Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill was a Mennonite settlement of Old Colony Mennonites in Orange Walk District in Belize, near Orange Walk Town. It was founded in 1960 by Mennonites from the Peace River area in Alberta, Canada, two years after the Belizean Mennonite settlements Blue Creek, Shipyard and Spanish Lookout were founded.- Type: Hamlet with 38 residents
- Denomination: Evangelical
- Description: populated place in Orange Walk District, Belize
- Also known as: “Richmond Hill, Belize”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guinea Grass and San Jose Palmar.
Guinea Grass
Village
Guinea Grass is a village in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize. It is 38 metres above sea level. According to the 2000 census, Guinea Grass had a population of 2,510 people, and by 2010 the figures showed a population of 3,500. Guinea Grass is situated 3½ miles southwest of Richmond Hill.
San Jose Palmar
Village
San Jose Palmar is a village in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize. The official name of the village is San Jose "Nuevo" Palmar. The village has a unique and colorful history that dates back to the colonial era. San Jose Palmar is situated 3½ miles north of Richmond Hill.
Orange Walk Town
Photo: Pgbk87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orange Walk Town is the capital of the Orange Walk district 57 miles north of Belize City. The agricultural town is not a tourist hotspot but a good base for explorations of Northern Belize and the Mayan ruins Lamanai.
Richmond Hill
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Orange Walk District, Belize, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.011° or 18° 0′ 40″ northLongitude
-88.56454° or 88° 33′ 52″ westPopulation
38Open location code
76CH2C6P+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 8441138394OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=evangelicalWikidata ID
Q20715195
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Richmond Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Richmond Hill”
- Low German: “Richmond Hill”
- Spanish: “Richmond Hill”
- Spanish: “Richomind Hill”
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