# Red Hills, Saint Andrew Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/red-hills/

Development area · Saint Andrew Parish 

# Red Hills

Red Hills is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **47.5 km²**. It is divided into 2 communities. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 47.5km²
- 2communities
- 4mapped services

## Where is Red Hills?

Red Hills lies in [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other development areas: [Constant Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/constant-spring/), [Duhaney Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/duhaney-park/), [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/), [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/) and [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/). By area it is the 73rd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 10.8% of [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/). The centre of Red Hills is about 9.6 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0650° N, 76.8501° 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 Red Hills

OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Red Hills: 13 caves; 1 viewpoint.

- Kingston Viewpoint · viewpoint
- Cow Cave · cave
- Day After Cave · cave
- Diamond 1 · cave
- Diamond 2 · cave
- Diamond 3 · cave
- Diamond 4 · cave
- James Mount Cave · cave
- Last Cave;Bat Cave · cave
- Nethersole Pit-1 · cave
- Nethersole Pit-2 · cave
- Red Hills Road Cave · cave
- Sc33 Sink · cave
- Worm Cave · cave

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: Red Hills

- 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 Pen8.9 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston16 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 14 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:34).

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.

## Communities of Red Hills

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/red-hills/red-hills/) 31 20 4 

[Rock Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/red-hills/rock-hall/) 17 9 0 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Red Hills

Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in Red Hills. Settlements here lie between about 78 m and 623 m above sea level (median 437 m).

- Belvedere
- Berdoes
- Burnside Valley
- Cedar Valley
- Coopers Hill
- Cypress Hall
- Diamond
- Golden River
- Good Hope
- Green Glebe Mountain
- Happy Grove
- Hillsborough
- Kirkland Heights
- Mason Valley
- Maverley Mountain
- Mission
- Mount Royal
- Padmore
- Plantation Heights
- Queen Hill
- Red Hills
- Rock Hall
- Rock Hall - part of
- Santa Maria
- Stanmore
- Sterling Castle
- Swain Spring
- Waugh Hill
- Woodlands

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 Red Hills

Named natural and historic features inside Red Hills, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

6 hills; 3 mountains.

- Coopers Hill · 750 m
- Oldburn Hill · 607 m
- Mount Atlas · 591 m
- Mount Zion · 542 m
- Mount Salus · 506 m
- Mount Prosperous · 433 m
- Toms Hill · 378 m
- Shooters Hill · 343 m
- Mount Patience · 13 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 Red Hills and the best time to visit

In Red Hills, 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/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Red Hills

Places mapped inside Red Hills in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Petrol pumps1
- Schools1
- Restaurants1
- Police stations1

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 Red Hills?In Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Red Hills?Constant Spring, Duhaney Park, Linstead, Spanish Town and Stony Hill
- What is there to see in Red Hills?Cow Cave, Day After Cave, Diamond 1, Diamond 2
- What time zone is Red Hills in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Red Hills?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Red Hills?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Red Hills?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Red Hills?Settlements lie between 78 m and 623 m
- What is the highest point in Red Hills?Coopers Hill (750 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Red Hills?November to July
- How many petrol pumps are in Red Hills?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Red Hills?JM0613 (OCHA common operational dataset)