# Rose Hill Community, Newport, Manchester Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/rose-hill/

Community · Newport 

# Rose Hill

Rose Hill is a community of Jamaica in Newport, Manchester Parish. It covers **12.0 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 12.0km²
- 749 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rose Hill?

Rose Hill lies in [Newport](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Cross Keys](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/cross-keys/cross-keys/), [French Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/french-park/), [Grove Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/cross-keys/grove-town/), [Lancaster](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/asia/lancaster/), [New Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/new-forest/), [Newport](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/newport/), [Plowden](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/cross-keys/plowden/) and [Snowdon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/snowdon/). By area it is the 329th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 18.6% of [Newport](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/). The centre of Rose Hill is about 78 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9199° N, 77.5259° 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 Rose Hill

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Rose Hill: 1 cave.

- Smith's Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Rose Hill

- Smokey Hole Cave · cave, Cross Keys2.2 km
- Mount Forest Cave · cave, New Forest2.4 km
- Stones Hope Cave · cave, Cross Keys2.5 km
- Smokey Hole Cave · cave, Cross Keys2.9 km
- Blenheim Cave #3 · cave, Newport3.3 km
- Blenheim Cave #2 · cave, Newport3.3 km
- Blenheim Cave #1 · cave, Newport3.6 km
- Blenheim Triangle 1 · cave, Snowdon4.2 km
- Welkin Cave #1 · cave, Newport4.2 km
- Blenheim Triangle 6 · cave, Snowdon4.2 km
- Welkin Cave #2 · cave, Newport4.2 km
- Blenheim Triangle 5 · cave, Snowdon4.3 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: Rose Hill

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen75 km
- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay77 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 25 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 Rose Hill

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Rose Hill. Settlements here lie between about 681 m and 820 m above sea level (median 749 m).

- Broughton
- Glasgow
- Rose Hill
- Stone's Hope
- Wigton

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 Rose Hill and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Newport, 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 Rose Hill

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Cross Keys Health Centre · Cross Keys 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89775&mlon=-77.50081#map=17/17.89775/-77.50081) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · Junction 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90789&mlon=-77.60690#map=17/17.90789/-77.60690) 

ATM First Caribbean · Junction 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90865&mlon=-77.60628#map=17/17.90865/-77.60628) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · New Forest 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91160&mlon=-77.56620#map=17/17.91160/-77.56620) 

Hotel Beach Resort · Bull Savannah 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.86791&mlon=-77.58135#map=17/17.86791/-77.58135) 

Mall Nashville Plaza · Newport 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96670&mlon=-77.50000#map=17/17.96670/-77.50000) 

School Saint Joseph Basic School · Cross Keys 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89831&mlon=-77.50233#map=17/17.89831/-77.50233) 

College Southwest TVET Institute - Newport Campus · Newport 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95843&mlon=-77.50803#map=17/17.95843/-77.50803) 

Police station Junction Police Station · Junction 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90912&mlon=-77.60660#map=17/17.90912/-77.60660) 

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 Newport

- French Park
- Newport
- Snowdon
- Swaby's Hope

## Quick answers

- Where is Rose Hill?In Newport, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Rose Hill?Cross Keys, French Park, Grove Town, Lancaster, New Forest, Newport, Plowden and Snowdon
- What is there to see in Rose Hill?Smith's Cave
- What time zone is Rose Hill in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Rose Hill?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Rose Hill?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Rose Hill?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rose Hill?Settlements lie between 681 m and 820 m
- What is the best time to visit Rose Hill?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rose Hill?Cross Keys Health Centre, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rose Hill?National Commercial Bank, about 8.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rose Hill?First Caribbean, about 8.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rose Hill?TotalEnergies, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rose Hill?JM040703 (OCHA common operational dataset)