# Litchfield Community, Mile Gully, Manchester Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/litchfield/ Community · Mile Gully # Litchfield Litchfield is a community of Jamaica in Mile Gully, Manchester Parish. It covers **10.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 10.6km² - 801 mtypical elevation ## Where is Litchfield? Litchfield 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 8 other communities: [Bethany](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/bethany/), [Chudleigh](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/chudleigh/), [Devon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/devon/), [Kendal](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/kendal/), [Lyndhurst](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/lyndhurst/), [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/mile-gully/), [Top Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/top-hill/) and [Walderston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/walderston/). By area it is the 365th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.4% of [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/). The centre of Litchfield is about 79 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1314° N, 77.5228° 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 Litchfield OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Litchfield: 1 cave. - Jack Wait Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Litchfield - Bunny Hole · cave, Cobbla4.1 km - Mount Olivet Sink · cave, Cobbla4.6 km - Topsham Shaft & Sink · cave, Mile Gully4.8 km - Chapman Sinkhole · cave, Walderston5.0 km - Top Cliff Hole · cave, Cobbla5.0 km - Cobbla Cliff Holes · cave, Cobbla5.0 km - Mollison Cave · cave, Christiana5.2 km - Knowsley Park Cave · cave, Coleyville5.5 km - Wright's Hole · cave, Cobbla5.6 km - Morgans Pond Hole · cave, Cobbla5.7 km - Dunco River Falls · waterfall, Christiana6.0 km - Wright Cave · cave, Coleyville6.2 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: Litchfield - 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 Bay58 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel66 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 2.7 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 Litchfield Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Litchfield. - Lichfield - Litchfield 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 Litchfield Named natural and historic features inside Litchfield, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 valley. - Mile Gully · 569 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 Litchfield 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 271 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 - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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 25 162 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 Litchfield Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) Bank Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch · Christiana 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17301&mlon=-77.49028#map=17/18.17301/-77.49028) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump Texaco · Chudleigh 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14891&mlon=-77.50031#map=17/18.14891/-77.50031) Hotel Hotel Villa Bella · Spring Ground 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15924&mlon=-77.48812#map=17/18.15924/-77.48812) Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) School Mile Gully High School, Mile Gully, Manchester · Lyndhurst 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11446&mlon=-77.53515#map=17/18.11446/-77.53515) College Knox Community College · Spalding 7.5 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 3.3 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 - Auchtembeddie - Bethany - Comfort Hall - Evergreen - Harry Watch - Maidstone - Medina - Mile Gully - Oxford - St. Paul's ## Quick answers - Where is Litchfield?In Mile Gully, Manchester Parish, Jamaica - What borders Litchfield?Bethany, Chudleigh, Devon, Kendal, Lyndhurst, Mile Gully, Top Hill and Walderston - What is there to see in Litchfield?Jack Wait Cave - What time zone is Litchfield in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Litchfield?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Litchfield?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Litchfield?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Litchfield?Mile Gully (569 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Litchfield?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Litchfield?Percy Junor Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Litchfield?Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Litchfield?National Commercial Bank, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Litchfield?Texaco, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Litchfield?JM040606 (OCHA common operational dataset)