# Golden Grove, Saint Thomas Parish – Communities & Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/ Development area · Saint Thomas Parish # Golden Grove Golden Grove is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **124.4 km²**. It is divided into 9 communities. 43 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 124km² - 9communities - 9mapped services ## Where is Golden Grove? Golden Grove lies in [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Drivers River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/drivers-river/), [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/) and [Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/). By area it is the 35th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 16.8% of [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/). The centre of Golden Grove is about 57 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 17 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Saint Thomas Parish. The centre point is at 17.9338° N, 76.2545° 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 Golden Grove OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Golden Grove: 6 attractions; 2 caves; 1 ruins. - Fort Lindsay, 1790 · attraction - Holland Bay Beach · attraction - Old Pera Windmill · attraction - Red Cliffs · attraction - Stokes Hall Great House · attraction - Stokes Hall Great House · attraction - Cole Cave · cave - Holland Great House · ruins - Rowe Cave · cave 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: Golden Grove - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston56 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen61 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:32). 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. ## Communities of Golden Grove Community Area km² Localities Services [Amity Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/amity-hall/) 23 6 0 [Barking Lodge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/barking-lodge/) 19 11 1 [Dalvey](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/dalvey/) 22 5 1 [Duckensfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/duckensfield/) 14 4 3 [Golden Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/golden-grove/) 8.8 3 4 [Johnson Mountain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/johnson-mountain/) 14 6 0 [Rowlandsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/rowlandsfield/) 6.4 2 0 [Wheelersfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/wheelersfield/) 9.4 3 0 [Winchester](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/winchester/) 8.5 4 0 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Golden Grove Open gazetteers list **43 villages, towns and localities** in Golden Grove. The largest with a recorded population: Golden Grove (3,058) and Dalvey (3,037). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 336 m above sea level (median 41 m). - Airy Mount - Amity Hall - Bachelors Hall - Barking Lodge - Batchelors Hall - Belford - Bowden - Boxford Lodge - Cabbage Bottom - Cedar Grove - Cheswick - Dalvey - Duckendfield - Duckenfield Hall - Fairfield - Golden Grove - Haining - part of - Hampton Court - Holland - Holland Park - Hordley - Jesnas Corner - Johnson Mountain - Lebanan - New Pera - Old Pera - Orange Walk - Phillipsfield - Plantain Garden River Estate - Plantation Garden - Quaw Hill - Rocky Point - Rowlandsfield - Spring Bank - Springfield - St. John - Stokes Hall - Suffolk Park - Sunny Bank - Unity - Wheelerfield - Wheelersfield - Winchester 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 Golden Grove Named natural and historic features inside Golden Grove, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Cocorocoe Gully - Connor River - Indian Cony River - Negro River ### Coast and islands 4 headlands; 1 bay. - Booby South Point - Folly Bay - Pera Point - Quaco Point - Rocky Point ### History 1 fort. - Fort Lindsay ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Duckenfield 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 Golden Grove and the best time to visit In Golden Grove, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 35 Feb 26 18 Mar 26 27 Apr 27 40 May 27 117 Jun 28 101 Jul 28 75 Aug 28 111 Sep 28 131 Oct 28 180 Nov 27 94 Dec 27 51 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Golden Grove Places mapped inside Golden Grove in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Schools4 - Restaurants2 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Golden Grove?In Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Golden Grove?Drivers River, Port Morant and Rio Grande - What is there to see in Golden Grove?Cole Cave, Fort Lindsay, 1790, Holland Bay Beach, Holland Great House - What time zone is Golden Grove in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Golden Grove?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Golden Grove?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Golden Grove?43 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Golden Grove?Settlements lie between 7 m and 336 m - What is the best time to visit Golden Grove?November to June - How many hospitals are in Golden Grove?1 mapped - How many banks are in Golden Grove?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Golden Grove?JM1202 (OCHA common operational dataset)