# Flower Hill Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/flower-hill/

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Flower Hill

Flower Hill is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **10.8 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 10.8km²
- 377 mtypical elevation

## Where is Flower Hill?

Flower Hill lies in [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Coral Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/coral-gardens/), [Green Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/green-pond/), [Orange](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/orange/), [Porto Bello](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/porto-bello/), [Rose Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/rose-hall/) and [Salt Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/salt-spring/). By area it is the 358th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 10.6% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Flower Hill is about 123 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 8.2 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4860° N, 77.8428° 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 Flower Hill

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Flower Hill: 1 cave.

- Marrow Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Flower Hill

- Tryall Cave · cave, Rose Hall1.7 km
- Rose Hall Great House (1770) · attraction, Rose Hall4.2 km
- Dover Cave · cave, Cornwall4.3 km
- Coral Garden Community Beach · beach, Coral Gardens4.5 km
- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello5.3 km
- Providence Cave · cave, Ironshore5.4 km
- Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello5.5 km
- Spot Valley Cave · cave, Spot Valley6.7 km
- Windsor Lodge Caves · cave, Lottery6.8 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill7.7 km
- Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District8.0 km
- Tip Pot · cave, Montego Bay Business District8.2 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: Flower 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

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay7.7 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel93 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 20 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.

## Villages and localities in Flower Hill

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Flower Hill. Settlements here lie between about 321 m and 400 m above sea level (median 377 m).

- Blue Hole
- Flower Hill
- Northern Estates
- Running Gut

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 Flower Hill and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Greater Montego Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 284 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 44 

Feb 24 34 

Mar 25 47 

Apr 26 57 

May 26 150 

Jun 27 150 

Jul 27 109 

Aug 27 146 

Sep 27 190 

Oct 26 217 

Nov 25 131 

Dec 25 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Flower Hill

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mobay Hope Medical Center · Rose Hall 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52198&mlon=-77.84129#map=17/18.52198/-77.84129) 

Bank Western Union/Fx trader · Ironshore 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51435&mlon=-77.88126#map=17/18.51435/-77.88126) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Coral Gardens 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52196&mlon=-77.85995#map=17/18.52196/-77.85995) 

Hotel Sun Palace Resorts · Coral Gardens 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50480&mlon=-77.86243#map=17/18.50480/-77.86243) 

Mall Half Moon Shopping Village · Rose Hall 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52234&mlon=-77.83950#map=17/18.52234/-77.83950) 

School Green Pond High School · Porto Bello 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47197&mlon=-77.87290#map=17/18.47197/-77.87290) 

College Emmanuel Caribbean University · Coral Gardens 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50496&mlon=-77.85450#map=17/18.50496/-77.85450) 

Police station Coral Gardens Police · Coral Gardens 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52077&mlon=-77.86441#map=17/18.52077/-77.86441) 

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 Greater Montego Bay

- Barrett Hall
- Barrett Town
- Belmont
- Canterbury
- Catherine Hall
- Catherine Mount
- Coral Gardens
- Cornwall
- Farm Heights
- Flanker
- Glendevon
- Granville
- Green Pond
- Greenwood
- Ironshore
- Irwin
- Lilliput
- Montego Bay Business District
- Moy Hall
- Mt. Salem
- Norwood
- Orange Irwin
- Paradise
- Pitfour
- Porto Bello
- Reading
- Rose Heights
- Rosemount
- Rosemount Gardens
- Salt Spring
- Spot Valley
- Spring Garden
- Tower Hill
- Tucker
- Unity Hall
- West Green
- Westgate Hills

## Quick answers

- Where is Flower Hill?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Flower Hill?Coral Gardens, Green Pond, Orange, Porto Bello, Rose Hall and Salt Spring
- What is there to see in Flower Hill?Marrow Cave
- What time zone is Flower Hill in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Flower Hill?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Flower Hill?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Flower Hill?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Flower Hill?Settlements lie between 321 m and 400 m
- What is the best time to visit Flower Hill?December to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Flower Hill?Mobay Hope Medical Center, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Flower Hill?Western Union/Fx trader, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Flower Hill?NCB, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Flower Hill?Rubis, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Flower Hill?JM100511 (OCHA common operational dataset)