# Grove Town Community, Cross Keys, Manchester Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/cross-keys/grove-town/

Community · Cross Keys 

# Grove Town

Grove Town is a community of Jamaica in Cross Keys, Manchester Parish. It covers **43.4 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 43.4km²
- 443 mtypical elevation

## Where is Grove Town?

Grove Town lies in [Cross Keys](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/cross-keys/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Asia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/asia/asia/), [Cross Keys](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/cross-keys/cross-keys/), [Lancaster](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/asia/lancaster/), [Marlie Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/cross-keys/marlie-hill/) and [Rose Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/rose-hill/). By area it is the 33rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 50.6% of [Cross Keys](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/cross-keys/). The centre of Grove Town is about 71 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8856° N, 77.4589° 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 Grove Town

OpenStreetMap lists 13 named sights in Grove Town: 13 caves.

- Canoe Valley Cave · cave
- Forbes Spring Cave · cave
- Grambie Cave · cave
- Gut River Rising · cave
- Luck Bat Cave · cave
- On Mile Cave · cave
- Riverhead Cave · cave
- Roger's Cave · cave
- Sand Hill Cave · cave
- Spaniard Cave · cave
- Turtle Pond Cave · cave
- Wyslip Cave · cave
- Wyslip Water Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Grove Town

- Red Water Pond Hole · cave, Cross Keys3.8 km
- Bossue Caves · cave, Asia4.0 km
- Smokey Hole Cave · cave, Cross Keys5.4 km
- Stones Hope Cave · cave, Cross Keys5.7 km
- Water Hole Cave · cave, Victoria Town5.9 km
- Smokey Hole Cave · cave, Cross Keys6.0 km
- Old Woman's Point Cave · cave, Marlie Hill6.6 km
- Blenheim Triangle 4 · cave, Snowdon6.9 km
- Blenheim Triangle 5 · cave, Snowdon7.0 km
- Alligator Hole · viewpoint, Victoria Town7.2 km
- Blenheim Triangle 6 · cave, Snowdon7.2 km
- Blenheim Triangle 1 · cave, Snowdon7.4 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: Grove Town

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen68 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston71 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), 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 06:32, 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 Grove Town

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Grove Town. Settlements here lie between about 328 m and 518 m above sea level (median 443 m).

- Grove Town
- Gut River
- Marley Hill
- Prospect
- Resource
- Warwick

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 Grove Town

Named natural and historic features inside Grove Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Crambie River
- Gut River
- Rogers River

### Hills and mountains

1 valley.

- Canoe Valley · 62 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 Grove Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cross Keys, 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 Grove Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Cross Keys Health Centre · Cross Keys 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89775&mlon=-77.50081#map=17/17.89775/-77.50081) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · Junction 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90789&mlon=-77.60690#map=17/17.90789/-77.60690) 

ATM First Caribbean · Junction 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90865&mlon=-77.60628#map=17/17.90865/-77.60628) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, New Forest · New Forest 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90061&mlon=-77.56505#map=17/17.90061/-77.56505) 

Hotel Milk River Mineral Bath and Spa · Milk River 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.85343&mlon=-77.35299#map=17/17.85343/-77.35299) 

Mall Nashville Plaza · Newport 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96670&mlon=-77.50000#map=17/17.96670/-77.50000) 

School Saint Joseph Basic School · Cross Keys 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89831&mlon=-77.50233#map=17/17.89831/-77.50233) 

College Southwest TVET Institute - Newport Campus · Newport 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95843&mlon=-77.50803#map=17/17.95843/-77.50803) 

Police station Junction Police Station · Junction 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90912&mlon=-77.60660#map=17/17.90912/-77.60660) 

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 Cross Keys

- Cross Keys
- Marlie Hill
- Plowden

## Quick answers

- Where is Grove Town?In Cross Keys, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Grove Town?Asia, Cross Keys, Lancaster, Marlie Hill and Rose Hill
- What is there to see in Grove Town?Canoe Valley Cave, Forbes Spring Cave, Grambie Cave, Gut River Rising
- What time zone is Grove Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Grove Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Grove Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Grove Town?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Grove Town?Settlements lie between 328 m and 518 m
- What is the highest point in Grove Town?Canoe Valley (62 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Grove Town?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Grove Town?Cross Keys Health Centre, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Grove Town?National Commercial Bank, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Grove Town?First Caribbean, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Grove Town?TotalEnergies, New Forest, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Grove Town?JM040402 (OCHA common operational dataset)