# St. Margarets Bay Community, Rio Grande, Portland Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/st-margarets-bay/ Community · Rio Grande # St. Margarets Bay St. Margarets Bay is a community of Jamaica in Rio Grande, Portland Parish. It covers **8.52 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.5km² - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is St. Margarets Bay? St. Margarets Bay lies in [Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Hope Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/hope-bay/), [Mount Pleasant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/mount-pleasant/), [Rock Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/red-hills/rock-hall/) and [Snow Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/port-antonio-urban-centre/snow-hill/). By area it is the 436th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.3% of [Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/). The centre of St. Margarets Bay is about 35 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1903° N, 76.5291° 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 St. Margarets Bay OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in St. Margarets Bay: 1 cave. - Spring Garden Sink · cave ### Nearby, outside St. Margarets Bay - Paton Cave · cave, Mount Pleasant0.6 km - Burlington Tunnel · cave, Snow Hill2.6 km - Summerset Falls · waterfall, Hope Bay2.6 km - Somerset Falls · attraction, Hope Bay2.7 km - Browns Cave · cave, Rock Hall2.7 km - Ratbat Cave · cave, Rock Hall2.9 km - Snow Hill Cave · cave, Snow Hill3.5 km - Kings Gutter Cave · cave, Snow Hill4.3 km - Passley Gardens Cave · cave, Snow Hill4.4 km - Stony Hill Cave · cave, Norwich5.5 km - Foxes Cave · cave, Mount Pleasant6.3 km - Bog Hole · cave, Norwich6.3 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: St. Margarets Bay - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen38 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston39 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:29, 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. ## Villages and localities in St. Margarets Bay Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in St. Margarets Bay. Settlements here lie between about 15 m and 26 m above sea level (median 26 m). - Burlington Estate - Hermitage - Little Spring Garden - Saint Margaret’s Bay - Whydaw - Wydah 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 St. Margarets Bay Named natural and historic features inside St. Margarets Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Daniels River ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Welshwomans Point ### Hills and mountains 1 valley. - Rio Grande (valley) · 47 m ### Getting around 1 airfield; 1 bridge. - Ken Jones Aerodrome - Rio Grande Bridge 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 St. Margarets Bay and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rio Grande, 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from St. Margarets Bay Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Port Antonio Hospital · Central Port Antonio 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17641&mlon=-76.45631#map=17/18.17641/-76.45631) Bank Scotiabank · Boundbrook 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18138&mlon=-76.46019#map=17/18.18138/-76.46019) ATM Credit Union ABM · Papine 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01933&mlon=-76.74231#map=17/18.01933/-76.74231) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Bryan's Bay · Boundbrook 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18410&mlon=-76.46547#map=17/18.18410/-76.46547) Hotel Rio Vista Resort Villas · Snow Hill 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.19904&mlon=-76.50358#map=17/18.19904/-76.50358) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Norwich Primary School · Norwich 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.19426&mlon=-76.47563#map=17/18.19426/-76.47563) College College of Agriculture, Science and Education · Snow Hill 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.20463&mlon=-76.48785#map=17/18.20463/-76.48785) Police station Marine Police Station · Central Port Antonio 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17964&mlon=-76.45295#map=17/18.17964/-76.45295) 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 Rio Grande - Bellevue - Comfort Castle - Durham - Fellowship - Moore Town - Mount Pleasant - Windsor ## Quick answers - Where is St. Margarets Bay?In Rio Grande, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders St. Margarets Bay?Hope Bay, Mount Pleasant, Rock Hall and Snow Hill - What is there to see in St. Margarets Bay?Spring Garden Sink - What time zone is St. Margarets Bay in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in St. Margarets Bay?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in St. Margarets Bay?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in St. Margarets Bay?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of St. Margarets Bay?Settlements lie between 15 m and 26 m - What is the highest point in St. Margarets Bay?Rio Grande (valley) (47 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit St. Margarets Bay?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to St. Margarets Bay?Port Antonio Hospital, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to St. Margarets Bay?Scotiabank, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to St. Margarets Bay?Credit Union ABM, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to St. Margarets Bay?TotalEnergies, Bryan's Bay, about 6.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of St. Margarets Bay?JM050807 (OCHA common operational dataset)