# Mile Gully, Manchester Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/

Development area · Manchester Parish 

# Mile Gully

Mile Gully is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Manchester Parish. It covers **142.5 km²**. It is divided into 11 communities. 53 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 143km²
- 11communities
- 4mapped services

## Where is Mile Gully?

Mile Gully lies in [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other development areas: [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/), [Balaclava](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/balaclava/), [Christiana](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/), [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/), [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/) and [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/). By area it is the 25th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 17.0% of [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/). The centre of Mile Gully is about 86 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 16 km from Mandeville, the main town of Manchester Parish. The centre point is at 18.1616° N, 77.5843° 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 Mile Gully

OpenStreetMap lists 23 named sights in Mile Gully: 21 caves; 1 museum; 1 waterfall.

- Maidstone · museum
- Noisy River Falls · waterfall
- Breeze Hole · cave
- Breeze Hole River Cave · cave
- Coffee River Cave · cave
- Cowitch Park Caves · cave
- Hectors River Cave · cave
- Hectors River Sink 1 · cave
- Hectors River Sink 2 · cave
- Hectors River Sink 4 · cave
- Huntley Sinkholes · cave
- Jack Wait Cave · cave
- Lookout Cave · cave
- Marley River Cave · cave
- Marley Small Cave · cave
- Marley Stalactite Cave · cave
- Myrtel Jackson Cave · cave
- Old Man's Gully Cave · cave
- Oxford Cave · cave
- Rottengut River Rising · cave
- Sink Field Holes · cave
- Spring Garden Sink · cave
- Topsham Shaft & Sink · cave

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: Mile Gully

- 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 Bay51 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel70 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 4.6 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 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.

## Communities of Mile Gully

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Auchtembeddie](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/auchtembeddie/) 26 7 0 

[Bethany](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/bethany/) 3.2 3 1 

[Comfort Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/comfort-hall/) 8.8 2 0 

[Evergreen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/evergreen/) 8.3 6 0 

[Harry Watch](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/harry-watch/) 22 8 1 

[Litchfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/litchfield/) 11 2 0 

[Maidstone](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/maidstone/) 14 6 0 

[Medina](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/medina/) 8.7 5 1 

[Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/mile-gully/) 21 6 1 

[Oxford](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/oxford/) 8.8 3 0 

[St. Paul's](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/st-paul-s/) 12 5 0 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Mile Gully

Open gazetteers list **53 villages, towns and localities** in Mile Gully. Settlements here lie between about 211 m and 877 m above sea level (median 530 m).

- Adams Valley
- Auchtembeddie
- Ballynure
- Bath
- Bethany
- Beverly
- Bogue
- Chamberlin
- Coley Mountain
- Comfort Hall
- Cowick Park
- Duck Pond
- Endeavour
- Evergreen
- Freetown
- Glasgow
- Glenhead
- Glenrock
- Golding
- Good Intent
- Grass Hill
- Green Hill
- Greenland
- Harry Watch
- Heavitree
- Johns Hall
- Kaenwood
- Keanwood
- Keynsham
- Lambert
- Lichfield
- Litchfield
- Lookout
- Lyndhurst
- Mahogany Grove
- Maidstone
- Mayfield
- Medina
- Mile Gully
- New Hall
- New Hope
- Oxford - Part of
- Penrith
- Petersfield
- Providence
- Racecourse
- Richmond Hill
- Saint Pauls
- Shirehampton
- Timbuctoo
- Waterloo
- Whitby
- Windsor Park

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 Mile Gully

Named natural and historic features inside Mile Gully, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- One Gut River
- Rotton Gut River

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 Mile Gully and the best time to visit

In Mile Gully, 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/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mile Gully

Places mapped inside Mile Gully in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Schools3
- Police stations1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Mile Gully?In Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Mile Gully?Albert Town, Balaclava, Christiana, Mandeville, Santa Cruz and Williamsfield
- What is there to see in Mile Gully?Breeze Hole, Breeze Hole River Cave, Coffee River Cave, Cowitch Park Caves
- What time zone is Mile Gully in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Mile Gully?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Mile Gully?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mile Gully?53 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mile Gully?Settlements lie between 211 m and 877 m
- What is the best time to visit Mile Gully?November to April and June to August
- What is the P-code of Mile Gully?JM0406 (OCHA common operational dataset)
