# Spur Tree Community, Mandeville, Manchester Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/spur-tree/

Community · Mandeville 

# Spur Tree

Spur Tree is a community of Jamaica in Mandeville, Manchester Parish. It covers **9.95 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9.9km²
- 5mapped services
- 801 mtypical elevation

## Where is Spur Tree?

Spur Tree lies in [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Fairfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/fairfield/), [French Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/french-park/), [Hatfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/hatfield/), [Pepper](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/pepper/), [Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/prospect/) and [Swaby's Hope](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/swaby-s-hope/). By area it is the 385th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.9% of [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/). The centre of Spur Tree is about 81 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 6.8 km from Mandeville, the main town of Mandeville. The centre point is at 18.0025° N, 77.5568° 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 Spur Tree

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Spur Tree: 3 caves.

- Nottingham Big Cave · cave
- Rocky Dunder Cave · cave
- Spaniard Hole Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Spur Tree

- Anderson Shelter · cave, Hatfield2.8 km
- Abbey Cave · cave, Hatfield3.0 km
- Hopeton Sink #1 · cave, Waltham3.0 km
- Dunrobin #4 · cave, Hatfield3.2 km
- Breezy Hole · cave, Waltham3.3 km
- Hopeton Sink #2 · cave, Hatfield3.5 km
- Carpenter's Cave · cave, Pepper3.5 km
- Hopetone Bat Cave · cave, Hatfield3.6 km
- Dunrobin #3 · cave, Hatfield3.7 km
- Oldbury Cave #1 · cave, French Park3.8 km
- Hopeton Shelter · cave, Waltham4.1 km
- Berry Hill Cave · cave, Swaby's Hope4.1 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: Spur Tree

- 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 Bay67 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel76 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 15 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 Spur Tree

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Spur Tree.

- Hope
- Newark
- Spur Tree Hill
- York Castle

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 Spur Tree and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mandeville, 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 Spur Tree

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lincoln Health Centre · Fairfield 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02357&mlon=-77.56668#map=17/18.02357/-77.56668) 

Bank JMMB · Mandeville 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03862&mlon=-77.51304#map=17/18.03862/-77.51304) 

ATM ScotiaBank · Mandeville 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03904&mlon=-77.51064#map=17/18.03904/-77.51064) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Spur Tree · Spur Tree 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99693&mlon=-77.55894#map=17/17.99693/-77.55894) 

Hotel Mandeview Hotel · Hatfield 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02698&mlon=-77.52626#map=17/18.02698/-77.52626) 

Mall Brumalia Town Center Mandeville · Mandeville 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03831&mlon=-77.51080#map=17/18.03831/-77.51080) 

School Ebenezer Basic School · Swaby's Hope 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99063&mlon=-77.52832#map=17/17.99063/-77.52832) 

College Northern Caribbean University · Cedar Grove 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01567&mlon=-77.49960#map=17/18.01567/-77.49960) 

Police station Nain Police Station · Nain 6.1 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Spur Tree

Places mapped inside Spur Tree in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps4
- Restaurants1

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 Mandeville

- Cedar Grove
- Comfort
- Fairfield
- George's Valley
- Greenvale
- Grey Ground
- Grove Place
- Hatfield
- Huntley
- Knockpatrick
- Lyndhurst
- Mandeville
- May Day
- Mike Town
- New Green
- Old England
- Richmond
- Royal Flat
- Somerset
- Waltham

## Quick answers

- Where is Spur Tree?In Mandeville, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Spur Tree?Fairfield, French Park, Hatfield, Pepper, Prospect and Swaby's Hope
- What is there to see in Spur Tree?Nottingham Big Cave, Rocky Dunder Cave, Spaniard Hole Cave
- What time zone is Spur Tree in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Spur Tree?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Spur Tree?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Spur Tree?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Spur Tree?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Spur Tree?Lincoln Health Centre, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Spur Tree?JMMB, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Spur Tree?ScotiaBank, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Spur Tree?TotalEnergies, Spur Tree, about 0.7 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Spur Tree?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Spur Tree?JM040520 (OCHA common operational dataset)