# Town Head Community, Grange Hill, Westmoreland Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/town-head/ Community · Grange Hill # Town Head Town Head is a community of Jamaica in Grange Hill, Westmoreland Parish. It covers **20.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 20.1km² - 25 mtypical elevation ## Where is Town Head? Town Head lies in [Grange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/), [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Askenish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/askenish/), [Burnt Savannah](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/santa-cruz/burnt-savannah/), [Cash Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/cash-hill/), [Chambers Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/chambers-pen/), [Dias](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/lucea/dias/), [Grange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/grange-hill/) and [Truro](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/truro/). By area it is the 167th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 16.9% of [Grange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/). The centre of Town Head is about 148 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3361° N, 78.1469° 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 Town Head OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Town Head: 1 cave. - Bath Mountain Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Town Head - Medley Cave · cave, Askenish2.8 km - Gilmore Cave · cave, Askenish3.8 km - Dolphin Cave · cave, Chambers Pen4.6 km - Amity Hall Caves · cave, Bath Mountain4.7 km - Busha Mouth Cave · cave, Askenish4.8 km - Baulk Mountain Caves · cave, Kingsvale5.0 km - Hog Hole · cave, Bath Mountain5.0 km - Hog Mountain Cave · cave, Bath Mountain5.4 km - Hillsbrook Cave · cave, Cash Hill6.1 km - Jackson Hole Cave · cave, Frome6.3 km - Flower Hill Cave · cave, Woodsville7.0 km - Mayfield Falls Office Enterance · attraction, Grange7.0 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: Town Head - 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 Bay31 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel124 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:36, 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 Town Head Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Town Head. - Kings Pen - Town Head 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 Town Head Named natural and historic features inside Town Head, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Mounteagle Mountain · 25 m - Frasers Mountain · 15 m 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 Town Head and the best time to visit Using the climate of Grange Hill, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 44 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 47 Apr 28 57 May 28 150 Jun 28 150 Jul 29 109 Aug 29 146 Sep 29 190 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 131 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Town Head Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital · Savanna-la-mar Business District 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22633&mlon=-78.12914#map=17/18.22633/-78.12914) Bank National Commercial Bank · Lucea 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44440&mlon=-78.17133#map=17/18.44440/-78.17133) ATM NCB · Green Island 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.38983&mlon=-78.27297#map=17/18.38983/-78.27297) Petrol pump Texaco · Frome 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.29444&mlon=-78.15645#map=17/18.29444/-78.15645) Hotel Camp Cabarita · Grange 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35026&mlon=-78.08200#map=17/18.35026/-78.08200) Mall Hendon Mall · Savanna-la-mar Business District 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22589&mlon=-78.13158#map=17/18.22589/-78.13158) School Frome Technical High School · Frome 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.30069&mlon=-78.15432#map=17/18.30069/-78.15432) College International University of the Caribbean · Savanna-la-mar Business District 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22636&mlon=-78.13183#map=17/18.22636/-78.13183) Police station Little London Police Station · Little London 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.24478&mlon=-78.21688#map=17/18.24478/-78.21688) 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. ## Other communities in Grange Hill - Bath Mountain - Frome - Fullersfield/Alma - Grange - Grange Hill - Jerusalem Heights/Jerusalem Mountain - Paul Island - Strawberry - Truro ## Quick answers - Where is Town Head?In Grange Hill, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Town Head?Askenish, Burnt Savannah, Cash Hill, Chambers Pen, Dias, Grange Hill and Truro - What is there to see in Town Head?Bath Mountain Cave - What time zone is Town Head in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Town Head?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Town Head?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Town Head?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Town Head?Mounteagle Mountain (25 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Town Head?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Town Head?Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Town Head?National Commercial Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Town Head?NCB, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Town Head?Texaco, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Town Head?JM140609 (OCHA common operational dataset)