# Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish – Communities & Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/ Development area · Saint Catherine Parish # Old Harbour Old Harbour is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **155.0 km²**. Its main town is Old Harbour Bay. It is divided into 6 communities. 52 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 44 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 155km² - 6communities - 44mapped services ## Where is Old Harbour? Old Harbour lies in [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other development areas: [Chapelton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/), [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/), [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/may-pen/), [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/) and [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/). By area it is the 21st largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 13.2% of [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/). The centre of Old Harbour is about 33 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 16 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Saint Catherine Parish. The centre point is at 17.9901° N, 77.1042° 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 Old Harbour OpenStreetMap lists 11 named sights in Old Harbour: 9 caves; 1 attraction; 1 beach. - Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach · beach - Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction - Bartons Cave · cave - Birds Roda Cave · cave - Macca Tree Cave · cave - Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave - Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave - Rhoden Cave · cave - Spring Garden Rising · cave - Tamarind Hill Cave · cave - bartons District · cave 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: Old Harbour - 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 Pen30 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston34 km ### Nearest railway station Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 6.3 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:35). 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. ## Communities of Old Harbour Community Area km² Localities Services [Bartons](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/bartons/) 7.0 4 0 [Bellas Gate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/bellas-gate/) 7.9 1 0 [Browns Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/browns-hall/) 30 11 0 [Ginger Ridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/ginger-ridge/) 13 8 0 [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour/) 85 24 41 [Old Harbour Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour-bay/) 12 4 3 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Old Harbour Open gazetteers list **52 villages, towns and localities** in Old Harbour. The largest with a recorded population: Old Harbour (26,024) and Old Harbour Bay (7,912). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 614 m above sea level (median 243 m). - Aviary - Bannister - Bannister Housing Scheme - Bartons - Bellas Gate - Bellefield - Blackwood Gardens - Blue Hole - Bodles - Bodles Pen - Bois Content - Bourkesfield - Browns Hall - Bullet Tree - Claremont - Cliffords Estate - Cocoa Ridge - Cocoa Walk - Colbeck - Colbeck Heights - Connors - Cowans - Crawle Pen - Darlington - Dover - Ginger Ridge - Hayle - Leith Mount - Lennansville - Macca Tree - Marlie Hill - Marlie Mount - Mount Olive - Mount Pleasant - New Harbour - New Market Pen - Old Harbour - Old Harbour Bay - Orange Brook - Pimento Grove - Pleasant Hill - Port Esquivel - Red Ground - Rennalls - Rhone Park Estate - Rodens and Rest Pen - Saint Faiths - Somerset Hall - Spring Garden - St Faith's - Whim - Woodhall 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 Old Harbour Named natural and historic features inside Old Harbour, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 rivers and streams. - Bowers Gully - Bowers River - Cane Gully - Clarendon Gully - Crooked River - Davis Gully - Guaya Gully - Jones River - Mytins River - Plantain River - Saint Faiths River - Salt Gully - Sevens River - Worlds End Gully ### Hills and mountains 4 hills; 1 mountain. - Top Hill · 644 m - Cedar Mount · 549 m - Mount Hoyle · 484 m - Green Hill · 130 m - Roller Hill · 96 m ### Getting around 1 airfield; 1 railway station. - Old Harbour Station - Port Esquivel 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 Old Harbour and the best time to visit In Old Harbour, 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Old Harbour Places mapped inside Old Harbour in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks9 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - Shopping malls2 - Schools7 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants16 - Police stations1 - Dental clinics1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Old Harbour?In Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Old Harbour?Chapelton, Linstead, May Pen, May Pen and Spanish Town - What is there to see in Old Harbour?Bartons Cave, Birds Roda Cave, Colbeck Castle (1680), Macca Tree Cave - What time zone is Old Harbour in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Old Harbour?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Old Harbour?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Old Harbour?52 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Old Harbour?Settlements lie between 1 m and 614 m - What is the highest point in Old Harbour?Top Hill (644 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Old Harbour?November to July - How many banks are in Old Harbour?9 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Old Harbour?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Old Harbour?JM0804 (OCHA common operational dataset)