# Grange Hill, Westmoreland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/ Development area · Westmoreland Parish # Grange Hill Grange Hill is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Westmoreland Parish. It covers **118.6 km²**. It is divided into 10 communities. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 119km² - 10communities - 4mapped services ## Where is Grange Hill? Grange Hill lies in [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 9 other development areas: [Green Island](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/green-island/), [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/), [Lucea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/), [Negril](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/), [Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/red-hills/), [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/santa-cruz/), [Savanna-la-mar](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/), [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/williamsfield/) and [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/williamsfield/). By area it is the 39th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 15.1% of [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/). The centre of Grange Hill is about 151 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 11 km from Savanna-la-Mar, the main town of Westmoreland Parish. The centre point is at 18.3052° N, 78.1873° 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 Grange Hill OpenStreetMap lists 7 named sights in Grange Hill: 5 caves; 1 waterfall; 1 attraction. - Mayfield Falls · waterfall - Mayfield Falls Office Enterance · attraction - Amity Hall Caves · cave - Bath Mountain Cave · cave - Hog Hole · cave - Hog Mountain Cave · cave - Jackson Hole Cave · cave 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: Grange 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 - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay36 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel129 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 30 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 17:39). 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. ## Communities of Grange Hill Community Area km² Localities Services [Bath Mountain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/bath-mountain/) 6.8 4 0 [Frome](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/frome/) 17 4 2 [Fullersfield/Alma](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/fullersfield-alma/) 3.7 4 0 [Grange](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/grange/) 6.4 4 1 [Grange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/grange-hill/) 34 17 1 [Jerusalem Heights/Jerusalem Mountain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/jerusalem-heights-jerusalem-mountain/) 14 4 0 [Paul Island](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/paul-island/) 6.1 1 0 [Strawberry](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/strawberry/) 9.3 3 0 [Town Head](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/town-head/) 20 2 0 [Truro](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/truro/) 1.1 1 0 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Grange Hill Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in Grange Hill. The largest with a recorded population: Grange Hill (10,429) and Frome (993). Settlements here lie between about 13 m and 247 m above sea level (median 50 m). - Alma - Barham Mountain - Bath Mountain - Belleisle - Belleisle Mountain - Blackheath - Blackheath Mountain - Bleauwearie - Bull Strode - Causeway - Charlottenburgh - Church Lincoln - Crowder Commons - Dumblane - Fontabelle - Friendship - Frome - Fullersfield - Geneva - Glasgow - Glasgow Road - Glenbrook - Grange - Grange Hill - Jerusalem Mountain - Kings Pen - Kings Valley - Lincoln - Linton Pen - Meylersfield Mountain - Midgham Mountain - Mint - Mount Eagle - Paul Island - Peggy Barry - Pennycooke - Ricketts River - Ridgeland - Rocky Hill - Sterling - Strawberry - Toll Gate - Town Head - Truro Gate 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 Grange Hill Named natural and historic features inside Grange Hill, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Creesnock River - Flamstead River ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains; 2 hills; 1 valley. - Fontabelle Mountain · 283 m - Amity Mountain · 104 m - Meylersfield Mountain · 102 m - Burnt Savannah · 79 m - Blackness Mountain · 72 m - Grants Mountain · 72 m - Kings Valley · 56 m - Mounteagle Mountain · 25 m - Roebuck Hill · 18 m - Frasers Mountain · 15 m - Prospect Hill · 12 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Friendship Estate ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Morgans River Bridge 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 Grange Hill and the best time to visit In Grange Hill, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 44 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 47 Apr 28 57 May 28 150 Jun 28 150 Jul 29 109 Aug 29 146 Sep 29 190 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 131 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Grange Hill Places mapped inside Grange Hill in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels1 - 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Grange Hill?In Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Grange Hill?Green Island, Hopewell, Lucea, Negril, Red Hills, Santa Cruz, Savanna-la-mar, Williamsfield and Williamsfield - What is there to see in Grange Hill?Amity Hall Caves, Bath Mountain Cave, Hog Hole, Hog Mountain Cave - What time zone is Grange Hill in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Grange Hill?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Grange Hill?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Grange Hill?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Grange Hill?Settlements lie between 13 m and 247 m - What is the highest point in Grange Hill?Fontabelle Mountain (283 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Grange Hill?December to April - How many petrol pumps are in Grange Hill?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Grange Hill?JM1406 (OCHA common operational dataset)