# Jack's River Community, Oracabessa, Saint Mary Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/jack-s-river/ Community · Oracabessa # Jack's River Jack's River is a community of Jamaica in Oracabessa, Saint Mary Parish. It covers **7.99 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.0km² - 129 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jack's River? Jack's River lies in [Oracabessa](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/), [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Albion Mountain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/albion-mountain/), [Free Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/port-maria/free-hill/), [Mango Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/mango-valley/), [Mason Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/mason-hall/) and [Oracabessa](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/oracabessa/). By area it is the 455th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 12.6% of [Oracabessa](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/oracabessa/). The centre of Jack's River is about 45 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3734° N, 76.9443° 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 Jack's River ### Nearby, outside Jack's River - James Bond Beach · attraction, Oracabessa3.8 km - Fisherman's Beach · attraction, Oracabessa3.9 km - Button Beach · attraction, Oracabessa4.0 km - Low Cay Beach · beach, Oracabessa4.2 km - Fleming Beach · beach, Oracabessa4.2 km - Wright's Cave · cave, Boscobel4.5 km - Firefly Estate, Noel Coward's House · museum, Mason Hall5.1 km - Tacky Slave Monument · memorial, Port Maria5.4 km - Idlewild Caves · cave, Mason Hall5.4 km - Street Clock Rotatory · attraction, Port Maria5.4 km - Fort Haldane, 1759 · attraction, Port Maria5.7 km - Pagee Beach · attraction, Port Maria6.3 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: Jack's River - 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) · Boscobel4.3 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen45 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 06:31, sunset around 17:33). 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 Jack's River Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Jack's River. Settlements here lie between about 61 m and 129 m above sea level (median 129 m). - Eden Hill - Eden Park - Jacks River - Pemberton Valley - Roslyn - Williams Park 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 Jack's River Named natural and historic features inside Jack's River, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Anchovy River - Brave River - Six Mile River - Solomans Gully - White River 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 Jack's River and the best time to visit Using the climate of Oracabessa, 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 Jack's River Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Trinity Port Maria · Baileys Vale 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35548&mlon=-76.89903#map=17/18.35548/-76.89903) Bank Scotiabank · Baileys Vale 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.35566&mlon=-76.89946#map=17/18.35566/-76.89946) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump Rubis · Oracabessa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.39897&mlon=-76.95239#map=17/18.39897/-76.95239) Hotel Firefly Guest house · Oracabessa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40311&mlon=-76.94062#map=17/18.40311/-76.94062) Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40657&mlon=-77.10327#map=17/18.40657/-77.10327) School Oracabessa High School · Oracabessa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40551&mlon=-76.94231#map=17/18.40551/-76.94231) College Port Maria Heart Training Centre · Port Maria 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36271&mlon=-76.89274#map=17/18.36271/-76.89274) Police station Oracabessa Police · Oracabessa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40424&mlon=-76.94908#map=17/18.40424/-76.94908) 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 Oracabessa - Boscobel - Galina - Mango Valley - Mason Hall - Oracabessa ## Quick answers - Where is Jack's River?In Oracabessa, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - What borders Jack's River?Albion Mountain, Free Hill, Mango Valley, Mason Hall and Oracabessa - What is there to see in Jack's River?James Bond Beach, Fisherman's Beach, Button Beach, Low Cay Beach - What time zone is Jack's River in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Jack's River?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Jack's River?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jack's River?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jack's River?Settlements lie between 61 m and 129 m - What is the best time to visit Jack's River?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Jack's River?Trinity Port Maria, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jack's River?Scotiabank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Jack's River?Scotiabank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jack's River?Rubis, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jack's River?JM111003 (OCHA common operational dataset)