# Free Hill Community, Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/free-hill/

Community · Port Maria 

# Free Hill

Free Hill is a community of Jamaica in Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **13.9 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 13.9km²
- 110 mtypical elevation

## Where is Free Hill?

Free Hill lies in [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Albion Mountain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/albion-mountain/), [Baileys Vale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/baileys-vale/), [Bonny Gate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/bonny-gate/), [Hampstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/hampstead/), [Jack's River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/jack-s-river/), [Mango Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/mango-valley/) and [Sandside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/sandside/). By area it is the 286th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 12.0% of [Port Maria](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/). The centre of Free Hill is about 42 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 5.5 km from Port Maria, the main town of Port Maria. The centre point is at 18.3460° N, 76.9363° 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 Free Hill

### Nearby, outside Free Hill

- Street Clock Rotatory · attraction, Port Maria5.4 km
- Tacky Slave Monument · memorial, Port Maria5.4 km
- Pagee Beach · attraction, Port Maria6.0 km
- Fort Haldane, 1759 · attraction, Port Maria6.1 km
- Firefly Estate, Noel Coward's House · museum, Mason Hall6.4 km
- James Bond Beach · attraction, Oracabessa6.9 km
- Fisherman's Beach · attraction, Oracabessa7.0 km
- Button Beach · attraction, Oracabessa7.1 km
- Fleming Beach · beach, Oracabessa7.3 km
- Low Cay Beach · beach, Oracabessa7.3 km
- Idlewild Caves · cave, Mason Hall7.5 km
- Wright's Cave · cave, Boscobel7.6 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: Free 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) · Boscobel7.4 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen41 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 28 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 17:33).

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.

## Villages and localities in Free Hill

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Free Hill. Settlements here lie between about 75 m and 187 m above sea level (median 110 m).

- Crescent Park
- Fontabelle
- Free Hill
- Geddes Town
- Green Wood
- Huntstown
- Oxford
- Preston Hill
- Spring Piece
- Tryall
- Vanity Fair

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 Free Hill and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Port Maria, 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 Free Hill

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Trinity Port Maria · Baileys Vale 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35548&mlon=-76.89903#map=17/18.35548/-76.89903) 

Bank Scotiabank · Baileys Vale 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35566&mlon=-76.89946#map=17/18.35566/-76.89946) 

ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) 

Petrol pump Epping · Baileys Vale 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35555&mlon=-76.89931#map=17/18.35555/-76.89931) 

Hotel Casa Maria Hotel · Port Maria 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.38612&mlon=-76.89607#map=17/18.38612/-76.89607) 

Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40657&mlon=-77.10327#map=17/18.40657/-77.10327) 

School Albion Mountain Primary School · Port Maria 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36831&mlon=-76.89241#map=17/18.36831/-76.89241) 

College Port Maria Heart Training Centre · Port Maria 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36271&mlon=-76.89274#map=17/18.36271/-76.89274) 

Police station Port Maria Police Station · Port Maria 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.37242&mlon=-76.89133#map=17/18.37242/-76.89133) 

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 Port Maria

- Albion Mountain
- Baileys Vale
- Hampstead
- Islington
- Martin
- Port Maria
- Robins Bay
- Sandside

## Quick answers

- Where is Free Hill?In Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Free Hill?Albion Mountain, Baileys Vale, Bonny Gate, Hampstead, Jack's River, Mango Valley and Sandside
- What is there to see in Free Hill?Street Clock Rotatory, Tacky Slave Monument, Pagee Beach, Fort Haldane, 1759
- What time zone is Free Hill in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Free Hill?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Free Hill?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Free Hill?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Free Hill?Settlements lie between 75 m and 187 m
- What is the best time to visit Free Hill?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Free Hill?Trinity Port Maria, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Free Hill?Scotiabank, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Free Hill?Scotiabank, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Free Hill?Epping, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Free Hill?JM111103 (OCHA common operational dataset)