# Mount James Community, Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/mount-james/ Community · Stony Hill # Mount James Mount James is a community of Jamaica in Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **29.4 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 29.4km² - 593 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mount James? Mount James lies in [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Brandon Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/kellits/brandon-hill/), [Cascade](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/lucea/cascade/), [Castleton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/castleton/), [Golden Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/golden-spring/), [Spring Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/spring-hill/), [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/stony-hill/), [Temple Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/temple-hall/) and [Woodford](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/woodford/). By area it is the 89th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 29.0% of [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/). The centre of Mount James is about 14 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1201° N, 76.7759° 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 Mount James ### Nearby, outside Mount James - Falling Edge Waterfalls · waterfall, Woodford3.5 km - Boone Hall Oasis · attraction, Golden Spring3.8 km - Victoria Cave · cave, Golden Spring4.7 km - Holywell Waterfall · waterfall, Cascade6.1 km - Holywell National Park · attraction, Irish Town6.4 km - Waterfall Viewpoint · viewpoint, Cascade6.8 km - Cascade Falls Viewpoint · viewpoint, Cascade6.8 km - Kingswood Cave · cave, Mannings Hills6.8 km - Cascade Falls · waterfall, Cascade6.9 km - Peter's Rock · attraction, Woodford6.9 km - Fish Dun Falls · attraction, Spring Hill7.0 km - Mammee River Cave · cave, Maryland7.8 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: Mount James - 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 Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 24 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 Mount James Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Mount James. Settlements here lie between about 457 m and 636 m above sea level (median 593 m). - Belmore House - Fellowship Hall - Langley House - Mount Airy - Mount Cressy - Mount James - Mount Moses 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 Mount James Named natural and historic features inside Mount James, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Boar River ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 3 hills. - Mount Cressy · 1,101 m - Mount Belmore · 897 m - Williton Hill · 890 m - Mount Airy · 588 m - Mount Pleasant · 552 m - Fair Hill · 507 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 Mount James and the best time to visit Using the climate of Stony Hill, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 224 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 33 Feb 24 19 Mar 25 29 Apr 26 41 May 26 111 Jun 26 89 Jul 26 69 Aug 27 104 Sep 27 127 Oct 26 170 Nov 25 87 Dec 25 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mount James Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Havendale Healthcare · Meadowbrook/Havendale 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05592&mlon=-76.80801#map=17/18.05592/-76.80801) Bank CIBC · Constant Spring 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05187&mlon=-76.79235#map=17/18.05187/-76.79235) ATM Scotiabank · Constant Spring 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05239&mlon=-76.79267#map=17/18.05239/-76.79267) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Golden Spring 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.09580&mlon=-76.80441#map=17/18.09580/-76.80441) Hotel Villa Ronai · Mannings Hills 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07069&mlon=-76.79910#map=17/18.07069/-76.79910) Mall Manor Park Plaza · Constant Spring 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05219&mlon=-76.79283#map=17/18.05219/-76.79283) School Bowden Hill Primary and Infant School · Stony Hill 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08668&mlon=-76.77258#map=17/18.08668/-76.77258) College The MICO University College · Lawrence Tavern 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13112&mlon=-76.85077#map=17/18.13112/-76.85077) Police station Castleton Police · Castleton 7.7 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. ## Other communities in Stony Hill - Cavaliers - Golden Spring - Lawrence Tavern - Mannings Hills - Parks Road - Stony Hill - Temple Hall ## Quick answers - Where is Mount James?In Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Mount James?Brandon Hill, Cascade, Castleton, Golden Spring, Spring Hill, Stony Hill, Temple Hall and Woodford - What is there to see in Mount James?Falling Edge Waterfalls, Boone Hall Oasis, Victoria Cave, Holywell Waterfall - What time zone is Mount James in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Mount James?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Mount James?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mount James?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mount James?Settlements lie between 457 m and 636 m - What is the highest point in Mount James?Mount Cressy (1,101 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mount James?November to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mount James?Havendale Healthcare, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mount James?CIBC, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mount James?Scotiabank, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mount James?TotalEnergies, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mount James?JM061405 (OCHA common operational dataset)