# Adelphi, Saint James Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/ Development area · Saint James Parish # Adelphi Adelphi is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint James Parish. It covers **121.8 km²**. It is divided into 7 communities. 52 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 122km² - 7communities ## Where is Adelphi? Adelphi lies in [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other development areas: [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/), [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/frankfield/), [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/), [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/), [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maggotty/), [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/) and [Wakefield/Queen of Spain Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/). By area it is the 37th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 20.6% of [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/). The centre of Adelphi is about 117 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 13 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Saint James Parish. The centre point is at 18.4388° N, 77.8010° 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 Adelphi OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Adelphi: 9 caves. - Chatman Cave · cave - Liberty Caves · cave - Likkle Cave · cave - Overhill Cave · cave - Springvale East Rise · cave - Springvale South Cave · cave - Springvale South Rising · cave - Upper Springvale Cave · cave - Windsor Lodge 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: Adelphi - 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 Bay14 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel88 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 17 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, 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 Adelphi Community Area km² Localities Services [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/adelphi/) 21 7 0 [Dumfries](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/dumfries/) 13 5 0 [Goodwill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/goodwill/) 15 7 0 [Lottery](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/lottery/) 18 7 0 [Orange](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/orange/) 21 8 0 [Somerton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/somerton/) 30 15 0 [Sunderland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/sunderland/) 4.3 3 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 Adelphi Open gazetteers list **52 villages, towns and localities** in Adelphi. Settlements here lie between about 70 m and 360 m above sea level (median 191 m). - Adelphi - Adelphi Land - Amity Hall - Belfield - Blytheston - Blythston - Bull Pen - Carlton - Castle Wemyss - Cedar Hill - Chatham - Clifton - Content - Dumfries Pen - Equity - Flamstead - Glasgow - Goodwill - Guilsbro - Guilsbro - part of - Hampden - Industry - Kirkpatrick Hall - Latium - Leogan - Leyden - Lima - Lima Estate - Little Ease - Lottery - Macclesfield - Millenium Hall - Moor Park - New Canaan - Newman Hall - Occasion Hill - Orange - Over River Orange - Paisley - Prospect - Slippery Gut - Somerton - Spencer's Mountain - Spring Gut - Spring Vale - Sunderland Estate - Unity - Virgin Valley - Watson Town - Weymms Road - Windsor Lodge - Yorkland 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 Adelphi Named natural and historic features inside Adelphi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Blytheston - Crooked Spring - Slippery Gut ### Hills and mountains 1 hill; 1 valley. - Palmyra · 398 m - Queen of Spains Valley · 103 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Hampden 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 Adelphi and the best time to visit In Adelphi, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 48 Feb 25 34 Mar 26 52 Apr 27 58 May 27 141 Jun 27 128 Jul 27 92 Aug 28 118 Sep 28 151 Oct 27 183 Nov 26 113 Dec 25 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Adelphi?In Saint James Parish, Jamaica - What borders Adelphi?Falmouth, Frankfield, Greater Montego Bay, Junction, Maggotty, Maroon Town and Wakefield/Queen of Spain Valley - What is there to see in Adelphi?Chatman Cave, Liberty Caves, Likkle Cave, Overhill Cave - What time zone is Adelphi in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Adelphi?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Adelphi?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Adelphi?52 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Adelphi?Settlements lie between 70 m and 360 m - What is the highest point in Adelphi?Palmyra (398 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Adelphi?November to April and July to August - What is the P-code of Adelphi?JM1001 (OCHA common operational dataset)