# Brandon Hill Community, Kellits, Saint Andrew Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/kellits/brandon-hill/ Community · Kellits # Brandon Hill Brandon Hill is a community of Jamaica in Kellits, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **19.0 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 19.0km² - 1mapped service - 397 mtypical elevation ## Where is Brandon Hill? Brandon Hill lies in [Kellits](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/kellits/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Castleton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/castleton/), [Lawrence Tavern](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/lawrence-tavern/), [Mount James](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/mount-james/) and [Temple Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/temple-hall/). By area it is the 183rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Brandon Hill is about 17 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1508° N, 76.7969° 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 Brandon Hill ### Nearby, outside Brandon Hill - Scott's Hall Maroon Museum · museum, Scotts Hall5.4 km - Victoria Cave · cave, Golden Spring6.6 km - Boone Hall Oasis · attraction, Golden Spring7.0 km - Falling Edge Waterfalls · waterfall, Woodford7.5 km - Fish Dun Falls · attraction, Spring Hill8.4 km - Kingswood Cave · cave, Mannings Hills8.5 km - Glengoffe Manor House · ruins, Above Rocks9.5 km - Day After Cave · cave, Red Hills9.6 km - Harmony Holes · cave, Belvedere9.8 km - Cow Cave · cave, Red Hills9.8 km - Last Cave;Bat Cave · cave, Red Hills9.9 km - Worm Cave · cave, Red Hills9.9 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: Brandon 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 Pen18 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston24 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:33). 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 Brandon Hill Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Brandon Hill. Settlements here lie between about 293 m and 629 m above sea level (median 397 m). - Belair - Brandon Hill - Content - Montpelier - Mount Horeb - Mount Prospect - Mount Zion - New Garden - Orangefield 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 Brandon Hill Named natural and historic features inside Brandon Hill, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Georges Spring - Ginger River ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain pass. - Leith Hall Gap · 754 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 Brandon Hill and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kellits, 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 Brandon Hill Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Glengoffe Health Centre · Above Rocks 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13564&mlon=-76.88481#map=17/18.13564/-76.88481) Bank CIBC · Constant Spring 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05187&mlon=-76.79235#map=17/18.05187/-76.79235) ATM Scotiabank · Constant Spring 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05239&mlon=-76.79267#map=17/18.05239/-76.79267) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Temple Hall · Temple Hall 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11692&mlon=-76.82405#map=17/18.11692/-76.82405) Hotel Villa Ronai · Mannings Hills 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07069&mlon=-76.79910#map=17/18.07069/-76.79910) Mall Manor Park Plaza · Constant Spring 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05219&mlon=-76.79283#map=17/18.05219/-76.79283) School Castleton Primary & Junior High School · Brandon Hill 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17877&mlon=-76.82175#map=17/18.17877/-76.82175) College The MICO University College · Lawrence Tavern 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13112&mlon=-76.85077#map=17/18.13112/-76.85077) Police station Castleton Police · Castleton 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17228&mlon=-76.82395#map=17/18.17228/-76.82395) 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 Brandon Hill Places mapped inside Brandon Hill 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Brandon Hill?In Kellits, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Brandon Hill?Castleton, Lawrence Tavern, Mount James and Temple Hall - What is there to see in Brandon Hill?Scott's Hall Maroon Museum, Victoria Cave, Boone Hall Oasis, Falling Edge Waterfalls - What time zone is Brandon Hill in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Brandon Hill?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Brandon Hill?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Brandon Hill?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Brandon Hill?Settlements lie between 293 m and 629 m - What is the highest point in Brandon Hill?Leith Hall Gap (754 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Brandon Hill?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Brandon Hill?Glengoffe Health Centre, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Brandon Hill?CIBC, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Brandon Hill?Scotiabank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Brandon Hill?TotalEnergies, Temple Hall, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Brandon Hill?JM060701 (OCHA common operational dataset)