# Discovery Bay, Saint Ann Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/discovery-bay/ Development area · Saint Ann Parish # Discovery Bay Discovery Bay is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Ann Parish. It covers **102.7 km²**. It is divided into 3 communities. 54 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 68 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 103km² - 3communities - 68mapped services ## Where is Discovery Bay? Discovery Bay lies in [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Browns Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/browns-town/), [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/), [Duncans](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/) and [St. Anns Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/). By area it is the 51st largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 8.5% of [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/). The centre of Discovery Bay is about 78 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 18 km from Saint Ann’s Bay, the main town of Saint Ann Parish. The centre point is at 18.4362° N, 77.3712° 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 Discovery Bay OpenStreetMap lists 16 named sights in Discovery Bay: 12 caves; 2 beachs; 1 viewpoint; 1 attraction. - Flavours Beach · beach - Puerto Seco Beach · beach - Columbus Park · viewpoint - Green Grotto Main Entrance · attraction - Brown River Rising · cave - Crystal Lake Cave · cave - Dairy Bull Cave · cave - Dornock Head · cave - Finlayson's Cave · cave - Green Grotto Wild Caves · cave - Hampton Well Cave · cave - McCoy Cave · cave - Peartree Botom Rising · cave - Rio Pen Cave · cave - Runaway Bay Caves · cave - Thickets Cave · cave 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: Discovery 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 - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel43 km - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay58 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 38 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:35). 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. ## Communities of Discovery Bay Community Area km² Localities Services [Discovery Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/discovery-bay/discovery-bay/) 60 32 18 [Runaway Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/discovery-bay/runaway-bay/) 36 20 49 [Sturge Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/discovery-bay/sturge-town/) 6.1 2 1 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Discovery Bay Open gazetteers list **54 villages, towns and localities** in Discovery Bay. The largest with a recorded population: Runaway Bay (12,358) and Discovery Bay (8,257). Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 407 m above sea level (median 145 m). - Allen Hall - Antrim - Belle Air - Belle Air - part of - Belle Grove - Bengal - Berrydale - Bethel Town - Beverley - Beverley Land Settlement - Beverly - Cardiff Hall - Cave Hill - Content - Discovery Bay - Dry Harbour Cave - Dublin Castle - Dumbarton - Dunbarton - Fortlands - Hampstead - Helicon - Herman Hill - Home Castle - Home Castle Pen - Hopewell - Jacks Lodge - Keith - Liberty Hill - Llandovery - Mount Arrarat - Mount Olive - Mount Olivet - Old Folly - Orange Valley - Orange Valley Estate - Osbourne - Queenhythe - Red Valley - Runaway Bay - Salem - Salisbury - Scarlett Hall - Seven Oaks - Shawberry - Sturge Town - The Ridge - Thickets - Thicketts - Tripoli - Unity - Williamsfield - Wilton - Woods Town 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 Discovery Bay Named natural and historic features inside Discovery Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Pear Tree Bottom River - Pear Tree Gully - Red Valley - Saint George's Lake ### Coast and islands 3 headlands; 1 beach; 1 bay. - Flag Point - Flat Point - Fort Point - Puerto Seco Beach - The Bull ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 valley. - Homers Mountain · 273 m - Mount Pleasant · 135 m - Red Valley · 134 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Tripoli Estate ### Getting around 1 airfield; 1 port. - Port Rhodes - Puerto Seco Airstrip 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 Discovery Bay and the best time to visit In Discovery 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Discovery Bay Places mapped inside Discovery Bay in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps7 - Hotels30 - Schools2 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants26 - Police stations2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Discovery Bay?In Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica - What borders Discovery Bay?Browns Town, Clarks Town, Duncans and St. Anns Bay - What is there to see in Discovery Bay?Brown River Rising, Columbus Park, Crystal Lake Cave, Dairy Bull Cave - What time zone is Discovery Bay in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Discovery Bay?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Discovery Bay?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Discovery Bay?54 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Discovery Bay?Settlements lie between 2 m and 407 m - What is the highest point in Discovery Bay?Homers Mountain (273 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Discovery Bay?November to April and July to August - How many petrol pumps are in Discovery Bay?7 mapped - What is the P-code of Discovery Bay?JM0705 (OCHA common operational dataset)