# Cedar Valley Community, Trinityville, Saint Thomas Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/cedar-valley/ Community · Trinityville # Cedar Valley Cedar Valley is a community of Jamaica in Trinityville, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **26.9 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 26.9km² - 889 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cedar Valley? Cedar Valley lies in [Trinityville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Fruitfulvale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/fruitfulvale/), [Hagley Gap](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/hagley-gap/), [Mount Lebanus](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/mount-lebanus/), [Ramble](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/ramble/), [Richmond Vale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/richmond-vale/) and [Somerset](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/mandeville/somerset/). By area it is the 102nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 22.2% of [Trinityville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/). The centre of Cedar Valley is about 22 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0165° N, 76.5909° 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 Cedar Valley ### Nearby, outside Cedar Valley - Jacob's Ladder · attraction, Hagley Gap4.2 km - Whitefield Hall Waterfall · waterfall, Hagley Gap4.2 km - Great Cascade · waterfall, Durham4.6 km - Sheldon House · archaeological site, Hagley Gap6.6 km - Logan shed · attraction, Mount Lebanus7.3 km - Checkdam · theme park, Somerset7.4 km - Great Cascade · waterfall, Fruitfulvale7.5 km - Corn Hill Gully Cave · cave, Mavis Bank7.9 km - Bloxburgh Cave · cave, Bloxborough8.0 km - Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park · national park, Shirley Castle8.1 km - Glade Cave · cave, Mavis Bank8.3 km - Approximate Site of Nanny Town · archaeological site, Durham8.4 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: Cedar Valley - 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) · Kingston23 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen25 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 39 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:29, 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 Cedar Valley Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Cedar Valley. Settlements here lie between about 571 m and 1,404 m above sea level (median 889 m). - Arntally - Cedar Valley - Grove - Moy Hall - Ness Castle - Old Monklands - Radnor - Sherwood Forest - Whitfield Hall 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 Cedar Valley Named natural and historic features inside Cedar Valley, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 waterfall. - Great Fall ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 peak; 1 hill; 1 mountain pass. - Blue Mountain Peak · 2,246 m - East Peak · 2,222 m - Portland Gap · 1,795 m - High Hill · 1,693 m ### Forests and nature 1 park. - Blue Mountain, Big Level ### Estates 1 estate. - Moy Hall Estate 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 Cedar Valley and the best time to visit Using the climate of Trinityville, the warmest month is Aug (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 272 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 33 Feb 24 19 Mar 24 29 Apr 25 41 May 26 111 Jun 26 89 Jul 26 69 Aug 26 104 Sep 26 127 Oct 26 170 Nov 25 87 Dec 24 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cedar Valley Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Trinityville Health Centre · Trinityville 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96185&mlon=-76.51046#map=17/17.96185/-76.51046) Bank JN Bank · Gordon Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03674&mlon=-76.71767#map=17/18.03674/-76.71767) ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95150&mlon=-76.71963#map=17/17.95150/-76.71963) Petrol pump Advanced Service Center · Albion 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88841&mlon=-76.60372#map=17/17.88841/-76.60372) Hotel Jah B’s Guesthouse · Hagley Gap 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04810&mlon=-76.62287#map=17/18.04810/-76.62287) Mall Harbour View Shopping Center · Harbour View 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95549&mlon=-76.71977#map=17/17.95549/-76.71977) School Mavis Bank High School · Mavis Bank 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02384&mlon=-76.64297#map=17/18.02384/-76.64297) College University of Technology (utech) · Papine 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01058&mlon=-76.73923#map=17/18.01058/-76.73923) Police station Trinityville Police station · Trinityville 9.6 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. ## Other communities in Trinityville - Font Hill - Hagley Gap - Jones Pen - Mount Lebanus - Richmond Vale - Trinityville ## Quick answers - Where is Cedar Valley?In Trinityville, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Cedar Valley?Fruitfulvale, Hagley Gap, Mount Lebanus, Ramble, Richmond Vale and Somerset - What is there to see in Cedar Valley?Jacob's Ladder, Whitefield Hall Waterfall, Great Cascade, Sheldon House - What time zone is Cedar Valley in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cedar Valley?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Cedar Valley?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cedar Valley?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cedar Valley?Settlements lie between 571 m and 1,404 m - What is the highest point in Cedar Valley?Blue Mountain Peak (2,246 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cedar Valley?November to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Cedar Valley?Trinityville Health Centre, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cedar Valley?JN Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cedar Valley?Scotiabank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cedar Valley?Advanced Service Center, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cedar Valley?JM120701 (OCHA common operational dataset)