Community · Spanish Town # Cromarty Cromarty is a community of Jamaica in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers 25.8 km². 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 25.8 km² - 2 mapped services - 24 m typical elevation ## Where is Cromarty? Cromarty lies in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. It borders 6 other communities: Bernard Lodge, Hellshire, Old Harbour Road, Spanish Town Central, St. Johns East and Sydenham. By area it is the 111th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.5% of Spanish Town. The centre of Cromarty is about 20 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.1 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Spanish Town. The centre point is at 17.9585° N, 76.9766° W. Source: Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Cromarty ### Nearby, outside Cromarty - March Pen Cave · cave, Hellshire 3.4 km - People's Museum of Craft & Technology · museum, Spanish Town Central 4.7 km - Sir Walter Rodney Memorial · monument, Spanish Town Central 4.8 km - Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782) · monument, Spanish Town Central 4.8 km - Spanish Town Iron Bridge · monument, Greendale 5.0 km - Salt Pond Hill Cave · cave, Hellshire 5.6 km - Horse Cave · cave, Hellshire 7.0 km - Duck Pond Sinkhole · cave, Hellshire 8.0 km - White Marl Taino Midden and Museum · museum, Central Village 8.2 km - Taino Hut (1965) · museum, Central Village 8.2 km - Rodney's Lookout Trail Head · attraction, Braeton 9.4 km - Owl Cave · cave, Hellshire 9.7 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Cromarty - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - Currency Dollar (JMD) - Country calling code +1-876 - Languages English - Plug types Type A, B - Driving side Left ### Nearest airports - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen 17 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston 20 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 4.2 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:34). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Cromarty Open gazetteers list 7 villages, towns and localities in Cromarty. Settlements here lie between about 13 m and 28 m above sea level (median 24 m). - Blair Pen - New - Corletts Pen - Cromarty - Fellowship Hall - Goods Pen - Hillrun - Windsor Park Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Cromarty and the best time to visit Using the climate of Spanish Town, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are November to July. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 26 | 33 | | Feb | 26 | 19 | | Mar | 26 | 29 | | Apr | 27 | 41 | | May | 27 | 111 | | Jun | 28 | 89 | | Jul | 28 | 69 | | Aug | 28 | 104 | | Sep | 28 | 127 | | Oct | 28 | 170 | | Nov | 27 | 87 | | Dec | 26 | 49 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cromarty | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Amadeo Medical Group · Spanish Town Central | 4.6 km | Map | | Bank | First Heritage Co-Operative Credit Union · Spanish Town Central | 4.1 km | Map | | ATM | NCB · Sydenham | 3.5 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Rubis · Old Harbour Road | 3.6 km | Map | | Hotel | Palm Villa Inn Ltd. · Sydenham | 3.5 km | Map | | Mall | Oasis Shopping Center · Spanish Town Central | 4.0 km | Map | | School | Horizon Park Primary and Infant School · Sydenham | 2.6 km | Map | | College | CtisJamaica · Central Village | 6.0 km | Map | | Police station | Fellowship Police Post · Cromarty | 0.5 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cromarty Places mapped inside Cromarty in open map data, by type. - Schools 1 - Police stations 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other communities in Spanish Town - Angels/Crescent - Bernard Lodge - Caymanas - Central Village - Ensom - Golden Acres - Greendale - Hampton Green - Keystone - Kitson Town - Old Harbour Road - Point Hill - Sligoville - Spanish Town Central - St. Johns East - St. Johns West - Sydenham - Watermount - Willowdene ## Quick answers - Where is Cromarty? In Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Cromarty? Bernard Lodge, Hellshire, Old Harbour Road, Spanish Town Central, St. Johns East and Sydenham - What is there to see in Cromarty? March Pen Cave, People's Museum of Craft & Technology, Sir Walter Rodney Memorial, Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782) - What time zone is Cromarty in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cromarty? Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Cromarty? English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cromarty? 7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cromarty? Settlements lie between 13 m and 28 m - What is the best time to visit Cromarty? November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Cromarty? Amadeo Medical Group, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cromarty? First Heritage Co-Operative Credit Union, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cromarty? NCB, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cromarty? Rubis, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cromarty? JM080705 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Community - Area: 25.8 km² - P-code: JM080705 - Development area: Spanish Town --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/cromarty/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.