# Hinds Town Community, Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/hinds-town/ Community · Ocho Rios # Hinds Town Hinds Town is a community of Jamaica in Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish. It covers **7.63 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.6km² - 452 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hinds Town? Hinds Town lies in [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/), [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Beecher Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/beecher-town/), [Colegate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/colegate/), [Golden Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/golden-grove/golden-grove/) and [Walkers Wood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/walkers-wood/). By area it is the 466th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 9.2% of [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/). The centre of Hinds Town is about 52 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3592° N, 77.1050° 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 Hinds Town OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Hinds Town: 1 cave. - Coventry Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Hinds Town - Hope Well House · ruins, Colegate2.5 km - Ewers River Sink · cave, Colegate3.4 km - Shaw Park Cave · cave, Ocho Rios3.5 km - Bromley Cave · cave, Golden Grove3.6 km - Konoko Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios4.2 km - Ysassis Lookout · viewpoint, Ocho Rios4.3 km - Mahoe Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios4.4 km - Warwich Mount Cave · cave, Great Pond4.7 km - Shaw Park Gardens · attraction, Ocho Rios4.7 km - The Turtle River Falls & Gardens · attraction, Ocho Rios4.9 km - Island Village · attraction, Ocho Rios5.3 km - Bull Rock Cave · cave, Ocho Rios5.5 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: Hinds Town - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel15 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen51 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, 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 Hinds Town Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Hinds Town. Settlements here lie between about 412 m and 453 m above sea level (median 452 m). - Belly Blister - Coventry - Harmony Hill - Hinds Town - Hinds Town part - Montpelier - Salisbury - Spring Mount - Susan Hill 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 Hinds Town Named natural and historic features inside Hinds Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 valley. - Fern Gully · 319 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 Hinds Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ocho Rios, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 183 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,164 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (193 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 46 Feb 24 30 Mar 24 39 Apr 25 51 May 26 136 Jun 26 125 Jul 26 94 Aug 27 122 Sep 27 151 Oct 26 193 Nov 25 118 Dec 25 58 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hinds Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Emerald Medical Centre · St. Ann's Bay 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43656&mlon=-77.20409#map=17/18.43656/-77.20409) Bank JN Bank · Ocho Rios 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40653&mlon=-77.10447#map=17/18.40653/-77.10447) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump Rubis · Ocho Rios 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40550&mlon=-77.10433#map=17/18.40550/-77.10433) Hotel Pink Rock Inn Bed and Breakfast · Ocho Rios 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.39963&mlon=-77.11161#map=17/18.39963/-77.11161) Mall Taj Mahal Shopping Center · Ocho Rios 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40577&mlon=-77.10859#map=17/18.40577/-77.10859) School Breadnut Hill Primary School · Colegate 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36350&mlon=-77.09054#map=17/18.36350/-77.09054) College Ocho Rios College · Ocho Rios 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40005&mlon=-77.10190#map=17/18.40005/-77.10190) Police station Ocho Rios Police Station · Ocho Rios 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40836&mlon=-77.10209#map=17/18.40836/-77.10209) 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 Ocho Rios - Beecher Town - Colegate - Content Gardens - Epworth - Exchange - Great Pond - Mansfield - Ocho Rios - Parry Town - Pimento Walk/Nepotism ## Quick answers - Where is Hinds Town?In Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica - What borders Hinds Town?Beecher Town, Colegate, Golden Grove and Walkers Wood - What is there to see in Hinds Town?Coventry Cave - What time zone is Hinds Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Hinds Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Hinds Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Hinds Town?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Hinds Town?Settlements lie between 412 m and 453 m - What is the highest point in Hinds Town?Fern Gully (319 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Hinds Town?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Hinds Town?Emerald Medical Centre, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hinds Town?JN Bank, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hinds Town?Scotiabank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hinds Town?Rubis, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hinds Town?JM071007 (OCHA common operational dataset)