# Browns Hall Community, Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/browns-hall/ Community · Old Harbour # Browns Hall Browns Hall is a community of Jamaica in Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **29.9 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 29.9km² - 469 mtypical elevation ## Where is Browns Hall? Browns Hall lies in [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/), [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Bartons](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/bartons/), [Bellas Gate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/bellas-gate/), [Ginger Ridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/ginger-ridge/), [Kitson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/kitson-town/), [Lluidas Vale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/lluidas-vale/), [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour/), [Point Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/point-hill/) and [Watermount](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/watermount/). By area it is the 81st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 19.3% of [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/). The centre of Browns Hall is about 35 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 16 km from Old Harbour Bay, the main town of Old Harbour. The centre point is at 18.0490° N, 77.1204° 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 Browns Hall OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Browns Hall: 2 caves. - Macca Tree Cave · cave - Tamarind Hill Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Browns Hall - bartons District · cave, Bartons1.9 km - Bartons Cave · cave, Bartons1.9 km - Worldsend Gully Cave · cave, Kitson Town3.6 km - Mountain River Cave · cave, Watermount4.3 km - Mountain River Cave · cave, Watermount4.6 km - Tainos Pictographs · attraction, Watermount4.6 km - Mountain River Cave Waterfall · waterfall, Watermount4.6 km - Birds Roda Cave · cave, Old Harbour5.2 km - Retreat Cave · cave, Kitson Town5.9 km - Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores6.6 km - Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour6.6 km - Murmuring Brook Sink · cave, Lluidas Vale6.9 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: Browns 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 Pen32 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston37 km ### Nearest railway station Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 13 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. ## Villages and localities in Browns Hall Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Browns Hall. Settlements here lie between about 329 m and 572 m above sea level (median 469 m). - Bellefield - Browns Hall - Cowans - Hayle - Leith Mount - Macca Tree - Marlie Hill - Mount Pleasant - Rennalls - Saint Faiths - St Faith's 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 Browns Hall Named natural and historic features inside Browns Hall, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Cane Gully - Crooked River - Jones River - Saint Faiths River ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Cedar Mount · 549 m - Mount Hoyle · 484 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 Browns Hall and the best time to visit Using the climate of Old Harbour, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 226 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 33 Feb 24 19 Mar 25 29 Apr 26 41 May 26 111 Jun 26 89 Jul 26 69 Aug 27 104 Sep 27 127 Oct 26 170 Nov 25 87 Dec 25 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Browns Hall Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Linstead Hospital · Linstead 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13322&mlon=-77.03181#map=17/18.13322/-77.03181) Bank Western Union · Old Harbour 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93903&mlon=-77.11362#map=17/17.93903/-77.11362) ATM NCB · Linstead 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13485&mlon=-77.03174#map=17/18.13485/-77.03174) Petrol pump Texaco · Kitson Town 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01178&mlon=-77.03834#map=17/18.01178/-77.03834) Hotel Paradise Reggae Resort · St. Johns West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00719&mlon=-77.02253#map=17/18.00719/-77.02253) Mall Plaza · Old Harbour 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93949&mlon=-77.11110#map=17/17.93949/-77.11110) School Planters Hall Primary Infant School · Old Harbour 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99972&mlon=-77.16286#map=17/17.99972/-77.16286) College Portmore Community College · Old Harbour 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93839&mlon=-77.10878#map=17/17.93839/-77.10878) Police station Old Harbour Police · Old Harbour 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93869&mlon=-77.11265#map=17/17.93869/-77.11265) 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 Old Harbour - Bartons - Bellas Gate - Ginger Ridge - Old Harbour - Old Harbour Bay ## Quick answers - Where is Browns Hall?In Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Browns Hall?Bartons, Bellas Gate, Ginger Ridge, Kitson Town, Lluidas Vale, Old Harbour, Point Hill and Watermount - What is there to see in Browns Hall?Macca Tree Cave, Tamarind Hill Cave - What time zone is Browns Hall in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Browns Hall?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Browns Hall?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Browns Hall?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Browns Hall?Settlements lie between 329 m and 572 m - What is the highest point in Browns Hall?Cedar Mount (549 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Browns Hall?November to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Browns Hall?Linstead Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Browns Hall?Western Union, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Browns Hall?NCB, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Browns Hall?Texaco, about 9.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Browns Hall?JM080403 (OCHA common operational dataset)