Strathmore Children’s Home
Strathmore Children’s Home is a building in Golden Acres, Saint Catherine Parish. Strathmore Children’s Home is situated nearby to the protected area Strathmore Gardens, as well as near the athletics track G.C. Foster College Track.Places of Interest Nearby
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 Juvenile Correctional Centre is situated 3½ km east of Strathmore Children’s Home.
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. Rio Cobre Dam is situated 2½ km north of Strathmore Children’s Home.
St. Catherine High School
School
St. Catherine High School is a Catholic co-educational high school in the civic parish of St Catherine, Jamaica. It was founded by a Mercy sister and a Jesuit priest in 1948. St. Catherine High School is situated 3 km southeast of Strathmore Children’s Home.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bog Walk and Sligoville.
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 north of Strathmore Children’s Home.
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 9 km northeast of Strathmore Children’s Home.
Strathmore Children’s Home
- Type: Building
- Location: Golden Acres, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.02423° or 18° 1′ 27″ northLongitude
-76.98439° or 76° 59′ 4″ westOpen location code
77C522F8+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 871077240OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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