# Spring Ground Community, Christiana, Manchester Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/spring-ground/

Community · Christiana 

# Spring Ground

Spring Ground is a community of Jamaica in Christiana, Manchester Parish. It covers **4.34 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.3km²
- 2mapped services
- 813 mtypical elevation

## Where is Spring Ground?

Spring Ground lies in [Christiana](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Christiana](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/christiana/), [Chudleigh](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/chudleigh/), [Cobbla](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/cobbla/) and [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/spalding/). By area it is the 616th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.7% of [Christiana](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/). The centre of Spring Ground is about 74 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1611° N, 77.4769° 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 Spring Ground

### Nearby, outside Spring Ground

- Dunco River Falls · waterfall, Christiana0.6 km
- Cobbla Cliff Holes · cave, Cobbla1.8 km
- Wright's Hole · cave, Cobbla1.9 km
- Top Cliff Hole · cave, Cobbla2.1 km
- Mount Olivet Sink · cave, Cobbla2.3 km
- Morgans Pond Hole · cave, Cobbla2.8 km
- Mollison Cave · cave, Christiana3.5 km
- Bunny Hole · cave, Cobbla3.6 km
- Bones Cave · cave, Spalding3.6 km
- Wright Cave · cave, Coleyville3.8 km
- Knowsley Park Cave · cave, Coleyville3.9 km
- Chapman Sinkhole · cave, Walderston4.4 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: Spring Ground

- 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 Bay60 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel60 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 7.8 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:36).

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 Spring Ground

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Spring Ground. The largest with a recorded population: Limit (2,321). Settlements here lie between about 765 m and 856 m above sea level (median 813 m).

- Brockley
- George North
- Kyle
- Limit
- Richmond
- Spring Ground

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 Spring Ground and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Christiana, 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 Spring Ground

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) 

Bank Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch · Christiana 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17301&mlon=-77.49028#map=17/18.17301/-77.49028) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Spaldings · Spalding 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15560&mlon=-77.45937#map=17/18.15560/-77.45937) 

Hotel Hotel Villa Bella · Spring Ground 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15924&mlon=-77.48812#map=17/18.15924/-77.48812) 

Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) 

School Holmwood Technical High School · Chudleigh 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15680&mlon=-77.48785#map=17/18.15680/-77.48785) 

College Knox Community College · Spalding 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) 

Police station Cottage Police Station · Harry Watch 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14373&mlon=-77.55097#map=17/18.14373/-77.55097) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Spring Ground

Places mapped inside Spring Ground in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Hotels1

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.

## Other communities in Christiana

- Chantilly
- Christiana
- Chudleigh
- Cobbla
- Coleyville
- Craighead
- Devon
- Hibernia
- Pike
- Robins Hall
- Top Hill
- Walderston

## Quick answers

- Where is Spring Ground?In Christiana, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Spring Ground?Christiana, Chudleigh, Cobbla and Spalding
- What is there to see in Spring Ground?Dunco River Falls, Cobbla Cliff Holes, Wright's Hole, Top Cliff Hole
- What time zone is Spring Ground in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Spring Ground?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Spring Ground?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Spring Ground?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Spring Ground?Settlements lie between 765 m and 856 m
- What is the best time to visit Spring Ground?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Spring Ground?Percy Junor Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Spring Ground?Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Spring Ground?National Commercial Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Spring Ground?TotalEnergies, Spaldings, about 1.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Spring Ground?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Spring Ground?JM040311 (OCHA common operational dataset)