# Hagley Gap Community, Trinityville, Saint Thomas Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/hagley-gap/

Community · Trinityville 

# Hagley Gap

Hagley Gap is a community of Jamaica in Trinityville, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **24.1 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 24.1km²
- 1mapped service
- 794 mtypical elevation

## Where is Hagley Gap?

Hagley Gap 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 5 other communities: [Cedar Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/cedar-valley/), [Fruitfulvale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/fruitfulvale/), [Mavis Bank](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/mavis-bank/), [Ramble](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/ramble/) and [Shirley Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/shirley-castle/). By area it is the 123rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 19.9% of [Trinityville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/). The centre of Hagley Gap is about 19 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0501° N, 76.6252° 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 Hagley Gap

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Hagley Gap: 1 archaeological site; 1 attraction; 1 waterfall.

- Sheldon House · archaeological site
- Whitefield Hall Waterfall · waterfall
- Jacob's Ladder · attraction

### Nearby, outside Hagley Gap

- Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park · national park, Shirley Castle4.2 km
- Glade Cave · cave, Mavis Bank5.1 km
- Great Cascade · waterfall, Fruitfulvale5.1 km
- Corn Hill Gully Cave · cave, Mavis Bank5.5 km
- Great Cascade · waterfall, Durham6.5 km
- Mount Rossana Cave · cave, Mavis Bank7.0 km
- Charlottenberg Great House · ruins, Irish Town7.2 km
- Cherstervale Tunnel · cave, St. Peter's7.6 km
- High Fall · waterfall, Shirley Castle7.8 km
- Bloxburgh Cave · cave, Bloxborough8.1 km
- Gordon Town Falls · waterfall, Irish Town9.2 km
- Approximate Site of Nanny Town · archaeological site, Durham10 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: Hagley Gap

- 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) · Kingston21 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen22 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 36 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 Hagley Gap

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Hagley Gap. Settlements here lie between about 642 m and 1,117 m above sea level (median 794 m).

- Abbey Green
- Carrick Hill
- Chesterfield
- Epping Farm
- Farm Hill
- Hagley Gap
- Minto
- Penlyne Castle
- Sheldon
- Tweedside

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 Hagley Gap

Named natural and historic features inside Hagley Gap, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Anchovy River
- Green River
- John Crow River
- Mount Teviot River
- Thomsons River

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 Hagley Gap and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Trinityville, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 177 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 25 29 

Apr 26 41 

May 26 111 

Jun 26 89 

Jul 27 69 

Aug 27 104 

Sep 27 127 

Oct 26 170 

Nov 26 87 

Dec 25 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hagley Gap

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Louis Grant Medical Centre · Papine 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02354&mlon=-76.73919#map=17/18.02354/-76.73919) 

Bank JN Bank · Gordon Town 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03674&mlon=-76.71767#map=17/18.03674/-76.71767) 

ATM Credit Union ABM · Papine 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01933&mlon=-76.74231#map=17/18.01933/-76.74231) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Papine 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01534&mlon=-76.74283#map=17/18.01534/-76.74283) 

Hotel Jah B’s Guesthouse · Hagley Gap 0.3 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 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02384&mlon=-76.64297#map=17/18.02384/-76.64297) 

College Vocational Training Development Institute · Papine 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02436&mlon=-76.73989#map=17/18.02436/-76.73989) 

Police station Gordon Town Police · Gordon Town 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03605&mlon=-76.71837#map=17/18.03605/-76.71837) 

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 Hagley Gap

Places mapped inside Hagley Gap in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Trinityville

- Cedar Valley
- Font Hill
- Jones Pen
- Mount Lebanus
- Richmond Vale
- Trinityville

## Quick answers

- Where is Hagley Gap?In Trinityville, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Hagley Gap?Cedar Valley, Fruitfulvale, Mavis Bank, Ramble and Shirley Castle
- What is there to see in Hagley Gap?Jacob's Ladder, Sheldon House, Whitefield Hall Waterfall
- What time zone is Hagley Gap in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Hagley Gap?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Hagley Gap?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Hagley Gap?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Hagley Gap?Settlements lie between 642 m and 1,117 m
- What is the best time to visit Hagley Gap?November to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hagley Gap?Louis Grant Medical Centre, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hagley Gap?JN Bank, about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hagley Gap?Credit Union ABM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hagley Gap?Texaco, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hagley Gap?JM120703 (OCHA common operational dataset)