# Brandon Hill Community, Kellits, Saint James Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/kellits/brandon-hill/ Community · Kellits # Brandon Hill Brandon Hill is a community of Jamaica in Kellits, Saint James Parish. It covers **0.95 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Brandon Hill? Brandon Hill lies in [Kellits](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/kellits/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Albion](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/yallahs/albion/), [Canterbury](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/canterbury/), [Glendevon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/glendevon/), [Montego Bay Business District](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/montego-bay-business-district/), [Mt. Salem](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/mt-salem/), [Rose Heights](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/rose-heights/), [Rosemount](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/rosemount/) and [Rosemount Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/rosemount-gardens/). By area it is the 739th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Brandon Hill is about 129 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4745° N, 77.9099° 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 Brandon Hill OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Brandon Hill: 1 cave. - Sewell Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Brandon Hill - Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District0.9 km - The Creek Dome · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.0 km - World War I Monument · monument, Montego Bay Business District1.3 km - Sam Sharpe Square · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.4 km - Tip Pot · cave, Montego Bay Business District1.4 km - Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial, Montego Bay Business District1.4 km - The Cage (1806) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.4 km - Montego Bay Cultural Center · museum, Montego Bay Business District1.4 km - Historic Court House (1774) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.4 km - Institute of Jamaica Museum · museum, Montego Bay Business District1.4 km - Montego Bay Civic Centre · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.4 km - Emancipation War 1831-32 · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.4 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: Brandon 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 Bay3.2 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel99 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 18 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. ## Weather in Brandon Hill and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kellits, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 44 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 47 Apr 28 57 May 28 150 Jun 28 150 Jul 29 109 Aug 29 146 Sep 29 190 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 131 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Brandon Hill Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cornwall Regional Hospital Pharmacy · Mt. Salem 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47038&mlon=-77.90997#map=17/18.47038/-77.90997) Bank First Heritage Co-Operative Credit Union · Montego Bay Business District 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47426&mlon=-77.92125#map=17/18.47426/-77.92125) ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Glendevon 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48040&mlon=-77.90620#map=17/18.48040/-77.90620) Hotel Brandon Hill Guest House · Brandon Hill 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47451&mlon=-77.91201#map=17/18.47451/-77.91201) Mall Overton Plaza · Montego Bay Business District 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47442&mlon=-77.91824#map=17/18.47442/-77.91824) School St James High School · Montego Bay Business District 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47196&mlon=-77.91464#map=17/18.47196/-77.91464) College University of Technologies of Jamaica, Western Campus · Montego Bay Business District 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47364&mlon=-77.91761#map=17/18.47364/-77.91761) Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Brandon Hill Places mapped inside Brandon Hill in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 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 Brandon Hill?In Kellits, Saint James Parish, Jamaica - What borders Brandon Hill?Albion, Canterbury, Glendevon, Montego Bay Business District, Mt. Salem, Rose Heights, Rosemount and Rosemount Gardens - What is there to see in Brandon Hill?Sewell Cave - What time zone is Brandon Hill in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Brandon Hill?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Brandon Hill?English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Brandon Hill?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Brandon Hill?Cornwall Regional Hospital Pharmacy, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Brandon Hill?First Heritage Co-Operative Credit Union, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Brandon Hill?NCB, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Brandon Hill?TotalEnergies, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Brandon Hill?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Brandon Hill?JM100701 (OCHA common operational dataset)