# Medina Community, Mile Gully, Manchester Parish – Villages

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

Community · Mile Gully 

# Medina

Medina is a community of Jamaica in Mile Gully, Manchester Parish. It covers **8.71 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8.7km²
- 1mapped service
- 509 mtypical elevation

## Where is Medina?

Medina 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 4 other communities: [Evergreen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/evergreen/), [Maidstone](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/maidstone/), [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/mile-gully/) and [St. Paul's](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/st-paul-s/). By area it is the 427th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.1% of [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/). The centre of Medina is about 87 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1327° N, 77.6010° 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 Medina

### Nearby, outside Medina

- Myrtel Jackson Cave · cave, Maidstone1.5 km
- Spring Garden Sink · cave, Maidstone2.3 km
- Lookout Cave · cave, St. Paul's2.3 km
- Maidstone · museum, Maidstone2.9 km
- Topsham Shaft & Sink · cave, Mile Gully3.9 km
- Bogue Spring · cave, Bogue5.3 km
- Rottengut River Rising · cave, Comfort Hall5.7 km
- Peru Cave · cave, Braes River6.6 km
- Wallingford Collapse Cave · cave, Balaclava6.7 km
- Jack Wait Cave · cave, Litchfield6.7 km
- Huntley Sinkholes · cave, Maidstone6.8 km
- St. Eel Cave · cave, Balaclava6.9 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: Medina

- 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 Bay53 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel73 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 5.8 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:37).

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 Medina

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Medina. Settlements here lie between about 319 m and 820 m above sea level (median 509 m).

- Adams Valley
- Bogue
- Freetown
- Greenland
- Medina

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 Medina 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 Medina

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lincoln Health Centre · Fairfield 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02357&mlon=-77.56668#map=17/18.02357/-77.56668) 

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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Chudleigh 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14891&mlon=-77.50031#map=17/18.14891/-77.50031) 

Hotel Hotel Villa Bella · Spring Ground 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15924&mlon=-77.48812#map=17/18.15924/-77.48812) 

Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) 

School medina united church · Medina 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13835&mlon=-77.60093#map=17/18.13835/-77.60093) 

College Regent College of Caribbean Qualifications · Mandeville 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04657&mlon=-77.51413#map=17/18.04657/-77.51413) 

Police station Cottage Police Station · Harry Watch 5.4 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 Medina

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Medina?In Mile Gully, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Medina?Evergreen, Maidstone, Mile Gully and St. Paul's
- What is there to see in Medina?Myrtel Jackson Cave, Spring Garden Sink, Lookout Cave, Maidstone
- What time zone is Medina in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Medina?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Medina?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Medina?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Medina?Settlements lie between 319 m and 820 m
- What is the best time to visit Medina?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medina?Lincoln Health Centre, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Medina?Access Financial Services Limited, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Medina?National Commercial Bank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medina?Texaco, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medina?JM040608 (OCHA common operational dataset)