Cross Pen
Cross Pen is a locality in Keystone North, Saint Catherine Parish. Cross Pen is situated nearby to the locality Cross Estate, as well as near the neighborhood Gordon Pen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre and Rio Cobre Dam.
Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre
Prison
Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre was built to accommodate 120 male inmates. It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security.
Rio Cobre Dam
Dam
The Rio Cobre Dam is a diversion dam on the Rio Cobre near Spanish Town in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. It is owned by the National Irrigation Commission.
St. Jago High School
School
St. Jago High School in Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica, founded in 1744, is one of the oldest, continuously operating schools in the Western Hemisphere. St. Jago High School is situated 4 km south of Cross Pen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sligoville and Bog Walk.
Sligoville
Hamlet
Sligoville is a small community approximately 10 miles from Spanish Town in the parish of St. Catherine on the island of Jamaica. Sligoville is situated 7 km north of Cross Pen.
Bog Walk
Village
Bog Walk is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica. In 1898 work started on a hydroelectric power plant on the Rio Cobre near Bog Walk. The plant was completed the next year and used to power Kingston's tramway system. Bog Walk is situated 9 km northwest of Cross Pen.
Cross Pen
- Type: Locality
- Location: Keystone North, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.03262° or 18° 1′ 57″ northLongitude
-76.96085° or 76° 57′ 39″ westElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
77C522MQ+2MGeoNames ID
12688650
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