# Summer Hill Community, Maroon Town, Saint James Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/summer-hill/

Community · Maroon Town 

# Summer Hill

Summer Hill is a community of Jamaica in Maroon Town, Saint James Parish. It covers **8.81 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8.8km²
- 1mapped service
- 456 mtypical elevation

## Where is Summer Hill?

Summer Hill lies in [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Flagstaff](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/flagstaff/), [Lottery](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/lottery/), [Maldon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/maldon/), [Somerton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/somerton/), [Tangle River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/tangle-river/) and [Welcome Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/welcome-hall/). By area it is the 425th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.0% of [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/). The centre of Summer Hill is about 115 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3657° N, 77.8101° 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 Summer Hill

OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Summer Hill: 9 caves.

- Carlton Sink 1 · cave
- Carlton Sink 2 · cave
- Carlton Sink 3 · cave
- Chatsworth Cave · cave
- Jack's Lodge Cave · cave
- Shell Chamber Cave · cave
- Shell Chamber Cave · cave
- Summerhill Cave-1 · cave
- Summerhill Cave-2 · cave

### Nearby, outside Summer Hill

- Liebert's Great Hole · cave, Maldon1.6 km
- Peterkin Cave West · cave, Maldon1.6 km
- Peterkin Cave East 1 · cave, Maldon1.7 km
- Rota Cave West Entrance · cave, Maldon1.7 km
- Peterkin Cave East 2 · cave, Maldon1.7 km
- Tangle River Sink · cave, Maldon1.7 km
- Peterkin Cave · cave, Maldon1.7 km
- Rota Cave East Entrance · cave, Maldon1.8 km
- Mount Parnassus Cave · cave, Welcome Hall1.8 km
- Rota Cave · cave, Maldon1.8 km
- Rota Sink · cave, Maroon Town1.9 km
- Jarman Bottom Cave · cave, Maroon Town2.1 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: Summer 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 Bay19 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel89 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 11 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 Summer Hill

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Summer Hill. Settlements here lie between about 433 m and 547 m above sea level (median 456 m).

- Carlton
- Carlton Mountain
- Mount Ararat
- Phoenix Mountain
- Point
- Summer Hill
- Top Carlton

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 Summer Hill and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Maroon Town, 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Summer Hill

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center · Mt. Salem 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46786&mlon=-77.90720#map=17/18.46786/-77.90720) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Montpelier 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36800&mlon=-77.93230#map=17/18.36800/-77.93230) 

Hotel Nickels Garden Villas · Irwin 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44849&mlon=-77.87562#map=17/18.44849/-77.87562) 

Mall Cornwall Courts Shopping Centre · Green Pond 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47222&mlon=-77.87854#map=17/18.47222/-77.87854) 

School Maldon High · Summer Hill 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35879&mlon=-77.81364#map=17/18.35879/-77.81364) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 16 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 Summer Hill

Places mapped inside Summer Hill in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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.

## Other communities in Maroon Town

- Flagstaff
- Flamstead Gardens
- Garlands
- Maldon
- Maroon Town
- Mocho
- Niagara
- Tangle River
- Vaughansfield
- Welcome Hall

## Quick answers

- Where is Summer Hill?In Maroon Town, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Summer Hill?Flagstaff, Lottery, Maldon, Somerton, Tangle River and Welcome Hall
- What is there to see in Summer Hill?Carlton Sink 1, Carlton Sink 2, Carlton Sink 3, Chatsworth Cave
- What time zone is Summer Hill in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Summer Hill?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Summer Hill?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Summer Hill?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Summer Hill?Settlements lie between 433 m and 547 m
- What is the best time to visit Summer Hill?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Summer Hill?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Summer Hill?First Global Bank Ltd, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Summer Hill?NCB, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Summer Hill?TotalEnergies, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Summer Hill?JM101008 (OCHA common operational dataset)