# Sunning Hill Community, Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/sunning-hill/

Community · Port Morant 

# Sunning Hill

Sunning Hill is a community of Jamaica in Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **37.4 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 37.4km²
- 156 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sunning Hill?

Sunning Hill lies in [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Airy Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/airy-castle/), [Bath](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/bath/), [Comfort Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/comfort-castle/), [Hayfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/hayfield/), [Middleton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/middleton/), [Whitehall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/whitehall/) and [Wilmington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/wilmington/). By area it is the 47th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 31.8% of [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/). The centre of Sunning Hill is about 41 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9842° N, 76.4070° 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 Sunning Hill

### Nearby, outside Sunning Hill

- Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath6.0 km
- Bernard Falls · waterfall, Moore Town6.5 km
- Hillside Cemetery · memorial, Hillside7.2 km
- Morant House · ruins, Church Corner9.2 km
- Dwyer's Cave · cave, Reach9.3 km
- Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction, Danvers Pen9.4 km
- Reach Bat Hole · cave, Reach11 km
- Coley House · ruins, Font Hill11 km
- Miss Carmen's Cave · cave, Reach11 km
- Nanny Falls · waterfall, Moore Town11 km
- Reach Falls · attraction, Reach11 km
- Rat Bat Hole 1 · cave, Hectors River11 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: Sunning 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

- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston41 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen44 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:32).

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 Sunning Hill

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Sunning Hill. Settlements here lie between about 73 m and 324 m above sea level (median 156 m).

- Abernethy
- Cross Pass
- Cross Path
- Cruden
- Felix
- Friendship
- Ginger Piece
- Glenmoy
- Mount
- Riversview
- Sunning Hill
- Thornton
- Water Valley

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 Sunning Hill

Named natural and historic features inside Sunning Hill, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Clarkes River
- Lime Bush River
- Roaring River
- Wild Negro River

### Hills and mountains

2 hills; 1 mountain; 1 peak.

- Macca Sucker · 1,169 m
- Gossomer Peak · 1,121 m
- Bungo Hill · 851 m
- Stone Hole Bump · 621 m

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 Sunning Hill and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Port Morant, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 35 

Feb 26 18 

Mar 26 27 

Apr 27 40 

May 27 117 

Jun 28 101 

Jul 28 75 

Aug 28 111 

Sep 28 131 

Oct 28 180 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 27 51 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sunning Hill

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Saint Thomas Infirmary · Church Corner 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88593&mlon=-76.41812#map=17/17.88593/-76.41812) 

Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) 

ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95150&mlon=-76.71963#map=17/17.95150/-76.71963) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Morant Bay · Church Corner 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88524&mlon=-76.41827#map=17/17.88524/-76.41827) 

Hotel Morant Villas · Morant Bay 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88110&mlon=-76.40637#map=17/17.88110/-76.40637) 

Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) 

School Hillside Primary and Infant School · Hillside 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96218&mlon=-76.47198#map=17/17.96218/-76.47198) 

College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) 

Police station The Jamaica Constabulary Morant Bay · Morant Bay 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88114&mlon=-76.40933#map=17/17.88114/-76.40933) 

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 Morant

- Airy Castle
- Arcadia
- Bath
- Hayfield
- Leith Hall
- Pear Tree River
- Port Morant

## Quick answers

- Where is Sunning Hill?In Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Sunning Hill?Airy Castle, Bath, Comfort Castle, Hayfield, Middleton, Whitehall and Wilmington
- What is there to see in Sunning Hill?Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa, Bernard Falls, Hillside Cemetery, Morant House
- What time zone is Sunning Hill in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Sunning Hill?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Sunning Hill?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sunning Hill?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sunning Hill?Settlements lie between 73 m and 324 m
- What is the highest point in Sunning Hill?Macca Sucker (1,169 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sunning Hill?November to June
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sunning Hill?Saint Thomas Infirmary, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sunning Hill?Scotiabank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sunning Hill?Scotiabank, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sunning Hill?TotalEnergies, Morant Bay, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sunning Hill?JM120508 (OCHA common operational dataset)