# Great Valley Community, Hopewell, Hanover Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/great-valley/ Community · Hopewell # Great Valley Great Valley is a community of Jamaica in Hopewell, Hanover Parish. It covers **12.3 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 12.3km² - 322 mtypical elevation ## Where is Great Valley? Great Valley lies in [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/), [Hanover Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Cascade](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/cascade/), [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/hopewell/), [Pondside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/black-river/pondside/), [Sandy Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/may-pen/sandy-bay/), [Sucess](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/sucess/) and [Woodsville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/woodsville/). By area it is the 315th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.8% of [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/). The centre of Great Valley is about 141 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4010° N, 78.0585° 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 Great Valley OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Great Valley: 1 cave. - Rejoin Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Great Valley - Pondside Cave · cave, Pondside1.9 km - Success Cave · cave, Sucess2.6 km - Cedar Hall Cave · cave, Sucess3.9 km - Bessimount Cave · cave, Sucess4.0 km - Flower Hill Cave · cave, Woodsville5.2 km - Henry Fairchild's Cut Stone Aqueduct and Waterwheel (1700) · attraction, Sandy Bay5.4 km - Tryall Great House · attraction, Sandy Bay5.5 km - Kenilworth Ruins · ruins, Sandy Bay5.9 km - Mayfield Falls Office Enterance · attraction, Grange6.0 km - Mayfield Falls · waterfall, Grange6.1 km - Hillsbrook Cave · cave, Cash Hill6.1 km - Hog Mountain Cave · cave, Bath Mountain7.0 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: Great Valley - 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 Bay19 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel115 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 19 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 17:38). 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 Great Valley Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Great Valley. Settlements here lie between about 227 m and 345 m above sea level (median 322 m). - Brae Pen - Cold Spring - Great Valley - Gurney's Mount - Mountain Valley - Rejoin - Rome - Shepperds Hall - Thompsons Bush 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 Great Valley Named natural and historic features inside Great Valley, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Mount Sion · 284 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 Great Valley and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hopewell, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 44 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 47 Apr 28 57 May 28 150 Jun 28 150 Jul 29 109 Aug 29 146 Sep 29 190 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 131 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Great Valley Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Noel Holmes Hospital · Lucea 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45164&mlon=-78.16800#map=17/18.45164/-78.16800) Bank National Commercial Bank · Lucea 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44440&mlon=-78.17133#map=17/18.44440/-78.17133) ATM NCB · Hopewell 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) Petrol pump Rubis · Hopewell 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45400&mlon=-78.02742#map=17/18.45400/-78.02742) Hotel Trinity Villa · Sandy Bay 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44557&mlon=-78.05311#map=17/18.44557/-78.05311) Mall Midtown Mall · Lucea 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44515&mlon=-78.17261#map=17/18.44515/-78.17261) School Merlene Ottey High School · Pondside 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.39667&mlon=-78.07539#map=17/18.39667/-78.07539) College Knockalva Polytechnic College · Ramble 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.33531&mlon=-77.98827#map=17/18.33531/-77.98827) Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 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 Hopewell - Cacoon Castle - Chester Castle - Content - Copse - Haddington - Hopewell - Mount Peto - Sucess - Woodlands - Woodsville ## Quick answers - Where is Great Valley?In Hopewell, Hanover Parish, Jamaica - What borders Great Valley?Cascade, Hopewell, Pondside, Sandy Bay, Sucess and Woodsville - What is there to see in Great Valley?Rejoin Cave - What time zone is Great Valley in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Great Valley?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Great Valley?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Great Valley?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Great Valley?Settlements lie between 227 m and 345 m - What is the highest point in Great Valley?Mount Sion (284 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Great Valley?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Great Valley?Noel Holmes Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Great Valley?National Commercial Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Great Valley?NCB, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Great Valley?Rubis, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Great Valley?JM020305 (OCHA common operational dataset)