# Alligator Pond, Manchester Parish – Communities & Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/ Development area · Manchester Parish # Alligator Pond Alligator Pond is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Manchester Parish. It covers **38.3 km²**. It is divided into 5 communities. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 38.3km² - 5communities - 8mapped services ## Where is Alligator Pond? Alligator Pond lies in [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other development areas: [Cross Keys](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/cross-keys/), [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/), [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/), [Newport](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/) and [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/). By area it is the 76th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 4.6% of [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/). The centre of Alligator Pond is about 82 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 13 km from Mandeville, the main town of Manchester Parish. The centre point is at 17.9370° N, 77.5623° 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 Alligator Pond OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Alligator Pond: 4 caves. - Duff House Cave · cave - Mount Forest Cave · cave - Plowman Cave · cave - Spring Ground 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: Alligator Pond - 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 Bay73 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen78 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:37). 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 Alligator Pond Community Area km² Localities Services [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/alligator-pond/) 2.8 1 5 [Butt-Up](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/butt-up/) 5.8 4 0 [Downs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/downs/) 6.8 3 1 [New Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/new-forest/) 16 5 2 [Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/prospect/) 6.7 3 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 Alligator Pond Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Alligator Pond. The largest with a recorded population: Alligator Pond (1,793). Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 703 m above sea level (median 276 m). - Alligator Pond - Blakes Pen - Downs - Duff House - Elliston - Lititz - Logwood - May Hill - Montpelier - New Baalbeck - New Forest - Precious Plain - Prospect - Rowes Corner - Sea Air - Watsons Hill 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 Alligator Pond Named natural and historic features inside Alligator Pond, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Grubbins Point ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Spur Tree Hill · 468 m - Watsons Hill · 420 m - Plowden Hill · 64 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 Alligator Pond and the best time to visit In Alligator Pond, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 43 Feb 26 23 Mar 26 36 Apr 27 51 May 28 126 Jun 27 91 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 95 Sep 28 128 Oct 27 162 Nov 26 92 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Alligator Pond Places mapped inside Alligator Pond in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps3 - Restaurants5 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 Alligator Pond?In Manchester Parish, Jamaica - What borders Alligator Pond?Cross Keys, Junction, Mandeville, Newport and Santa Cruz - What is there to see in Alligator Pond?Duff House Cave, Mount Forest Cave, Plowman Cave, Spring Ground Cave - What time zone is Alligator Pond in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Alligator Pond?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Alligator Pond?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Alligator Pond?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Alligator Pond?Settlements lie between 11 m and 703 m - What is the highest point in Alligator Pond?Spur Tree Hill (468 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Alligator Pond?November to April and June to August - How many petrol pumps are in Alligator Pond?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Alligator Pond?JM0401 (OCHA common operational dataset)