# Temple Hall Community, Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/temple-hall/ Community · Stony Hill # Temple Hall Temple Hall is a community of Jamaica in Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **12.7 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.7km² - 2mapped services - 320 mtypical elevation ## Where is Temple Hall? Temple Hall 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: [Brandon Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/kellits/brandon-hill/), [Cavaliers](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/cavaliers/), [Golden Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/golden-spring/), [Lawrence Tavern](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/lawrence-tavern/) and [Mount James](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/mount-james/). By area it is the 306th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 12.5% of [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/). The centre of Temple Hall is about 14 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1201° N, 76.8193° 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 Temple Hall ### Nearby, outside Temple Hall - Victoria Cave · cave, Golden Spring3.2 km - Kingswood Cave · cave, Mannings Hills4.6 km - Boone Hall Oasis · attraction, Golden Spring4.7 km - Day After Cave · cave, Red Hills5.5 km - Cow Cave · cave, Red Hills5.6 km - Last Cave;Bat Cave · cave, Red Hills5.7 km - Worm Cave · cave, Red Hills5.7 km - Sc33 Sink · cave, Red Hills6.2 km - Falling Edge Waterfalls · waterfall, Woodford6.4 km - Diamond 4 · cave, Rock Hall7.2 km - Glengoffe Manor House · ruins, Above Rocks7.2 km - Scott's Hall Maroon Museum · museum, Scotts Hall7.3 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: Temple Hall - 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 20 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. ## Villages and localities in Temple Hall Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Temple Hall. - Coakley - Mount Dalkin - Noland Hill - Rosemount Hill - Temple Hall 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 Temple Hall Named natural and historic features inside Temple Hall, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Foxes River - Plantain River ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Noland Hill · 415 m - Garden Hill · 302 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 Temple Hall 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 Temple Hall Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Glengoffe Health Centre · Above Rocks 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13564&mlon=-76.88481#map=17/18.13564/-76.88481) Bank CIBC · Constant Spring 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05187&mlon=-76.79235#map=17/18.05187/-76.79235) ATM Scotiabank · Constant Spring 8.0 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 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11692&mlon=-76.82405#map=17/18.11692/-76.82405) Hotel Villa Ronai · Mannings Hills 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07069&mlon=-76.79910#map=17/18.07069/-76.79910) Mall Manor Park Plaza · Constant Spring 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05219&mlon=-76.79283#map=17/18.05219/-76.79283) School Oberlin High School, Jamaica · Lawrence Tavern 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13299&mlon=-76.84658#map=17/18.13299/-76.84658) College The MICO University College · Lawrence Tavern 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13112&mlon=-76.85077#map=17/18.13112/-76.85077) Police station Castleton Police · Castleton 5.8 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 Temple Hall Places mapped inside Temple Hall in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Restaurants1 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. ## Other communities in Stony Hill - Cavaliers - Golden Spring - Lawrence Tavern - Mannings Hills - Mount James - Parks Road - Stony Hill ## Quick answers - Where is Temple Hall?In Stony Hill, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Temple Hall?Brandon Hill, Cavaliers, Golden Spring, Lawrence Tavern and Mount James - What is there to see in Temple Hall?Victoria Cave, Kingswood Cave, Boone Hall Oasis, Day After Cave - What time zone is Temple Hall in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Temple Hall?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Temple Hall?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Temple Hall?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Temple Hall?Noland Hill (415 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Temple Hall?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Temple Hall?Glengoffe Health Centre, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Temple Hall?CIBC, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Temple Hall?Scotiabank, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Temple Hall?TotalEnergies, Temple Hall, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Temple Hall?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Temple Hall?JM061408 (OCHA common operational dataset)