# Butt-Up Community, Alligator Pond, Manchester Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/butt-up/ Community · Alligator Pond # Butt-Up Butt-Up is a community of Jamaica in Alligator Pond, Manchester Parish. It covers **5.77 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.8km² - 378 mtypical elevation ## Where is Butt-Up? Butt-Up lies in [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Downs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/downs/), [French Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/french-park/), [Nain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/nain/) and [Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/prospect/). By area it is the 557th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 15.1% of [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/). The centre of Butt-Up is about 83 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9652° N, 77.5730° 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 Butt-Up ### Nearby, outside Butt-Up - Watson Hill Cave · cave, French Park2.4 km - Oldbury Cave #1 · cave, French Park3.9 km - Oldbury Estate Cave #1 · cave, French Park4.4 km - Oldbury Cave #2 · cave, French Park4.8 km - Hudsons Cave · cave, French Park4.9 km - Oldbury Estate Cave #2 · cave, French Park5.1 km - Rocky Dunder Cave · cave, Spur Tree5.6 km - Spaniard Hole Cave · cave, Spur Tree5.7 km - Berry Hill Cave · cave, Swaby's Hope5.7 km - Breezy Hole · cave, Waltham5.8 km - Newport Cave · cave, Newport5.8 km - Screech Owl Crawl · cave, Newport5.9 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: Butt-Up - 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 Bay70 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen79 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 20 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. ## Villages and localities in Butt-Up Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Butt-Up. Settlements here lie between about 288 m and 442 m above sea level (median 378 m). - Logwood - May Hill - New Baalbeck - Precious Plain 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). ## Weather in Butt-Up and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Butt-Up Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lincoln Health Centre · Fairfield 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02357&mlon=-77.56668#map=17/18.02357/-77.56668) Bank National Commercial Bank · Junction 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90789&mlon=-77.60690#map=17/17.90789/-77.60690) ATM First Caribbean · Junction 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90865&mlon=-77.60628#map=17/17.90865/-77.60628) Petrol pump Texaco · Downs 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94593&mlon=-77.56970#map=17/17.94593/-77.56970) Hotel Junction Guest House · Junction 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89960&mlon=-77.60513#map=17/17.89960/-77.60513) Mall Nashville Plaza · Newport 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96670&mlon=-77.50000#map=17/17.96670/-77.50000) School Nain Primary & Junior High School · Nain 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96720&mlon=-77.59816#map=17/17.96720/-77.59816) College South East College · Junction 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91283&mlon=-77.60541#map=17/17.91283/-77.60541) Police station Nain Police Station · Nain 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96591&mlon=-77.59970#map=17/17.96591/-77.59970) 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 Alligator Pond - Alligator Pond - Downs - New Forest - Prospect ## Quick answers - Where is Butt-Up?In Alligator Pond, Manchester Parish, Jamaica - What borders Butt-Up?Downs, French Park, Nain and Prospect - What is there to see in Butt-Up?Watson Hill Cave, Oldbury Cave #1, Oldbury Estate Cave #1, Oldbury Cave #2 - What time zone is Butt-Up in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Butt-Up?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Butt-Up?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Butt-Up?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Butt-Up?Settlements lie between 288 m and 442 m - What is the best time to visit Butt-Up?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Butt-Up?Lincoln Health Centre, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Butt-Up?National Commercial Bank, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Butt-Up?First Caribbean, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Butt-Up?Texaco, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Butt-Up?JM040102 (OCHA common operational dataset)