# Highgate, Saint Mary Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/ Development area · Saint Mary Parish # Highgate Highgate is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Mary Parish. It covers **96.2 km²**. It is divided into 6 communities. 71 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 96.2km² - 6communities - 5mapped services ## Where is Highgate? Highgate lies in [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other development areas: [Annotto Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/), [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/), [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/), [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/mandeville/), [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/), [Stony Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/stony-hill/) and [Wag Water](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/). By area it is the 55th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 15.8% of [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/). The centre of Highgate is about 31 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 12 km from Port Maria, the main town of Saint Mary Parish. The centre point is at 18.2655° N, 76.8689° 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 Highgate OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in Highgate: 5 caves; 1 waterfall. - Johnny Falls · waterfall - Dry Grounds Cave · cave - Magga Dog Hole · cave - Man Cave · cave - Rock Spring Caverns · cave - Rock Spring Hole-2 · 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: Highgate - 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) · Boscobel19 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen31 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:33). 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 Highgate Community Area km² Localities Services [Belfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/belfield/) 17 5 0 [Brainerd](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/brainerd/) 8.0 8 0 [Clonmel](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/clonmel/) 16 9 1 [Flint River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/flint-river/) 11 14 0 [Highgate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/highgate/) 36 24 4 [Woodside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/highgate/woodside/) 8.3 11 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 Highgate Open gazetteers list **71 villages, towns and localities** in Highgate. The largest with a recorded population: Richmond (2,046). Settlements here lie between about 46 m and 501 m above sea level (median 283 m). - Aleppo - Baughs Halt - Beecham - Belfield - Belfield Works - Belleville - Bendish Rock - Berry Hill - Border - Brae Head - Braemar River - Braemmer - Bromley - Cape Clear - Cave - Charlottenburgh - Clermont - Clonmel - Coffee Piece - Content - Crawle Pen - Cromwell Mountains - Dean Pen - Dunkeld - Elliot - Essex - Farm Turn - Flemington - Flint River - Good Intent - Grantham - Harmony Hall - Highgate - Hopewell - Industry - Jocks Castle - Kilancholly - Kinrara - Konigsberg Estate - Lenna - Lewis Store - Louisiana - Lyndale - Meagre River - Mount Bethel - Mount Friendship - Mount Royal - New Ramble - Nonsuch - Orange River - Paisley - Paislie - Palmetto Grove - Parsonage - Pear Tree Grove part of - Petersfield - Richmond - Richmond Hill part of - Rock Spring - Rose Hill - Smallfield - Stapleton - Taja Halt - The Cottage - The Villa - Tremolesworth - Unity Estate - Water Valley - Waterloo - Wey Hill - Woodside 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 Highgate Named natural and historic features inside Highgate, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Broughton River - Crawle River - Frenchmans River - Orange River - Roaring River - Stony River ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Mount Friendship · 382 m - Cromwell Mountain · 203 m ### Getting around 1 airfield; 1 railway station. - Highgate Station - Unity Airstrip 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 Highgate and the best time to visit In Highgate, 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Highgate Places mapped inside Highgate in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools3 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 Highgate?In Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Highgate?Annotto Bay, Gayle, Linstead, Mandeville, Port Maria, Stony Hill and Wag Water - What is there to see in Highgate?Dry Grounds Cave, Johnny Falls, Magga Dog Hole, Man Cave - What time zone is Highgate in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Highgate?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Highgate?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Highgate?71 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Highgate?Settlements lie between 46 m and 501 m - What is the highest point in Highgate?Mount Friendship (382 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Highgate?November to April and July - How many petrol pumps are in Highgate?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Highgate?JM1106 (OCHA common operational dataset)