# Ritchies Community, Spalding, Clarendon Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/ritchies/ Community · Spalding # Ritchies Ritchies is a community of Jamaica in Spalding, Clarendon Parish. It covers **8.12 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.1km² - 755 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ritchies? Ritchies lies in [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Coffee Piece](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/coffee-piece/), [Cumberland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/cumberland/), [Sanguinetti](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/sanguinetti/), [Smithville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/smithville/), [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/spalding/) and [Thompson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/thompson-town/). By area it is the 450th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 11.2% of [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/). The centre of Ritchies is about 67 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1242° N, 77.4152° 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 Ritchies OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Ritchies: 1 cave. - Broomwell Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Ritchies - Cabbage Hall Caverns · cave, Cumberland2.5 km - Boundary Pot · cave, Cumberland2.5 km - Garden Piece Holes · cave, Cumberland3.0 km - Ganja Pot · cave, Bombay3.2 km - Sunday Hole · cave, Cumberland3.6 km - Mistress Bell Cave · cave, Thompson Town3.7 km - Bombay Sinkhole 3 · cave, Bombay4.0 km - Babylon Cave · cave, Bombay4.0 km - Peace River Cave · cave, Thompson Town4.1 km - Bombay Sinkhole 5 · cave, Bombay4.2 km - Bombay Sinkholes 6-8 · cave, Bombay4.2 km - Peace River Sink · cave, Thompson Town4.3 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: Ritchies - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel56 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen64 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 14 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 06:33, 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 Ritchies Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ritchies. - Garth Tomlin - Ritchies - Uriah Daley 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 Ritchies Named natural and historic features inside Ritchies, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Sunbury Hill · 889 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 Ritchies and the best time to visit Using the climate of Spalding, 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 Ritchies Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) Bank Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch · Christiana 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17301&mlon=-77.49028#map=17/18.17301/-77.49028) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Spaldings · Spalding 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15560&mlon=-77.45937#map=17/18.15560/-77.45937) Hotel Buttonwood Reef Villa Jamaica · Banana Ground 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06226&mlon=-77.41258#map=17/18.06226/-77.41258) Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) School Scott's Pass Primary and Infant School · Cumberland 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08344&mlon=-77.42053#map=17/18.08344/-77.42053) College Knox Community College · Spalding 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) Police station Williamsfield Police Station · Williamsfield 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07057&mlon=-77.46524#map=17/18.07057/-77.46524) 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 Spalding - Aenon Town - Alston - Coffee Piece - Cumberland - Morgans Forest - Sanguinetti - Silent Hill/Moravia - Spalding ## Quick answers - Where is Ritchies?In Spalding, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Ritchies?Coffee Piece, Cumberland, Sanguinetti, Smithville, Spalding and Thompson Town - What is there to see in Ritchies?Broomwell Cave - What time zone is Ritchies in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Ritchies?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Ritchies?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ritchies?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ritchies?Sunbury Hill (889 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ritchies?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ritchies?Percy Junor Hospital, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ritchies?Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ritchies?National Commercial Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ritchies?TotalEnergies, Spaldings, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ritchies?JM010706 (OCHA common operational dataset)