# Crawford Community, Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/crawford/ Community · Black River # Crawford Crawford is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **17.3 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.3km² - 2mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Crawford? Crawford lies in [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/), [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/black-river/), [Brompton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/brompton/), [Cotterwood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/cotterwood/) and [Whitehouse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/whitehouse/). By area it is the 214th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.2% of [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/). The centre of Crawford is about 120 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 8.4 km from Black River, the main town of Black River. The centre point is at 18.0506° N, 77.9235° 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 Crawford ### Nearby, outside Crawford - Waterloo Guest House · attraction, Black River8.1 km - Petersville Cave · cave, Petersville8.5 km - J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari · attraction, Black River8.7 km - Bubbling Spring Mineral Bath · attraction, Middle Quarters10 km - Y.S. Falls Visitor Centre · attraction, Middle Quarters14 km - YS Falls Office · attraction, Middle Quarters14 km - Baptist Cave · cave, Holland14 km - Bamboo Avenue · attraction, Holland15 km - Banana Trash Cave · cave, New Road16 km - Arlington Cave · cave, Fullerswood16 km - Peter Tosh · attraction, Bluefields16 km - Y. S. Falls · waterfall, White Hill16 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: Crawford - 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 Bay50 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel108 km ### Nearest railway station Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 19 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:38). 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 Crawford Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Crawford. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 40 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Crawford - Font Hill - Longacre - Sandy 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Crawford Named natural and historic features inside Crawford, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Spanish Gully ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Longacre Point 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 Crawford and the best time to visit Using the climate of Black River, 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 Crawford Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) Bank Sagicor Bank · Black River 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02440&mlon=-77.85078#map=17/18.02440/-77.85078) ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) Petrol pump Unipet · Crawford 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05384&mlon=-77.90023#map=17/18.05384/-77.90023) Hotel Starcastle Guest House · Whitehouse 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06489&mlon=-77.95124#map=17/18.06489/-77.95124) Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) School Crawford Primary School · Crawford 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04510&mlon=-77.91083#map=17/18.04510/-77.91083) College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97008&mlon=-77.69744#map=17/17.97008/-77.69744) Police station Black River Police Station · Black River 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02459&mlon=-77.84916#map=17/18.02459/-77.84916) 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 Crawford Places mapped inside Crawford in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - 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 Black River - Barbury Hall - Bigwoods - Black River - Brompton - Cotterwood - Fullerswood - Middle Quarters - Mountainside - Newell - Parottee - Pedro Plains - Pondside - Slipe - Treasure Beach - Watchwell ## Quick answers - Where is Crawford?In Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica - What borders Crawford?Black River, Brompton, Cotterwood and Whitehouse - What is there to see in Crawford?Waterloo Guest House, Petersville Cave, J. Charles Swaby's Black River Safari, Bubbling Spring Mineral Bath - What time zone is Crawford in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Crawford?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Crawford?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Crawford?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Crawford?Settlements lie between 10 m and 40 m - What is the best time to visit Crawford?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Crawford?Black River Hospital, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Crawford?Sagicor Bank, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Crawford?International ATM, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Crawford?Unipet, about 2.5 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Crawford?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Crawford?JM090206 (OCHA common operational dataset)