# Lucky Hill Community, Gayle, Saint Mary Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/lucky-hill/ Community · Gayle # Lucky Hill Lucky Hill is a community of Jamaica in Gayle, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **9.97 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.0km² - 1mapped service - 398 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lucky Hill? Lucky Hill lies in [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Blackstonedge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/blackstonedge/), [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/gayle/), [Jeffery Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/jeffery-town/), [Labyrinth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/labyrinth/) and [Woodpark](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/woodpark/). By area it is the 384th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 9.2% of [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/). The centre of Lucky Hill is about 41 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3019° N, 77.0154° 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 Lucky Hill OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Lucky Hill: 1 cave. - Pottinger Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Lucky Hill - Davis Cave · cave, Woodpark1.7 km - Lucky Hill Pen Sink · cave, Labyrinth3.6 km - Lucky Hill Pen Pot · cave, Labyrinth3.9 km - Lucky Hill Pen Cave · cave, Labyrinth3.9 km - Peru Cave · cave, Walkers Wood4.5 km - Mount Plenty Spring · cave, Walkers Wood5.1 km - Mosely Hall Cave · cave, Blackstonedge5.1 km - Clapham Sinkhole · cave, River Head5.5 km - Mount Plenty Cave · cave, Walkers Wood5.8 km - Rio Hoe Pen Cave · cave, River Head6.1 km - Old Spanish Bridge · attraction, Labyrinth6.4 km - Clapham Cave · cave, River Head6.6 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: Lucky 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 - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel12 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen40 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 22 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:34). 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 Lucky Hill Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Lucky Hill. The largest with a recorded population: Lucky Hill (774). Settlements here lie between about 255 m and 447 m above sea level (median 398 m). - Arcadia - Elgin Town - Goshen - part of - Halifax - Jeffrey Town - Lucky Hill - Retirement - Slatram - Washing Place 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 Lucky Hill and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gayle, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,164 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (193 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 46 Feb 25 30 Mar 26 39 Apr 26 51 May 27 136 Jun 27 125 Jul 28 94 Aug 28 122 Sep 28 151 Oct 28 193 Nov 27 118 Dec 26 58 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lucky Hill Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Trinity Port Maria · Baileys Vale 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35548&mlon=-76.89903#map=17/18.35548/-76.89903) Bank Scotiabank · Baileys Vale 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35566&mlon=-76.89946#map=17/18.35566/-76.89946) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Lucky Hill · Lucky Hill 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.31380&mlon=-77.00923#map=17/18.31380/-77.00923) Hotel Sunrise Villa Guest House Ocho Ríos · Prospect 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40662&mlon=-77.02333#map=17/18.40662/-77.02333) Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40657&mlon=-77.10327#map=17/18.40657/-77.10327) School Guys Hill High School · Guys Hill 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.24921&mlon=-76.98838#map=17/18.24921/-76.98838) College Caribbean Institute of Professional Military Education · Moneague 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28244&mlon=-77.11061#map=17/18.28244/-77.11061) Police station Area 2 Police HQ · Prospect 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41639&mlon=-77.02849#map=17/18.41639/-77.02849) 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 Lucky Hill Places mapped inside Lucky Hill in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 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 Gayle - Amiel Town - Bonny Gate - Carron Hall - Gayle - Jeffery Town - Labyrinth - Woodpark ## Quick answers - Where is Lucky Hill?In Gayle, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Lucky Hill?Blackstonedge, Gayle, Jeffery Town, Labyrinth and Woodpark - What is there to see in Lucky Hill?Pottinger Cave - What time zone is Lucky Hill in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Lucky Hill?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Lucky Hill?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lucky Hill?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lucky Hill?Settlements lie between 255 m and 447 m - What is the best time to visit Lucky Hill?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Lucky Hill?Trinity Port Maria, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lucky Hill?Scotiabank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lucky Hill?Scotiabank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lucky Hill?TotalEnergies, Lucky Hill, about 1.5 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Lucky Hill?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Lucky Hill?JM110507 (OCHA common operational dataset)