# Church Corner Community, Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/church-corner/ Community · Morant Bay # Church Corner Church Corner is a community of Jamaica in Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **4.22 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.2km² - 5mapped services - 73 mtypical elevation ## Where is Church Corner? Church Corner lies in [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Duhaney Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/duhaney-pen/), [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/morant-bay/), [Spring Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/spring-gardens/) and [York](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/york/). By area it is the 619th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.9% of [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/). The centre of Church Corner is about 41 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.2 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Morant Bay. The centre point is at 17.8962° N, 76.4237° 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 Church Corner OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Church Corner: 1 ruins. - Morant House · ruins ### Nearby, outside Church Corner - Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins, Morant Bay2.3 km - Fort Morant (1758) · attraction, Morant Bay2.4 km - Rozelle Falls · waterfall, White Horses5.4 km - Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction, Danvers Pen6.6 km - Creighton Hall Cave · cave, White Horses7.1 km - Hillside Cemetery · memorial, Hillside8.8 km - White Sand · beach, Leith Hall10.0 km - Style Hut Cave · cave, Port Morant10 km - Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath10 km - Coley House · ruins, Font Hill11 km - Fort Lindsay, 1790 · attraction, Barking Lodge11 km - Land Authority · monument, Trinityville12 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: Church Corner - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston39 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen44 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, 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 Church Corner Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Church Corner. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 88 m above sea level (median 73 m). - Church Corner - Morant - Morant Estate - Readers Pen - Red Hill - Summit Gardens 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 Church Corner and the best time to visit Using the climate of Morant Bay, 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 Church Corner Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Saint Thomas Infirmary · Church Corner 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88593&mlon=-76.41812#map=17/17.88593/-76.41812) Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95150&mlon=-76.71963#map=17/17.95150/-76.71963) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Morant Bay · Church Corner 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88524&mlon=-76.41827#map=17/17.88524/-76.41827) Hotel Morant Villas · Morant Bay 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88110&mlon=-76.40637#map=17/17.88110/-76.40637) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Paul Bogle High School · Church Corner 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89502&mlon=-76.42361#map=17/17.89502/-76.42361) College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) Police station The Jamaica Constabulary Morant Bay · Morant Bay 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88114&mlon=-76.40933#map=17/17.88114/-76.40933) 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 Church Corner Places mapped inside Church Corner in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps2 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 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 Morant Bay - Duhaney Pen - Johns Town - Lyssons - Morant Bay - Retreat - Spring Gardens - White Horses - Wilmington ## Quick answers - Where is Church Corner?In Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Church Corner?Duhaney Pen, Morant Bay, Spring Gardens and York - What is there to see in Church Corner?Morant House - What time zone is Church Corner in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Church Corner?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Church Corner?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Church Corner?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Church Corner?Settlements lie between 3 m and 88 m - What is the best time to visit Church Corner?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Church Corner?Saint Thomas Infirmary, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Church Corner?Scotiabank, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Church Corner?Scotiabank, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Church Corner?TotalEnergies, Morant Bay, about 1.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Church Corner?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Church Corner?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Church Corner?JM120401 (OCHA common operational dataset)