# Steer Town Community, St. Anns Bay, Saint Ann Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/steer-town/ Community · St. Anns Bay # Steer Town Steer Town is a community of Jamaica in St. Anns Bay, Saint Ann Parish. It covers **5.86 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 35 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.9km² - 35mapped services - 66 mtypical elevation ## Where is Steer Town? Steer Town lies in [St. Anns Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/), [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Chalky Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/chalky-hill/), [Lime Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/lime-hall/), [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/ocho-rios/) and [St. Ann's Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/st-ann-s-bay/). By area it is the 554th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 5.4% of [St. Anns Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/). The centre of Steer Town is about 61 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.3 km from Saint Ann’s Bay, the main town of St. Anns Bay. The centre point is at 18.4221° N, 77.1632° 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 Steer Town OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Steer Town: 1 beach; 1 archaeological site. - Old Fort · archaeological site - Crab Key Beach · beach ### Nearby, outside Steer Town - Laughing Water Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios1.4 km - Roaring River Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios2.4 km - Little Dunn’s River Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios2.5 km - Dunn's River Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios2.5 km - Yard Spring Cave · cave, Chalky Hill2.6 km - Dunns River Beach · beach, Ocho Rios2.6 km - Zip-line Over Dunn's River · attraction, Ocho Rios2.6 km - Hell Below · attraction, Ocho Rios2.7 km - Dunn's River Falls and Park · attraction, Ocho Rios2.8 km - Jamaica Firewater · attraction, St. Ann's Bay3.2 km - Mystic Mountain · attraction, Ocho Rios3.9 km - Firewater Mineral Spring · attraction, St. Ann's Bay4.1 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: Steer Town - 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) · Boscobel21 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen60 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 39 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 Steer Town Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Steer Town. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 124 m above sea level (median 66 m). - Greenwich Park - Mammee Bay - Roaring River - Steer 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 Steer Town Named natural and historic features inside Steer Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Harbridges Gully - Little River ### Estates 1 estate. - Roaring River Great House 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 Steer Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of St. Anns Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 198 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 48 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 52 Apr 28 58 May 28 141 Jun 29 128 Jul 29 92 Aug 29 118 Sep 29 151 Oct 28 183 Nov 27 113 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Steer Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Emerald Medical Centre · St. Ann's Bay 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43656&mlon=-77.20409#map=17/18.43656/-77.20409) Bank National Commercial Bank · St. Ann's Bay 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43525&mlon=-77.19982#map=17/18.43525/-77.19982) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump BOOT Drax Hall Service Station · Steer Town 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.42526&mlon=-77.17314#map=17/18.42526/-77.17314) Hotel Silver Palms Hotel · Steer Town 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.42481&mlon=-77.15927#map=17/18.42481/-77.15927) Mall Downtown Ocho Rios · Steer Town 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43184&mlon=-77.16625#map=17/18.43184/-77.16625) School Steer Town Primary and Junior High · Steer Town 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41356&mlon=-77.16287#map=17/18.41356/-77.16287) College College of Hospitality · St. Ann's Bay 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43237&mlon=-77.19516#map=17/18.43237/-77.19516) Police station Ocho Rios Police Station · Ocho Rios 6.6 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 Steer Town Places mapped inside Steer Town in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels16 - Shopping malls1 - Schools1 - Restaurants15 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 St. Anns Bay - Chalky Hill - Chester - Lime Hall - Mt Zion/Mines - Priory - St. Ann's Bay ## Quick answers - Where is Steer Town?In St. Anns Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica - What borders Steer Town?Chalky Hill, Lime Hall, Ocho Rios and St. Ann's Bay - What is there to see in Steer Town?Crab Key Beach, Old Fort - What time zone is Steer Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Steer Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Steer Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Steer Town?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Steer Town?Settlements lie between 6 m and 124 m - What is the best time to visit Steer Town?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Steer Town?Emerald Medical Centre, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Steer Town?National Commercial Bank, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Steer Town?Scotiabank, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Steer Town?BOOT Drax Hall Service Station, about 1.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Steer Town?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Steer Town?JM071107 (OCHA common operational dataset)