# Ginger Ridge Community, Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/ginger-ridge/ Community · Old Harbour # Ginger Ridge Ginger Ridge is a community of Jamaica in Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **13.2 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 13.2km² - 564 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ginger Ridge? Ginger Ridge 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 4 other communities: [Bellas Gate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/bellas-gate/), [Browns Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/browns-hall/), [Lluidas Vale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/lluidas-vale/) and [Rock River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/rock-river/). By area it is the 300th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.5% of [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/). The centre of Ginger Ridge is about 41 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 20 km from Old Harbour Bay, the main town of Old Harbour. The centre point is at 18.0743° N, 77.1691° 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 Ginger Ridge ### Nearby, outside Ginger Ridge - Rock River Cave · cave, Rock River5.1 km - Murmuring Brook Sink · cave, Lluidas Vale5.1 km - bartons District · cave, Bartons5.6 km - Bartons Cave · cave, Bartons5.6 km - Lluidas Sinkhole · cave, Lluidas Vale5.7 km - Mother Mac's Gully Hole · cave, Lluidas Vale5.9 km - Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores6.5 km - Tamarind Hill Cave · cave, Browns Hall7.2 km - Macca Tree Cave · cave, Browns Hall7.2 km - Old Woman's Savannah Cave · cave, Crofts Hill7.3 km - Savannah River Sink · cave, Crofts Hill7.5 km - Factory Sinks · cave, Lluidas Vale7.6 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: Ginger Ridge - 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 Pen38 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel42 km ### Nearest railway station Suttons Railway Station (1900) (Turners), about 7.8 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 06:32, 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 Ginger Ridge Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Ginger Ridge. Settlements here lie between about 520 m and 614 m above sea level (median 564 m). - Blue Hole - Cliffords Estate - Cocoa Ridge - Connors - Ginger Ridge - Mount Olive - Orange Brook - Pleasant 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 Ginger Ridge Named natural and historic features inside Ginger Ridge, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Sevens River 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 Ginger Ridge and the best time to visit Using the climate of Old Harbour, the warmest month is Aug (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 321 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 23 33 Feb 24 19 Mar 24 29 Apr 25 41 May 25 111 Jun 25 89 Jul 26 69 Aug 26 104 Sep 26 127 Oct 25 170 Nov 25 87 Dec 24 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ginger Ridge Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) Bank Sagicor Bank · May Pen 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97060&mlon=-77.24504#map=17/17.97060/-77.24504) ATM NCB · Linstead 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13485&mlon=-77.03174#map=17/18.13485/-77.03174) Petrol pump Cool Oasis Gas Station · Crofts Hill 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13478&mlon=-77.20653#map=17/18.13478/-77.20653) Hotel White Haven Guest House · Crofts Hill 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.12968&mlon=-77.20407#map=17/18.12968/-77.20407) Mall May Pen Mall · May Pen 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96722&mlon=-77.24028#map=17/17.96722/-77.24028) School Crofts Hill Primary & Junior High School · Crofts Hill 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11670&mlon=-77.20000#map=17/18.11670/-77.20000) College Clarendon College · Chapelton 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08519&mlon=-77.26867#map=17/18.08519/-77.26867) Police station Crofts Hill Police Station · Crofts Hill 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13450&mlon=-77.20683#map=17/18.13450/-77.20683) 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 - Browns Hall - Old Harbour - Old Harbour Bay ## Quick answers - Where is Ginger Ridge?In Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Ginger Ridge?Bellas Gate, Browns Hall, Lluidas Vale and Rock River - What is there to see in Ginger Ridge?Rock River Cave, Murmuring Brook Sink, bartons District, Bartons Cave - What time zone is Ginger Ridge in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Ginger Ridge?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Ginger Ridge?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ginger Ridge?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ginger Ridge?Settlements lie between 520 m and 614 m - What is the best time to visit Ginger Ridge?November to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ginger Ridge?May Pen Hospital, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ginger Ridge?Sagicor Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ginger Ridge?NCB, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ginger Ridge?Cool Oasis Gas Station, about 7.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ginger Ridge?JM080404 (OCHA common operational dataset)