# Richmond Community, Mandeville, Manchester Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/richmond/ Community · Mandeville # Richmond Richmond is a community of Jamaica in Mandeville, Manchester Parish. It covers **6.09 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.1km² - 512 mtypical elevation ## Where is Richmond? Richmond lies in [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Broadleaf](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/broadleaf/), [Comfort](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/comfort/), [George's Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/george-s-valley/), [Grey Ground](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/grey-ground/), [May Day](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/may-day/), [Old England](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/old-england/), [Porus](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/porus/) and [Royal Flat](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/royal-flat/). By area it is the 540th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.6% of [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/). The centre of Richmond is about 71 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.5 km from Mandeville, the main town of Mandeville. The centre point is at 18.0294° N, 77.4668° 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 Richmond OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Richmond: 1 cave; 1 ruins. - New Hall Cave · cave - Roxbro Castle · ruins ### Nearby, outside Richmond - Windhill Cave · cave, Old England2.1 km - Logan Hole #1 · cave, Old England2.7 km - Logan Hole #2 · cave, Old England2.8 km - Old England Midge · cave, May Day3.0 km - Roxborough Cave · cave, Old England3.1 km - Epping Forest Cave · cave, Old England3.1 km - Far Enough Cave · cave, May Day3.4 km - Williamson Cave · cave, Old England3.4 km - Devil Hole · cave, Porus3.6 km - Allan Marius Cave · cave, Old England3.6 km - Albion Cave · cave, May Day3.9 km - Doris Villa Cave, Greathouse Sink · cave, Mandeville4.0 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: Richmond - 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) · Boscobel67 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen68 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 15 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 Richmond Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Richmond. Settlements here lie between about 420 m and 576 m above sea level (median 512 m). - Barossa - Lochaber - New Hall - Richmond 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 Richmond and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mandeville, 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 Richmond Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hargreaves Memorial Hospital · Mandeville 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04378&mlon=-77.50729#map=17/18.04378/-77.50729) Bank DamarkMCL · Mandeville 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03635&mlon=-77.50582#map=17/18.03635/-77.50582) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump Texaco · Mandeville 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03446&mlon=-77.50021#map=17/18.03446/-77.50021) Hotel Hilltop Hotel and Conference Centre · Cedar Grove 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01447&mlon=-77.49748#map=17/18.01447/-77.49748) Mall Willowgate Plaza · Mandeville 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03632&mlon=-77.50693#map=17/18.03632/-77.50693) School DeCarteret College · Mandeville 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03471&mlon=-77.49695#map=17/18.03471/-77.49695) College Department of Communication Studies · Cedar Grove 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01561&mlon=-77.49829#map=17/18.01561/-77.49829) Police station Mandeville Police · Mandeville 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03957&mlon=-77.50725#map=17/18.03957/-77.50725) 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 Mandeville - Cedar Grove - Comfort - Fairfield - George's Valley - Greenvale - Grey Ground - Grove Place - Hatfield - Huntley - Knockpatrick - Lyndhurst - Mandeville - May Day - Mike Town - New Green - Old England - Royal Flat - Somerset - Spur Tree - Waltham ## Quick answers - Where is Richmond?In Mandeville, Manchester Parish, Jamaica - What borders Richmond?Broadleaf, Comfort, George's Valley, Grey Ground, May Day, Old England, Porus and Royal Flat - What is there to see in Richmond?New Hall Cave, Roxbro Castle - What time zone is Richmond in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Richmond?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Richmond?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Richmond?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Richmond?Settlements lie between 420 m and 576 m - What is the best time to visit Richmond?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Richmond?Hargreaves Memorial Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Richmond?DamarkMCL, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Richmond?National Commercial Bank, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Richmond?Texaco, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Richmond?JM040517 (OCHA common operational dataset)