# Black Hill Community, Swift River, Portland Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/black-hill/ Community · Swift River # Black Hill Black Hill is a community of Jamaica in Swift River, Portland Parish. It covers **7.63 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.6km² - 77 mtypical elevation ## Where is Black Hill? Black Hill lies in [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other communities: [Hope Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/hope-bay/) and [Orange Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/green-island/orange-bay/). By area it is the 466th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.5% of [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/). The centre of Black Hill is about 32 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2191° N, 76.5975° 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 Black Hill OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Black Hill: 1 cave; 1 volcano. - Extinct Volcano · volcano - Rodney Hall Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Black Hill - Black Hill Cave 1 · cave, Orange Bay2.2 km - Black Hill Cave 2 · cave, Orange Bay2.2 km - Guts Mountain Cave · cave, Orange Bay2.5 km - River Head Cave · cave, Orange Bay3.1 km - Clermont Cave · cave, Orange Bay3.1 km - John Crow Gully Hole · cave, Orange Bay3.3 km - Skibo Road Cave · cave, Buff Bay3.6 km - Somerset Falls · attraction, Hope Bay5.3 km - Spring Garden Cave · cave, Skibo/Chepstowe5.4 km - Summerset Falls · waterfall, Hope Bay5.5 km - Big Dunn Falls · waterfall, Shirley Castle6.6 km - Bybrook Valley · attraction, Bybrook7.3 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: Black 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 Pen35 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston37 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:30, 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 Black Hill Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Black Hill. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 96 m above sea level (median 77 m). - Black Hill - Book Hill - Lennox - Low Leyton - Retreat - Rodney Hall - Whitby 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 Black Hill Named natural and historic features inside Black Hill, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Savanna Point 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 Black Hill and the best time to visit Using the climate of Swift River, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Black Hill Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Port Antonio Hospital · Central Port Antonio 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17641&mlon=-76.45631#map=17/18.17641/-76.45631) Bank Scotiabank · Boundbrook 15 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 Texaco · Buff Bay 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.23358&mlon=-76.66111#map=17/18.23358/-76.66111) Hotel Sea Bell Resort · Hope Bay 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.20074&mlon=-76.55410#map=17/18.20074/-76.55410) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Buff Bay High School · Buff Bay 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22547&mlon=-76.65946#map=17/18.22547/-76.65946) College College of Agriculture, Science and Education · Snow Hill 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.20463&mlon=-76.48785#map=17/18.20463/-76.48785) Police station Marine Police Station · Central Port Antonio 16 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. ## Other communities in Swift River - Fruitfulvale - Hope Bay - Shirley Castle - Swift River ## Quick answers - Where is Black Hill?In Swift River, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Black Hill?Hope Bay and Orange Bay - What is there to see in Black Hill?Extinct Volcano, Rodney Hall Cave - What time zone is Black Hill in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Black Hill?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Black Hill?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Black Hill?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Black Hill?Settlements lie between 18 m and 96 m - What is the best time to visit Black Hill?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Black Hill?Port Antonio Hospital, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Black Hill?Scotiabank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Black Hill?Credit Union ABM, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Black Hill?Texaco, about 6.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Black Hill?JM051001 (OCHA common operational dataset)