# Colegate Community, Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/colegate/

Community · Ocho Rios 

# Colegate

Colegate is a community of Jamaica in Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish. It covers **11.6 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11.6km²
- 1mapped service
- 321 mtypical elevation

## Where is Colegate?

Colegate lies in [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/), [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Beecher Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/beecher-town/), [Exchange](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/exchange/), [Great Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/great-pond/), [Hinds Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/hinds-town/), [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/ocho-rios/) and [Walkers Wood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/walkers-wood/). By area it is the 336th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 13.9% of [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/). The centre of Colegate is about 51 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3701° N, 77.0815° 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 Colegate

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Colegate: 1 ruins; 1 cave.

- Ewers River Sink · cave
- Hope Well House · ruins

### Nearby, outside Colegate

- Warwich Mount Cave · cave, Great Pond2.8 km
- Shaw Park Cave · cave, Ocho Rios3.0 km
- Coventry Cave · cave, Hinds Town3.1 km
- Irie Blue Hole · viewpoint, Labyrinth3.2 km
- Secret Falls · waterfall, Labyrinth3.2 km
- Island Gully Falls · attraction, Exchange3.6 km
- Blue hole · attraction, Exchange3.6 km
- Konoko Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios3.9 km
- Irie River · waterfall, Charles Town3.9 km
- Ysassis Lookout · viewpoint, Ocho Rios4.0 km
- Mahoe Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios4.0 km
- Three Hills Cave · cave, Charles Town4.3 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: Colegate

- 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) · Boscobel12 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen50 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 31 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:34).

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 Colegate

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Colegate. Settlements here lie between about 144 m and 434 m above sea level (median 321 m).

- Breadnut Hill
- Cole Gate
- Colgate
- Fern Gully
- Happy Retreat
- Healthy Hill
- Hiattsfield
- Hopewell
- Orange Hill
- Pyramid Point
- Union Pen

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).

## Weather in Colegate and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ocho Rios, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,164 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (193 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 46 

Feb 25 30 

Mar 26 39 

Apr 26 51 

May 27 136 

Jun 27 125 

Jul 28 94 

Aug 28 122 

Sep 28 151 

Oct 28 193 

Nov 27 118 

Dec 26 58 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Colegate

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Emerald Medical Centre · St. Ann's Bay 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43656&mlon=-77.20409#map=17/18.43656/-77.20409) 

Bank NCB · Content Gardens 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41123&mlon=-77.08072#map=17/18.41123/-77.08072) 

ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Exchange · Exchange 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40646&mlon=-77.07038#map=17/18.40646/-77.07038) 

Hotel Idilio Rooms and Tubing · Exchange 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40000&mlon=-77.06670#map=17/18.40000/-77.06670) 

Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40657&mlon=-77.10327#map=17/18.40657/-77.10327) 

School Breadnut Hill Primary School · Colegate 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36350&mlon=-77.09054#map=17/18.36350/-77.09054) 

College Ocho Rios College · Ocho Rios 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40005&mlon=-77.10190#map=17/18.40005/-77.10190) 

Police station Ocho Rios Police Station · Ocho Rios 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40836&mlon=-77.10209#map=17/18.40836/-77.10209) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Colegate

Places mapped inside Colegate in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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.

## Other communities in Ocho Rios

- Beecher Town
- Content Gardens
- Epworth
- Exchange
- Great Pond
- Hinds Town
- Mansfield
- Ocho Rios
- Parry Town
- Pimento Walk/Nepotism

## Quick answers

- Where is Colegate?In Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Colegate?Beecher Town, Exchange, Great Pond, Hinds Town, Ocho Rios and Walkers Wood
- What is there to see in Colegate?Ewers River Sink, Hope Well House
- What time zone is Colegate in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Colegate?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Colegate?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Colegate?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Colegate?Settlements lie between 144 m and 434 m
- What is the best time to visit Colegate?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Colegate?Emerald Medical Centre, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Colegate?NCB, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Colegate?Scotiabank, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Colegate?TotalEnergies, Exchange, about 4.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Colegate?JM071002 (OCHA common operational dataset)