# Ballards Valley Community, Junction, Saint Elizabeth Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/ballards-valley/ Community · Junction # Ballards Valley Ballards Valley is a community of Jamaica in Junction, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **11.2 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 11.2km² - 382 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ballards Valley? Ballards Valley lies in [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/), [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Bull Savannah](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/bull-savannah/), [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/junction/), [Red Bank](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/red-bank/), [Rose Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/rose-hall/), [Southfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/southfield/) and [Top Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/christiana/top-hill/). By area it is the 349th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.0% of [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/). The centre of Ballards Valley is about 89 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8862° N, 77.6221° 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 Ballards Valley ### Nearby, outside Ballards Valley - Mud Hole Cave · cave, Bull Savannah1.6 km - Chocolate Park Cave · cave, Junction3.0 km - Yardley Chase Caves · cave, Southfield3.6 km - Dildo Point Cave 2 · cave, Southfield4.2 km - Dildo Point Cave 1 · cave, Southfield4.2 km - Port Kaiser Cave · cave, Bull Savannah4.2 km - Phospher Cave · cave, Bull Savannah4.2 km - Lover's Leap · attraction, Southfield4.5 km - Duff House Cave · cave, New Forest6.0 km - Spring Ground Cave · cave, New Forest6.0 km - Plowman Cave · cave, Alligator Pond6.2 km - Campus Cave · cave, Potsdam7.9 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: Ballards Valley - 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 Bay75 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen85 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 29 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. ## Villages and localities in Ballards Valley Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ballards Valley. - Ballards Valley - Gibraltar - Ridge - Tryall 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). ## Weather in Ballards Valley and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ballards Valley Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cross Keys Health Centre · Cross Keys 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89775&mlon=-77.50081#map=17/17.89775/-77.50081) Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Junction 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90499&mlon=-77.60872#map=17/17.90499/-77.60872) ATM First Caribbean · Junction 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90865&mlon=-77.60628#map=17/17.90865/-77.60628) Petrol pump Yaadman Gas Station · Junction 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90574&mlon=-77.60842#map=17/17.90574/-77.60842) Hotel Junction Guest House · Junction 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89960&mlon=-77.60513#map=17/17.89960/-77.60513) Mall Nashville Plaza · Newport 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96670&mlon=-77.50000#map=17/17.96670/-77.50000) School Lititz Primary And Infant Department · Junction 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90000&mlon=-77.60000#map=17/17.90000/-77.60000) College South East College · Junction 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90588&mlon=-77.60754#map=17/17.90588/-77.60754) Police station Junction Police Station · Junction 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90912&mlon=-77.60660#map=17/17.90912/-77.60660) 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 Junction - Bull Savannah - Hopeton - Junction - Lititz - Myersville - Nain - Potsdam - Red Bank - Rose Hall - Russells - Southfield - Warminster ## Quick answers - Where is Ballards Valley?In Junction, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica - What borders Ballards Valley?Bull Savannah, Junction, Red Bank, Rose Hall, Southfield and Top Hill - What is there to see in Ballards Valley?Mud Hole Cave, Chocolate Park Cave, Yardley Chase Caves, Dildo Point Cave 2 - What time zone is Ballards Valley in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Ballards Valley?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Ballards Valley?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ballards Valley?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ballards Valley?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ballards Valley?Cross Keys Health Centre, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ballards Valley?Access Financial Services Limited, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ballards Valley?First Caribbean, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ballards Valley?Yaadman Gas Station, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ballards Valley?JM090401 (OCHA common operational dataset)