# Bethany Community, Mile Gully, Manchester Parish – Villages

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

Community · Mile Gully 

# Bethany

Bethany is a community of Jamaica in Mile Gully, Manchester Parish. It covers **3.16 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.2km²
- 1mapped service
- 773 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bethany?

Bethany 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 5 other communities: [Devon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/devon/), [Harry Watch](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/harry-watch/), [Hibernia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/hibernia/), [Litchfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/litchfield/) and [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/mile-gully/). By area it is the 649th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.2% of [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/). The centre of Bethany is about 81 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1539° N, 77.5417° 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 Bethany

### Nearby, outside Bethany

- Jack Wait Cave · cave, Litchfield1.9 km
- Molton Fissure · cave, Robins Hall4.2 km
- Mollison Cave · cave, Christiana4.4 km
- Knowsley Park Cave · cave, Coleyville4.5 km
- Topsham Shaft & Sink · cave, Mile Gully4.6 km
- Wright Cave · cave, Coleyville5.3 km
- Gourie Cave · cave, Coleyville5.6 km
- Mans Cave · cave, Coleyville5.7 km
- Myrtel Jackson Cave · cave, Maidstone6.0 km
- Spring Garden Sink · cave, Maidstone6.0 km
- Gourie Cave · cave, Coleyville6.1 km
- Maidstone · museum, Maidstone6.7 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: Bethany

- 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 Bay55 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel66 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 1.6 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 Bethany

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bethany. Settlements here lie between about 742 m and 877 m above sea level (median 773 m).

- Bethany
- Lambert
- Richmond Hill

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 Bethany and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mile Gully, the warmest month is Aug (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 243 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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
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- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 43 

Feb 24 23 

Mar 25 36 

Apr 26 51 

May 26 126 

Jun 26 91 

Jul 26 69 

Aug 26 95 

Sep 26 128 

Oct 26 162 

Nov 25 92 

Dec 24 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bethany

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) 

Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Christiana 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17384&mlon=-77.49078#map=17/18.17384/-77.49078) 

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 Texaco · Chudleigh 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14891&mlon=-77.50031#map=17/18.14891/-77.50031) 

Hotel Hotel Villa Bella · Spring Ground 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15924&mlon=-77.48812#map=17/18.15924/-77.48812) 

Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) 

School Bethany All Age · Bethany 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15086&mlon=-77.53620#map=17/18.15086/-77.53620) 

College Knox Community College · Spalding 9.2 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 1.5 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bethany

Places mapped inside Bethany in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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.

## Other communities in Mile Gully

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Bethany?In Mile Gully, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Bethany?Devon, Harry Watch, Hibernia, Litchfield and Mile Gully
- What is there to see in Bethany?Jack Wait Cave, Molton Fissure, Mollison Cave, Knowsley Park Cave
- What time zone is Bethany in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Bethany?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Bethany?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bethany?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bethany?Settlements lie between 742 m and 877 m
- What is the best time to visit Bethany?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bethany?Percy Junor Hospital, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bethany?Access Financial Services Limited, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bethany?National Commercial Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bethany?Texaco, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bethany?JM040602 (OCHA common operational dataset)