# Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/ Development area · Saint Andrew Parish # Stony Hill Stony Hill is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **101.4 km²**. It is divided into 8 communities. 62 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 101km² - 8communities - 15mapped services ## Where is Stony Hill? Stony Hill lies in [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 10 other development areas: [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/), [Constant Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/constant-spring/), [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/), [Kellits](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/kellits/), [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/), [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/lucea/), [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/mandeville/), [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/), [Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/red-hills/) and [Wag Water](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/). By area it is the 54th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 23.0% of [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/). The centre of Stony Hill is about 14 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1194° N, 76.8096° 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 Stony Hill OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Stony Hill: 2 caves; 1 attraction. - Boone Hall Oasis · attraction - Kingswood Cave · cave - Victoria 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: Stony 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 Pen15 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston21 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 21 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 17:33). 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. ## Communities of Stony Hill Community Area km² Localities Services [Cavaliers](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/cavaliers/) 5.0 3 0 [Golden Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/golden-spring/) 6.4 3 2 [Lawrence Tavern](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/lawrence-tavern/) 27 23 4 [Mannings Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/mannings-hills/) 8.4 8 2 [Mount James](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/mount-james/) 29 7 0 [Parks Road](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/parks-road/) 3.8 3 0 [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/stony-hill/) 8.9 11 5 [Temple Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/temple-hall/) 13 5 2 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 Stony Hill Open gazetteers list **62 villages, towns and localities** in Stony Hill. The largest with a recorded population: Stony Hill (8,551). Settlements here lie between about 203 m and 636 m above sea level (median 369 m). - Belmont - Belmore House - Belvedere - Bowden Hill - Bridgemount - Burnt Shop - Cavaliers - Coakley - Crookers Hill - Essex Hall - Everton Park - Fellowship Hall - Fern Hill - Florence Hill - Fort George - Fort George Heights - Golden Spring - Hermitage - Iron River - King Weston - Kingswood - Lacey - Langley House - Lawrence Tavern - Lilly Valley - Mahoney - Mahoney Hill - Mannings Hill - Mount Airy - Mount Charles - Mount Charles near Border - Mount Cheerful - Mount Cressy - Mount Dalkin - Mount Friendship - Mount James - Mount Moses - Mount Olive - Mount Pleasant - New River - Noland Hill - Oberlin - Parks Road - Pear Hill - Pembroke Hall Mountain - Pigeon Valley - Ramble - Red Gal Ring - Retrieve - Rosemount Hill - Saint Christopher - Salisbury Plain - Sans Souci - Smokey Vale - Stony Hill - Swallowfield Mountain - Temple Hall - Toms River - Two Rivers - Unity - Whispering Woods - Whitehall Mountain 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 Stony Hill Named natural and historic features inside Stony Hill, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Boar River - Foxes River - Hermitage Reservoir - Iron River - Little Tom River - Plantain River - Stony River ### Hills and mountains 7 hills; 4 mountains. - Mount Cressy · 1,101 m - Mount Belmore · 897 m - Williton Hill · 890 m - Mount Airy · 588 m - Mount Pleasant · 552 m - Jacks Hill · 514 m - Fair Hill · 507 m - Noland Hill · 415 m - Golden Hill · 387 m - Garden Hill · 302 m - Newry Mountain · 281 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 Stony Hill and the best time to visit In Stony Hill, 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 Stony Hill Places mapped inside Stony Hill in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels2 - Schools5 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants2 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 Stony Hill?In Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Stony Hill?Buff Bay, Constant Spring, Highgate, Kellits, Linstead, Lucea, Mandeville, Papine, Red Hills and Wag Water - What is there to see in Stony Hill?Boone Hall Oasis, Kingswood Cave, Victoria Cave - What time zone is Stony Hill in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Stony Hill?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Stony Hill?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Stony Hill?62 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Stony Hill?Settlements lie between 203 m and 636 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Stony Hill?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Stony Hill?Mount Cressy (1,101 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Stony Hill?November to July - How many petrol pumps are in Stony Hill?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Stony Hill?JM0614 (OCHA common operational dataset)