# Keystone Community, Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/keystone/

Community · Spanish Town 

# Keystone

Keystone is a community of Jamaica in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **4.83 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.8km²
- 1mapped service
- 72 mtypical elevation

## Where is Keystone?

Keystone lies in [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/), [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Caymanas](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/caymanas/), [Central Village](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/central-village/), [Ensom](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/ensom/), [Greendale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/greendale/) and [Sligoville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/sligoville/). By area it is the 593rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 1.4% of [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/). The centre of Keystone is about 16 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 3.4 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Spanish Town. The centre point is at 18.0178° N, 76.9411° 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 Keystone

### Nearby, outside Keystone

- Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782) · monument, Spanish Town Central2.7 km
- Sir Walter Rodney Memorial · monument, Spanish Town Central2.7 km
- Spanish Town Iron Bridge · monument, Greendale2.7 km
- People's Museum of Craft & Technology · museum, Spanish Town Central2.9 km
- White Marl Taino Midden and Museum · museum, Central Village3.9 km
- Taino Hut (1965) · museum, Central Village3.9 km
- Radcliffe Park Cave · cave, Sligoville4.4 km
- Orange Grove Cave · cave, Sligoville4.8 km
- Ferry Cave · cave, Ferry7.0 km
- Ferry Inn (1684) · attraction, Ferry7.2 km
- Montpelier House · ruins, Sligoville7.9 km
- Cedars Cave · cave, Bog Walk8.0 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: Keystone

- 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 Pen13 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston19 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 3.4 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) 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)](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 Keystone

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Keystone. Settlements here lie between about 62 m and 83 m above sea level (median 72 m).

- Beckford and Spencers
- Bretts Pen
- Bull Pen
- Keystone
- Mount View Estate
- Waterloo
- Waterloo Valley

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 Keystone 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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Keystone

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital St. Jago Park Health Centre · Spanish Town Central 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99284&mlon=-76.94682#map=17/17.99284/-76.94682) 

Bank NCB Spanish Town · Spanish Town Central 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99181&mlon=-76.94963#map=17/17.99181/-76.94963) 

ATM Sagicor ATM · Spanish Town Central 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99061&mlon=-76.95333#map=17/17.99061/-76.95333) 

Petrol pump Petcom · Central Village 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99651&mlon=-76.93949#map=17/17.99651/-76.93949) 

Hotel Palm Villa Inn Ltd. · Spanish Town Central 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99590&mlon=-76.95510#map=17/17.99590/-76.95510) 

Mall Astoria Plaza · Hampton Green 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00034&mlon=-76.96018#map=17/18.00034/-76.96018) 

School Tredegar Park All Age School · Keystone 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01795&mlon=-76.94741#map=17/18.01795/-76.94741) 

College National Police College of Jamaica · Central Village 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00268&mlon=-76.93361#map=17/18.00268/-76.93361) 

Police station Spanish Town Penitentary · Spanish Town Central 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99242&mlon=-76.95194#map=17/17.99242/-76.95194) 

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 Keystone

Places mapped inside Keystone in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Spanish Town

- Angels/Crescent
- Bernard Lodge
- Caymanas
- Central Village
- Cromarty
- Ensom
- Golden Acres
- Greendale
- Hampton Green
- Kitson Town
- Old Harbour Road
- Point Hill
- Sligoville
- Spanish Town Central
- St. Johns East
- St. Johns West
- Sydenham
- Watermount
- Willowdene

## Quick answers

- Where is Keystone?In Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Keystone?Caymanas, Central Village, Ensom, Greendale and Sligoville
- What is there to see in Keystone?Sir Walter Rodney Memorial (1782), Sir Walter Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town Iron Bridge, People's Museum of Craft & Technology
- What time zone is Keystone in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Keystone?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Keystone?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Keystone?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Keystone?Settlements lie between 62 m and 83 m
- What is the best time to visit Keystone?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Keystone?St. Jago Park Health Centre, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Keystone?NCB Spanish Town, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Keystone?Sagicor ATM, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Keystone?Petcom, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Keystone?JM080710 (OCHA common operational dataset)