# Rock Hall Community, Red Hills, Portland Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/red-hills/rock-hall/

Community · Red Hills 

# Rock Hall

Rock Hall is a community of Jamaica in Red Hills, Portland Parish. It covers **7.05 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7.0km²
- 281 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rock Hall?

Rock Hall lies in [Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/red-hills/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Durham](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/durham/), [Fruitfulvale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/fruitfulvale/), [Hope Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/hope-bay/), [Mount Pleasant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/mount-pleasant/) and [St. Margarets Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/st-margarets-bay/). By area it is the 491st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Rock Hall is about 33 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1539° N, 76.5319° 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 Rock Hall

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Rock Hall: 2 caves.

- Browns Cave · cave
- Ratbat Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Rock Hall

- Spring Garden Sink · cave, St. Margarets Bay2.7 km
- Toki Cave · cave, Fruitfulvale3.0 km
- Paton Cave · cave, Mount Pleasant3.4 km
- Scatter Falls · waterfall, Mount Pleasant4.4 km
- Foxes Cave · cave, Mount Pleasant4.4 km
- Summerset Falls · waterfall, Hope Bay5.0 km
- Somerset Falls · attraction, Hope Bay5.2 km
- Kings Gutter Cave · cave, Snow Hill5.5 km
- Burlington Tunnel · cave, Snow Hill5.8 km
- Rafting on the Rio Grande · attraction, Fellowship5.8 km
- Snow Hill Cave · cave, Snow Hill6.3 km
- Stony Hill Cave · cave, Norwich6.4 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: Rock Hall

- 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 Pen36 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston36 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:32).

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 Rock Hall

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Rock Hall. Settlements here lie between about 237 m and 332 m above sea level (median 281 m).

- Chatsworth
- Christianfield Village
- Industry
- New Town
- Rock Hall
- Tomsfield

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 Rock Hall and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Red Hills, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 35 

Feb 26 18 

Mar 26 27 

Apr 27 40 

May 27 117 

Jun 28 101 

Jul 28 75 

Aug 28 111 

Sep 28 131 

Oct 28 180 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 27 51 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rock Hall

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Port Antonio Hospital · Central Port Antonio 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17641&mlon=-76.45631#map=17/18.17641/-76.45631) 

Bank Scotiabank · Boundbrook 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18138&mlon=-76.46019#map=17/18.18138/-76.46019) 

ATM Credit Union ABM · Papine 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01933&mlon=-76.74231#map=17/18.01933/-76.74231) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Bryan's Bay · Boundbrook 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18410&mlon=-76.46547#map=17/18.18410/-76.46547) 

Hotel Polish Princess Guest House · Durham 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11817&mlon=-76.54243#map=17/18.11817/-76.54243) 

Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) 

School Norwich Primary School · Norwich 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.19426&mlon=-76.47563#map=17/18.19426/-76.47563) 

College College of Agriculture, Science and Education · Norwich 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.20139&mlon=-76.48445#map=17/18.20139/-76.48445) 

Police station Marine Police Station · Central Port Antonio 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17964&mlon=-76.45295#map=17/18.17964/-76.45295) 

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Rock Hall?In Red Hills, Portland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Rock Hall?Durham, Fruitfulvale, Hope Bay, Mount Pleasant and St. Margarets Bay
- What is there to see in Rock Hall?Browns Cave, Ratbat Cave
- What time zone is Rock Hall in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Rock Hall?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Rock Hall?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Rock Hall?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rock Hall?Settlements lie between 237 m and 332 m
- What is the best time to visit Rock Hall?November to June
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rock Hall?Port Antonio Hospital, about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rock Hall?Scotiabank, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rock Hall?Credit Union ABM, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rock Hall?TotalEnergies, Bryan's Bay, about 7.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rock Hall?JM050701 (OCHA common operational dataset)