# Auchtembeddie Community, Mile Gully, Manchester Parish

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

Community · Mile Gully 

# Auchtembeddie

Auchtembeddie is a community of Jamaica in Mile Gully, Manchester Parish. It covers **25.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 25.5km²
- 514 mtypical elevation

## Where is Auchtembeddie?

Auchtembeddie lies in [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Craighead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/craighead/), [Harry Watch](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/harry-watch/), [Oxford](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/oxford/), [Roses Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/balaclava/roses-valley/), [Troy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/troy/) and [Wilson's Run](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/wilson-s-run/). By area it is the 113th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 17.9% of [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/). The centre of Auchtembeddie is about 89 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2215° N, 77.6047° 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 Auchtembeddie

OpenStreetMap lists 13 named sights in Auchtembeddie: 13 caves.

- 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
- Marley River Cave · cave
- Marley Small Cave · cave
- Marley Stalactite Cave · cave
- Old Man's Gully Cave · cave
- Sink Field Holes · cave

### Nearby, outside Auchtembeddie

- Oxford Cave · cave, Oxford2.8 km
- King Koes Cave · cave, Troy2.8 km
- Coco River Sink · cave, Troy2.9 km
- Golding River Cave · cave, Roses Valley3.0 km
- Noisy River Falls · waterfall, Oxford3.1 km
- Hectors River Sink 3 · cave, Wilson's Run3.6 km
- White Cave · cave, Troy3.7 km
- Rottengut River Rising · cave, Comfort Hall4.2 km
- Hector's River Falls · waterfall, Craighead4.5 km
- Dalby's Stream Cave · cave, Wilson's Run5.2 km
- Wilson's Run Cave · cave, Wilson's Run5.8 km
- Wallingford River Cave · cave, Balaclava5.8 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: Auchtembeddie

- 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 Bay45 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel70 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 11 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 06:34, 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 Auchtembeddie

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Auchtembeddie. Settlements here lie between about 381 m and 561 m above sea level (median 514 m).

- Auchtembeddie
- Chamberlin
- Cowick Park
- Glasgow
- Mahogany Grove
- Penrith
- Waterloo

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 Auchtembeddie and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Auchtembeddie

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) 

Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Christiana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17384&mlon=-77.49078#map=17/18.17384/-77.49078) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Chudleigh 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14891&mlon=-77.50031#map=17/18.14891/-77.50031) 

Hotel Hotel Villa Bella · Spring Ground 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15924&mlon=-77.48812#map=17/18.15924/-77.48812) 

Mall Skyview Shopping Mall · Santa Cruz 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05405&mlon=-77.69664#map=17/18.05405/-77.69664) 

School Troy High School · Troy 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.25042&mlon=-77.60648#map=17/18.25042/-77.60648) 

College Knox Community College · Spalding 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) 

Police station Cottage Police Station · Harry Watch 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14373&mlon=-77.55097#map=17/18.14373/-77.55097) 

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 Mile Gully

- Bethany
- Comfort Hall
- Evergreen
- Harry Watch
- Litchfield
- Maidstone
- Medina
- Mile Gully
- Oxford
- St. Paul's

## Quick answers

- Where is Auchtembeddie?In Mile Gully, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Auchtembeddie?Craighead, Harry Watch, Oxford, Roses Valley, Troy and Wilson's Run
- What is there to see in Auchtembeddie?Breeze Hole, Breeze Hole River Cave, Coffee River Cave, Cowitch Park Caves
- What time zone is Auchtembeddie in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Auchtembeddie?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Auchtembeddie?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Auchtembeddie?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Auchtembeddie?Settlements lie between 381 m and 561 m
- What is the best time to visit Auchtembeddie?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Auchtembeddie?Percy Junor Hospital, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Auchtembeddie?Access Financial Services Limited, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Auchtembeddie?National Commercial Bank, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Auchtembeddie?Texaco, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Auchtembeddie?JM040601 (OCHA common operational dataset)