# Maggotty Community, Maggotty, Saint Elizabeth Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/maggotty/

Community · Maggotty 

# Maggotty

Maggotty is a community of Jamaica in Maggotty, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **31.1 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 31.1km²
- 2mapped services
- 176 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maggotty?

Maggotty lies in [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/), [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 9 other communities: [Carisbrook](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/carisbrook/), [Ginger Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/new-market/ginger-hill/), [Merrywood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/merrywood/), [Mulgrave](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/mulgrave/), [Newton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/newton/), [Retirement](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/retirement/), [Siloah](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/balaclava/siloah/), [Thornton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/balaclava/thornton/) and [White Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/white-hill/). By area it is the 72nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 20.7% of [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/). The centre of Maggotty is about 105 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1706° N, 77.7696° 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 Maggotty

OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in Maggotty: 3 waterfalls; 2 caves; 1 attraction.

- Breadnut Valley Falls · waterfall
- Breadnut Valley Falls · waterfall
- Maggotty Falls · waterfall
- Camp Irie Adventures · attraction
- Devil's Hole Cave · cave
- Vauxhall Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Maggotty

- Retirement Cave · cave, Retirement3.3 km
- Appleton Tower Maze · cave, Thornton3.3 km
- Barracks River Sink · cave, Mulgrave4.9 km
- Appleton Sinkhole · cave, Siloah5.0 km
- Still Waters Cave · cave, Accompong5.2 km
- Cedar Spring Cave · cave, Accompong5.3 km
- Oxford Cave · cave, Mulgrave5.5 km
- Nanny Cave · cave, Accompong5.5 km
- Bluefields Sink · cave, Accompong5.6 km
- Barracks Cave #6 · cave, Mulgrave6.1 km
- Barracks Cave #7 · cave, Mulgrave6.1 km
- Barracks Cave #4 · cave, Mulgrave6.1 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: Maggotty

- 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 Bay40 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel88 km

### Nearest railway station

Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 6.6 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:34, 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 Maggotty

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Maggotty. The largest with a recorded population: Maggotty (1,371). Settlements here lie between about 115 m and 253 m above sea level (median 176 m).

- Breadnut Valley Falls
- Cameron Hill
- Coaker
- Coker
- Maggotty
- Maggotty Falls
- Maggotty Pen
- Mahoe
- New Holland
- Norway
- Spring Garden
- Vauxhall

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 Maggotty and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Maggotty, 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 Maggotty

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital St. Elizabeth's Infirmary · Santa Cruz 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05832&mlon=-77.70458#map=17/18.05832/-77.70458) 

Bank Scotiabank · Santa Cruz 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05425&mlon=-77.70308#map=17/18.05425/-77.70308) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Middle Quarters 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11500&mlon=-77.81270#map=17/18.11500/-77.81270) 

Hotel Max Value · Santa Cruz 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05443&mlon=-77.69842#map=17/18.05443/-77.69842) 

Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) 

School Maggotty High School · Maggotty 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.16353&mlon=-77.76292#map=17/18.16353/-77.76292) 

College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97008&mlon=-77.69744#map=17/17.97008/-77.69744) 

Police station Santa Cruz Police Station · Santa Cruz 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05055&mlon=-77.69875#map=17/18.05055/-77.69875) 

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 Maggotty

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

- Schools2

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 Maggotty

- Accompong
- Carisbrook
- Elderslie
- Merrywood
- Mulgrave
- Newton
- Retirement
- White Hill

## Quick answers

- Where is Maggotty?In Maggotty, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Maggotty?Carisbrook, Ginger Hill, Merrywood, Mulgrave, Newton, Retirement, Siloah, Thornton and White Hill
- What is there to see in Maggotty?Breadnut Valley Falls, Breadnut Valley Falls, Camp Irie Adventures, Devil's Hole Cave
- What time zone is Maggotty in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Maggotty?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Maggotty?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Maggotty?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Maggotty?Settlements lie between 115 m and 253 m
- What is the best time to visit Maggotty?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maggotty?St. Elizabeth's Infirmary, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maggotty?Scotiabank, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maggotty?National Commercial Bank, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maggotty?TotalEnergies, about 7.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maggotty?JM090504 (OCHA common operational dataset)