# Hillside Community, Seaforth, Saint Thomas Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/hillside/ Community · Seaforth # Hillside Hillside is a community of Jamaica in Seaforth, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **31.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 31.0km² - 1mapped service - 210 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hillside? Hillside lies in [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Bellevue](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/bellevue/), [Durham](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/durham/), [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/seaforth/), [Somerset](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/mandeville/somerset/) and [Whitehall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/whitehall/). By area it is the 73rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 27.8% of [Seaforth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/). The centre of Hillside is about 32 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0022° N, 76.4898° 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 Hillside OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Hillside: 1 memorial. - Hillside Cemetery · memorial ### Nearby, outside Hillside - Checkdam · theme park, Somerset4.9 km - Coley House · ruins, Font Hill5.7 km - Land Authority · monument, Trinityville6.4 km - Logan shed · attraction, Mount Lebanus6.5 km - Approximate Site of Nanny Town · archaeological site, Durham7.7 km - Approximate Site of Nanny Town · archaeological site, Durham7.7 km - Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction, Danvers Pen8.1 km - Great Cascade · waterfall, Durham9.4 km - Nanny Falls · waterfall, Moore Town12 km - Morant House · ruins, Church Corner13 km - Creighton Hall Cave · cave, White Horses13 km - Jacob's Ladder · attraction, Hagley Gap13 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: Hillside - 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) · Kingston32 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen35 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 06:29, 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 Hillside Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Hillside. - Hillside - Spring Pen 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 Hillside Named natural and historic features inside Hillside, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Janga Spring 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 Hillside and the best time to visit Using the climate of Seaforth, 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 Hillside Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Trinityville Health Centre · Trinityville 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96185&mlon=-76.51046#map=17/17.96185/-76.51046) Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 25 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 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88524&mlon=-76.41827#map=17/17.88524/-76.41827) Hotel Roder bar, shop and guest house · Trinityville 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96336&mlon=-76.51743#map=17/17.96336/-76.51743) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 20 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 4.8 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 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) Police station Trinityville Police station · Trinityville 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96036&mlon=-76.52189#map=17/17.96036/-76.52189) 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 Hillside Places mapped inside Hillside 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 Seaforth - Danvers Pen - Middleton - Seaforth - Whitehall - York ## Quick answers - Where is Hillside?In Seaforth, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Hillside?Bellevue, Durham, Seaforth, Somerset and Whitehall - What is there to see in Hillside?Hillside Cemetery - What time zone is Hillside in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Hillside?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Hillside?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Hillside?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Hillside?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Hillside?Trinityville Health Centre, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hillside?Scotiabank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hillside?Scotiabank, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hillside?TotalEnergies, Morant Bay, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hillside?JM120602 (OCHA common operational dataset)