · cave, Victoria Town8.5 km
- Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall9.3 km
- Bossue Caves · cave, Asia10 km
- Woodside Caves · cave, Pleasant Valley11 km
- Harmons Cave · cave, Harmons12 km
- Clarendon Park Cave · cave, Scotts Pass12 km
- Grambie Cave · cave, Grove Town12 km
- Pinny Cave · cave, Brixton Hill12 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: Gravel 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 Pen54 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston58 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 8.4 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 Gravel Hill

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gravel Hill.

- Gravel Hill

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 Gravel Hill and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Milk River, 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
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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 Gravel Hill

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen General Hospital · Glenmuir 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97338&mlon=-77.26029#map=17/17.97338/-77.26029) 

Bank Sagicor Bank · May Pen 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97060&mlon=-77.24504#map=17/17.97060/-77.24504) 

ATM ScotiaBank · Mandeville 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03904&mlon=-77.51064#map=17/18.03904/-77.51064) 

Petrol pump Petcom Gas Station · Osbourne Store 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96404&mlon=-77.34173#map=17/17.96404/-77.34173) 

Hotel Milk River Mineral Bath and Spa · Milk River 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.85343&mlon=-77.35299#map=17/17.85343/-77.35299) 

Mall Bargain Village · May Pen 12 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 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97105&mlon=-77.29331#map=17/17.97105/-77.29331) 

College Hastings Acadamy · May Pen 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96555&mlon=-77.24445#map=17/17.96555/-77.24445) 

Police station Four Paths Police Station · Four Paths 7.9 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 Milk River

- Gimme-mi-bit
- Longwood
- Milk River
- Race Course

## Quick answers

- Where is Gravel Hill?In Milk River, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Gravel Hill?Milk River and York Town
- What is there to see in Gravel Hill?Spring Cave, Martin Spring Cave, God's Well, Alligator Hole
- What time zone is Gravel Hill in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Gravel Hill?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Gravel Hill?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Gravel Hill?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gravel Hill?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gravel Hill?May Pen General Hospital, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gravel Hill?Sagicor Bank, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gravel Hill?ScotiaBank, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gravel Hill?Petcom Gas Station, about 6.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gravel Hill?JM010602 (OCHA common operational dataset)