# Parks Road Community, Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/parks-road/ Community · Stony Hill # Parks Road Parks Road is a community of Jamaica in Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **3.83 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.8km² - 292 mtypical elevation ## Where is Parks Road? Parks Road 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 5 other communities: [Above Rocks](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/above-rocks/), [Cavaliers](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/cavaliers/), [Lawrence Tavern](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/lawrence-tavern/), [Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/red-hills/red-hills/) and [Rock Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/red-hills/rock-hall/). By area it is the 630th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.8% of [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/). The centre of Parks Road is about 13 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1014° N, 76.8585° 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 Parks Road ### Nearby, outside Parks Road - Cow Cave · cave, Red Hills3.2 km - Sc33 Sink · cave, Red Hills3.3 km - Last Cave;Bat Cave · cave, Red Hills3.3 km - Worm Cave · cave, Red Hills3.3 km - Day After Cave · cave, Red Hills3.3 km - Diamond 4 · cave, Rock Hall3.7 km - Red Hills Road Cave · cave, Rock Hall3.7 km - Diamond 1 · cave, Red Hills4.0 km - Diamond 3 · cave, Red Hills4.0 km - Diamond 2 · cave, Red Hills4.0 km - James Mount Cave · cave, Rock Hall4.1 km - Nethersole Pit-2 · cave, Rock Hall4.4 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: Parks Road - 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 Pen13 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston20 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 16 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. ## Villages and localities in Parks Road Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Parks Road. Settlements here lie between about 281 m and 304 m above sea level (median 292 m). - Everton Park - Parks Road - Salisbury Plain 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 Parks Road Named natural and historic features inside Parks Road, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Stony River 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 Parks Road and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Parks Road Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Glengoffe Health Centre · Above Rocks 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13564&mlon=-76.88481#map=17/18.13564/-76.88481) Bank CIBC · Constant Spring 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05187&mlon=-76.79235#map=17/18.05187/-76.79235) ATM scotia bank · Meadowbrook/Havendale 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04396&mlon=-76.81660#map=17/18.04396/-76.81660) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Temple Hall · Temple Hall 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11692&mlon=-76.82405#map=17/18.11692/-76.82405) Hotel City View Hotel · Mannings Hills 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06519&mlon=-76.80942#map=17/18.06519/-76.80942) Mall Washington Plaza · Patrick Gardens 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02642&mlon=-76.83731#map=17/18.02642/-76.83731) School St. Mary's All Age School · Above Rocks 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.10626&mlon=-76.87542#map=17/18.10626/-76.87542) College The MICO University College · Lawrence Tavern 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13112&mlon=-76.85077#map=17/18.13112/-76.85077) Police station Above Rocks Police Station · Above Rocks 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11017&mlon=-76.87984#map=17/18.11017/-76.87984) 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 - Mount James - Stony Hill - Temple Hall ## Quick answers - Where is Parks Road?In Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Parks Road?Above Rocks, Cavaliers, Lawrence Tavern, Red Hills and Rock Hall - What is there to see in Parks Road?Cow Cave, Sc33 Sink, Last Cave;Bat Cave, Worm Cave - What time zone is Parks Road in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Parks Road?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Parks Road?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Parks Road?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Parks Road?Settlements lie between 281 m and 304 m - What is the best time to visit Parks Road?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Parks Road?Glengoffe Health Centre, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Parks Road?CIBC, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Parks Road?scotia bank, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Parks Road?TotalEnergies, Temple Hall, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Parks Road?JM061406 (OCHA common operational dataset)