# Spring Gardens Community, Morant Bay, Trelawny Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/morant-bay/spring-gardens/

Community · Morant Bay 

# Spring Gardens

Spring Gardens is a community of Jamaica in Morant Bay, Trelawny Parish. It covers **8.63 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.6km²
- 533 mtypical elevation

## Where is Spring Gardens?

Spring Gardens lies in [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/morant-bay/), [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/albert-town/), [St. Vincent](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/st-vincent/), [Troy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/troy/), [Warsop](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/warsop/) and [Wirefence](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/wirefence/). By area it is the 432nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Spring Gardens is about 88 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2973° N, 77.5670° 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 Spring Gardens

OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Spring Gardens: 14 caves.

- Cane Patch Sink · cave
- Carambie Cave · cave
- Crayfish Cave · cave
- Farmyard Cave · cave
- Good Hope Cave · cave
- Harties Cave 1 · cave
- Harties Cave 2 · cave
- Iron Maiden Cave · cave
- Mouth Maze Cave · cave
- Mouth River Sink · cave
- Pool Cave · cave
- Printed Circuit Cave Sober Entrance · cave
- Printed Circuit Cave aka Rock Spring Cave · cave
- Swanga Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Spring Gardens

- Too Far Stream Cave · cave, Troy1.9 km
- Good Hope One Cave · cave, Troy1.9 km
- Good Hope Two Cave · cave, Troy2.1 km
- Burnt Hill Caves · cave, Troy2.3 km
- Far Enough Cave · cave, Troy2.4 km
- Comb Cave · cave, Troy3.2 km
- Hell Cave · cave, Freeman's Hall3.9 km
- Terry Head Cave · cave, Albert Town4.3 km
- Dalesman's Cave · cave, Ulster Spring4.3 km
- Fountain Cave · cave, Ulster Spring4.6 km
- Ram Goat Cave · cave, St. Vincent4.6 km
- Mirk Pit · cave, St. Vincent4.8 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: Spring Gardens

- 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 Bay43 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel64 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 18 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:36).

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 Spring Gardens

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Spring Gardens. Settlements here lie between about 504 m and 571 m above sea level (median 533 m).

- Carambie
- Durham
- Rock Spring
- Ruthmel
- Spring Garden

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 Spring Gardens and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Morant Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 48 

Feb 25 34 

Mar 26 52 

Apr 27 58 

May 27 141 

Jun 27 128 

Jul 27 92 

Aug 28 118 

Sep 28 151 

Oct 27 183 

Nov 26 113 

Dec 25 50 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Spring Gardens

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) 

Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Christiana 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17384&mlon=-77.49078#map=17/18.17384/-77.49078) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Chudleigh 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14891&mlon=-77.50031#map=17/18.14891/-77.50031) 

Hotel The Last Resort · Sherwood Content 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35825&mlon=-77.65862#map=17/18.35825/-77.65862) 

Mall Albert George Market · Falmouth 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49194&mlon=-77.65246#map=17/18.49194/-77.65246) 

School Albert Town High School · Albert Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.29526&mlon=-77.54329#map=17/18.29526/-77.54329) 

College Knox Community College · Spalding 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) 

Police station Clark's Town · Clarks Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.42168&mlon=-77.54363#map=17/18.42168/-77.54363) 

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Spring Gardens?In Morant Bay, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Spring Gardens?Albert Town, St. Vincent, Troy, Warsop and Wirefence
- What is there to see in Spring Gardens?Cane Patch Sink, Carambie Cave, Crayfish Cave, Farmyard Cave
- What time zone is Spring Gardens in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Spring Gardens?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Spring Gardens?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Spring Gardens?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Spring Gardens?Settlements lie between 504 m and 571 m
- What is the best time to visit Spring Gardens?November to April and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Spring Gardens?Percy Junor Hospital, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Spring Gardens?Access Financial Services Limited, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Spring Gardens?National Commercial Bank, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Spring Gardens?Texaco, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Spring Gardens?JM130601 (OCHA common operational dataset)