# Richmond Vale Community, Trinityville, Saint Thomas Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/richmond-vale/ Community · Trinityville # Richmond Vale Richmond Vale is a community of Jamaica in Trinityville, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **18.9 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 18.9km² - 617 mtypical elevation ## Where is Richmond Vale? Richmond Vale 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: [Cedar Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/cedar-valley/), [Easington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/easington/), [Jones Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/jones-pen/), [Llandewey](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/llandewey/), [Mount Lebanus](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/mount-lebanus/) and [Ramble](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/yallahs/ramble/). By area it is the 187th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 15.6% of [Trinityville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/trinityville/). The centre of Richmond Vale is about 22 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9567° N, 76.5900° 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 Richmond Vale ### Nearby, outside Richmond Vale - Cambridge Hill Caves · cave, Llandewey3.6 km - Logan shed · attraction, Mount Lebanus5.3 km - Grandy Bush Caves · cave, Bito6.3 km - Salt Spring Cave · cave, Bito6.3 km - Checkdam · theme park, Somerset6.8 km - Albion Great House Aqueduct · attraction, Albion7.2 km - Land Authority · monument, Trinityville7.2 km - Albion Great House Waterwheel · attraction, Albion7.3 km - Black Beach(BM Beach) · attraction, Eleven Miles7.9 km - Bloxburgh Cave · cave, Bloxborough7.9 km - Coley House · ruins, Font Hill9.1 km - Wicki Wacki beach · beach, Bull Bay9.8 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: Richmond Vale - 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 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 Richmond Vale Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Richmond Vale. Settlements here lie between about 279 m and 801 m above sea level (median 617 m). - Belle Clare - Bethel Gap - Cocoa Walk - Garden Castle - Maley - Manheim - Richmond Gap - Richmond Vale - Ultimatum 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 Richmond Vale Named natural and historic features inside Richmond Vale, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Cabbage Hill · 975 m - Albion Mountain · 501 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 Richmond Vale and the best time to visit Using the climate of Trinityville, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). 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 July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Richmond Vale Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Trinityville Health Centre · Trinityville 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96185&mlon=-76.51046#map=17/17.96185/-76.51046) Bank National Commercial Bank · Yallahs 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.87478&mlon=-76.56563#map=17/17.87478/-76.56563) ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95150&mlon=-76.71963#map=17/17.95150/-76.71963) Petrol pump Advanced Service Center · Albion 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88841&mlon=-76.60372#map=17/17.88841/-76.60372) Hotel Three Finger Jack Hotel · Eleven Miles 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.92616&mlon=-76.64428#map=17/17.92616/-76.64428) Mall Harbour View Shopping Center · Harbour View 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95549&mlon=-76.71977#map=17/17.95549/-76.71977) School Mt Vernon Primary school · Jones Pen 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96333&mlon=-76.56496#map=17/17.96333/-76.56496) College University of the West Indies (Mona) · Mona 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00217&mlon=-76.74199#map=17/18.00217/-76.74199) Police station Trinityville Police station · Trinityville 7.2 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 - Cedar Valley - Font Hill - Hagley Gap - Jones Pen - Mount Lebanus - Trinityville ## Quick answers - Where is Richmond Vale?In Trinityville, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Richmond Vale?Cedar Valley, Easington, Jones Pen, Llandewey, Mount Lebanus and Ramble - What is there to see in Richmond Vale?Cambridge Hill Caves, Logan shed, Grandy Bush Caves, Salt Spring Cave - What time zone is Richmond Vale in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Richmond Vale?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Richmond Vale?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Richmond Vale?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Richmond Vale?Settlements lie between 279 m and 801 m - What is the highest point in Richmond Vale?Cabbage Hill (975 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Richmond Vale?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Richmond Vale?Trinityville Health Centre, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Richmond Vale?National Commercial Bank, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Richmond Vale?Scotiabank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Richmond Vale?Advanced Service Center, about 7.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Richmond Vale?JM120706 (OCHA common operational dataset)