# Junction, Saint Elizabeth Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/ Development area · Saint Elizabeth Parish # Junction Junction is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **185.3 km²**. It is divided into 13 communities. 83 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 45 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 185km² - 13communities - 45mapped services ## Where is Junction? Junction lies in [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/), [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/), [Christiana](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/christiana/) and [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/). By area it is the 10th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 15.3% of [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/). The centre of Junction is about 89 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 25 km from Black River, the main town of Saint Elizabeth Parish. The centre point is at 17.9376° N, 77.6365° 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 Junction OpenStreetMap lists 18 named sights in Junction: 16 caves; 1 archaeological site; 1 attraction. - Hermitage House · archaeological site - Lover's Leap · attraction - Blair's Cave · cave - Campus Cave · cave - Chelsea Cave · cave - Chocolate Park Cave · cave - Dildo Point Cave 1 · cave - Dildo Point Cave 2 · cave - Great Gully Cave · cave - Long Hill Cave · cave - Mole Hill Cave · cave - Mud Hole Cave · cave - Munro Cave · cave - Palm Tree Cave · cave - Pearmans Bush Cave · cave - Phospher Cave · cave - Port Kaiser Cave · cave - Yardley Chase Caves · 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: Junction - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay69 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen86 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 24 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:37). 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 Junction Community Area km² Localities Services [Ballards Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/ballards-valley/) 11 4 0 [Bull Savannah](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/bull-savannah/) 17 4 3 [Hopeton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/hopeton/) 9.6 4 0 [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/junction/) 16 10 31 [Lititz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/lititz/) 10 4 1 [Myersville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/myersville/) 20 10 0 [Nain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/nain/) 29 10 4 [Potsdam](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/potsdam/) 15 10 2 [Red Bank](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/red-bank/) 6.8 4 1 [Rose Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/rose-hall/) 11 6 0 [Russells](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/russells/) 6.5 2 0 [Southfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/southfield/) 21 11 3 [Warminster](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/warminster/) 12 4 0 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 Junction Open gazetteers list **83 villages, towns and localities** in Junction. The largest with a recorded population: Bull Savannah (6,962), Southfield (2,695) and Nain (2,394). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 766 m above sea level (median 296 m). - Austin - Baalbec - Baalbeck - Ballards Valley - Bellevue - Bellevue Mountain - Belmont - Berlin - Bonavista - Bonavista Mountain - Brambleton Hall - Breadnut Wood - Bridge Pen - Brinkley - Buena Vista - Bull Savannah - Carlisle - Cheapside - Chelsea - Chester Castle - Chocolate Hole - Comma Pen - Content - Corby - Corsham - Dalton - Delightful - Drummonds Run - Duff House - part of - Dunder Hill - Epping Forest - Essex Valley - Exton - Folly - Friendship - Friendship - part of - Friendship House - Gazeland - Gibraltar - Golf Club - Hopeton - Junction - Kensington - Lititz - Part of - Lower Southfield - Lower Warminster - Malvern Chase - Mary Gayles Run - Mayfield - Milksham - Mole Hill - Montbelier - Montpelier - Part of - Monymusk - Mount Hermon - Mount Zion - Munro - Myersville - Nain - New Buildings - New Forest - Part of - Norfolk - Palmyra - Portsea - Potsdam - Punch Bowl - Queensbury - Ramble - Red Bank - Ridge - Rose Hall - Russells - Saint Mary’s - Seaview - Senior Town - Southfield - Stone Bottom - The Spring Pastures - Top Round Hill - Tryall - Valley - Warminster - Yardley Chase 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 Junction Named natural and historic features inside Junction, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Pot Gully ### Coast and islands 2 headlands. - Cutlass Point - Little Pedro Point ### Hills and mountains 3 hills; 2 valleys; 1 mountain. - Mount Eagle · 573 m - Upper Warminster · 559 m - Links Hill · 434 m - Dunder Hill · 371 m - Ballards Valley · 317 m - Essex Valley · 134 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Nain Airstrip 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 Junction and the best time to visit In Junction, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 43 Feb 26 23 Mar 26 36 Apr 27 51 May 28 126 Jun 27 91 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 95 Sep 28 128 Oct 27 162 Nov 26 92 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Junction Places mapped inside Junction in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks6 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels4 - Schools10 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants11 - Police stations2 - Dental clinics2 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 Junction?In Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica - What borders Junction?Alligator Pond, Black River, Christiana and Santa Cruz - What is there to see in Junction?Blair's Cave, Campus Cave, Chelsea Cave, Chocolate Park Cave - What time zone is Junction in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Junction?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Junction?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Junction?83 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Junction?Settlements lie between 3 m and 766 m - What is the highest point in Junction?Mount Eagle (573 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Junction?November to April and June to August - How many banks are in Junction?6 mapped - How many ATMs are in Junction?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Junction?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Junction?JM0904 (OCHA common operational dataset)