# Harkers Hall Community, Linstead, Saint Catherine Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/harkers-hall/ Community · Linstead # Harkers Hall Harkers Hall is a community of Jamaica in Linstead, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **31.9 km²**. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 31.9km² - 2mapped services - 284 mtypical elevation ## Where is Harkers Hall? Harkers Hall lies in [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/), [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Above Rocks](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/above-rocks/), [Bog Walk](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/bog-walk/bog-walk/), [Glengoffe](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/glengoffe/), [Harewood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/harewood/), [Rock Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/red-hills/rock-hall/) and [Sligoville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/sligoville/). By area it is the 70th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.3% of [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/). The centre of Harkers Hall is about 20 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1329° N, 76.9119° 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 Harkers Hall ### Nearby, outside Harkers Hall - Glengoffe Manor House · ruins, Above Rocks2.8 km - Swallow Hole · cave, Bog Walk3.9 km - Paradise Brigde Cave · cave, Bog Walk4.0 km - Montpelier House · ruins, Sligoville5.7 km - Witter Cave · cave, Bog Walk5.8 km - Sligoville Great House · attraction, Sligoville6.0 km - Natural Brigde Cave 2 · cave, Bog Walk6.4 km - Natural Brigde Cave 1 · cave, Bog Walk6.4 km - Natural Bridge · attraction, Riversdale6.5 km - Nethersole Pit-1 · cave, Rock Hall6.5 km - Nethersole Pit-2 · cave, Rock Hall6.5 km - Big Wood Cave · cave, Riversdale7.0 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: Harkers 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 Pen19 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston26 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 11 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 06:31, 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 Harkers Hall Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Harkers Hall. Settlements here lie between about 186 m and 620 m above sea level (median 284 m). - Aberdeen - Back Hill - Bamboo Corner - Carew Castle - Chesterfield - Content - Cottage - Ebenezer - Edward Piece - Endeavour - Harkers Hall - Hopewell - Jambos Pond - Kelly Grove - Long Hill - Morris Hall - Mount Florence - Mount Industry - Mount Matthews - Mt. Industry - Omeally - Rentcombe - Rentcome - Saint Faith's - Sandy Hill - Sooky Gal - Vauxhall - Zion 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 Harkers Hall Named natural and historic features inside Harkers Hall, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Pindars River - Rio Pedro ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Mount Recovery · 506 m - John Crow Hill · 444 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 Harkers Hall and the best time to visit Using the climate of Linstead, 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 Harkers Hall Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Harkers Hall Health Center · Harkers Hall 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.12129&mlon=-76.91066#map=17/18.12129/-76.91066) Bank Western Union · Linstead 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13629&mlon=-77.03154#map=17/18.13629/-77.03154) ATM Teller · Bog Walk 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.10404&mlon=-77.00715#map=17/18.10404/-77.00715) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Temple Hall · Temple Hall 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11692&mlon=-76.82405#map=17/18.11692/-76.82405) Hotel City View Hotel · Mannings Hills 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06519&mlon=-76.80942#map=17/18.06519/-76.80942) Mall South Parade Plaza · Linstead 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13691&mlon=-77.03323#map=17/18.13691/-77.03323) School Harkers Hall Primary School · Harkers Hall 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.12225&mlon=-76.91049#map=17/18.12225/-76.91049) College The MICO University College · Lawrence Tavern 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13112&mlon=-76.85077#map=17/18.13112/-76.85077) Police station Glengoffe Police Station · Glengoffe 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14640&mlon=-76.89018#map=17/18.14640/-76.89018) 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 Harkers Hall Places mapped inside Harkers Hall in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 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 Linstead - Above Rocks - Ewarton - Glengoffe - Guys Hill - Harewood - Linstead - Lluidas Vale - Pear Tree Grove - Redwood - Riversdale - Treadways - Troja ## Quick answers - Where is Harkers Hall?In Linstead, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Harkers Hall?Above Rocks, Bog Walk, Glengoffe, Harewood, Rock Hall and Sligoville - What is there to see in Harkers Hall?Glengoffe Manor House, Swallow Hole, Paradise Brigde Cave, Montpelier House - What time zone is Harkers Hall in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Harkers Hall?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Harkers Hall?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Harkers Hall?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Harkers Hall?Settlements lie between 186 m and 620 m - What is the highest point in Harkers Hall?Mount Recovery (506 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Harkers Hall?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Harkers Hall?Harkers Hall Health Center, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Harkers Hall?Western Union, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Harkers Hall?Teller, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Harkers Hall?TotalEnergies, Temple Hall, about 9.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Harkers Hall?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Harkers Hall?JM080206 (OCHA common operational dataset)