# Point Hill Community, Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish

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Community · Spanish Town 

# Point Hill

Point Hill is a community of Jamaica in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **25.1 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 25.1km²
- 543 mtypical elevation

## Where is Point Hill?

Point Hill lies in [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/), [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Browns Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/browns-hall/), [Ewarton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/ewarton/), [Kitson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/kitson-town/), [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/linstead/), [Lluidas Vale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/lluidas-vale/) and [Watermount](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/watermount/). By area it is the 115th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.3% of [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/). The centre of Point Hill is about 35 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 19 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Spanish Town. The centre point is at 18.0914° N, 77.1048° 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 Point Hill

### Nearby, outside Point Hill

- Mother Mac's Gully Hole · cave, Lluidas Vale3.8 km
- Murmuring Brook Sink · cave, Lluidas Vale4.0 km
- Tainos Pictographs · attraction, Watermount4.5 km
- Mountain River Cave · cave, Watermount4.5 km
- Mountain River Cave Waterfall · waterfall, Watermount4.5 km
- Mountain River Cave · cave, Watermount4.9 km
- Macca Tree Cave · cave, Browns Hall5.9 km
- Tamarind Hill Cave · cave, Browns Hall5.9 km
- Charming Hole 2 · cave, Lluidas Vale6.2 km
- Charming Hole 1 · cave, Lluidas Vale6.2 km
- Lluidas Sinkhole · cave, Lluidas Vale6.6 km
- James Hill Cave · cave, Linstead6.7 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: Point Hill

- 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
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel38 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 10 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 Point Hill

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Point Hill. The largest with a recorded population: Point Hill (5,344). Settlements here lie between about 370 m and 620 m above sea level (median 543 m).

- Bartolas
- Browns Town
- Burke Hill
- Cool Spring
- Duxes
- Fairfield
- Garden Hill
- Grass Piece
- Long Grass
- Mendez Hill
- Nash
- New York
- Oxford
- Pigeon Hill
- Point Hill
- Pusey

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 Point Hill

Named natural and historic features inside Point Hill, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Bocotty River

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Mount Felix · 643 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 Point Hill and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Spanish Town, the warmest month is Aug (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 466 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 22 33 

Feb 23 19 

Mar 23 29 

Apr 24 41 

May 24 111 

Jun 24 89 

Jul 25 69 

Aug 25 104 

Sep 25 127 

Oct 24 170 

Nov 24 87 

Dec 23 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Point Hill

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Linstead Hospital · Linstead 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13322&mlon=-77.03181#map=17/18.13322/-77.03181) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · Linstead 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13669&mlon=-77.03186#map=17/18.13669/-77.03186) 

ATM NCB · Linstead 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13485&mlon=-77.03174#map=17/18.13485/-77.03174) 

Petrol pump Robinson's Servicentre & LPG · Linstead 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13208&mlon=-77.02987#map=17/18.13208/-77.02987) 

Hotel White Haven Guest House · Crofts Hill 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.12968&mlon=-77.20407#map=17/18.12968/-77.20407) 

Mall South Parade Plaza · Linstead 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13691&mlon=-77.03323#map=17/18.13691/-77.03323) 

School Trinity Preparatory School · Linstead 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13478&mlon=-77.03301#map=17/18.13478/-77.03301) 

College Macedonia School of nursing · Linstead 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14110&mlon=-77.03202#map=17/18.14110/-77.03202) 

Police station Linstead Police Station · Linstead 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.13428&mlon=-77.03196#map=17/18.13428/-77.03196) 

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 Spanish Town

- Angels/Crescent
- Bernard Lodge
- Caymanas
- Central Village
- Cromarty
- Ensom
- Golden Acres
- Greendale
- Hampton Green
- Keystone
- Kitson Town
- Old Harbour Road
- Sligoville
- Spanish Town Central
- St. Johns East
- St. Johns West
- Sydenham
- Watermount
- Willowdene

## Quick answers

- Where is Point Hill?In Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Point Hill?Browns Hall, Ewarton, Kitson Town, Linstead, Lluidas Vale and Watermount
- What is there to see in Point Hill?Mother Mac's Gully Hole, Murmuring Brook Sink, Tainos Pictographs, Mountain River Cave
- What time zone is Point Hill in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Point Hill?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Point Hill?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Point Hill?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Point Hill?Settlements lie between 370 m and 620 m
- What is the highest point in Point Hill?Mount Felix (643 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Point Hill?November to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Point Hill?Linstead Hospital, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Point Hill?National Commercial Bank, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Point Hill?NCB, about 9.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Point Hill?Robinson's Servicentre & LPG, about 9.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Point Hill?JM080713 (OCHA common operational dataset)