# Pear Tree River Community, Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/pear-tree-river/ Community · Port Morant # Pear Tree River Pear Tree River is a community of Jamaica in Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **10.2 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 10.2km² - 73 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pear Tree River? Pear Tree River lies in [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Airy Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/airy-castle/), [Arcadia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/arcadia/), [Barking Lodge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/barking-lodge/), [Bath](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/bath/), [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/port-morant/) and [Winchester](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/golden-grove/winchester/). By area it is the 376th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.7% of [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/port-morant/). The centre of Pear Tree River is about 51 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9185° N, 76.3207° 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 Pear Tree River ### Nearby, outside Pear Tree River - Style Hut Cave · cave, Port Morant2.0 km - Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove3.9 km - Fort Lindsay, 1790 · attraction, Barking Lodge4.8 km - Old Pera Windmill · attraction, Barking Lodge5.2 km - Stokes Hall Great House · attraction, Golden Grove5.4 km - White Sand · beach, Leith Hall5.9 km - Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath6.0 km - Rowe Cave · cave, Johnson Mountain6.1 km - Cole Cave · cave, Rowlandsfield7.0 km - Rat Bat Hole 2 · cave, Hectors River8.5 km - Rat Bat Hole 1 · cave, Hectors River8.5 km - Holland Great House · ruins, Amity Hall8.6 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: Pear Tree 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 - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston49 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen54 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 Pear Tree River Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Pear Tree River. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 133 m above sea level (median 73 m). - Clifton - Green Castle - Hopewell Hall - Pear Tree River - Richmond Hill 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 Pear Tree River Named natural and historic features inside Pear Tree River, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Pompey 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 Pear Tree River and the best time to visit Using the climate of Port Morant, 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 Pear Tree River Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Isaac Barrant Clinic · Duckensfield 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91721&mlon=-76.26509#map=17/17.91721/-76.26509) Bank Western Union · Golden Grove 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93378&mlon=-76.27097#map=17/17.93378/-76.27097) Petrol pump Rubis · Port Morant 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89160&mlon=-76.32934#map=17/17.89160/-76.32934) Hotel Brown's Guest House · Prospect 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.86810&mlon=-76.35616#map=17/17.86810/-76.35616) 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 St. Thomas Technical High School · Golden Grove 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.92524&mlon=-76.26929#map=17/17.92524/-76.26929) College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) Police station Golden Grove Police Station · Golden Grove 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93375&mlon=-76.27077#map=17/17.93375/-76.27077) 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 Port Morant - Airy Castle - Arcadia - Bath - Hayfield - Leith Hall - Port Morant - Sunning Hill ## Quick answers - Where is Pear Tree River?In Port Morant, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica - What borders Pear Tree River?Airy Castle, Arcadia, Barking Lodge, Bath, Port Morant and Winchester - What is there to see in Pear Tree River?Style Hut Cave, Stokes Hall Great House, Fort Lindsay, 1790, Old Pera Windmill - What time zone is Pear Tree River in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Pear Tree River?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Pear Tree River?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pear Tree River?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pear Tree River?Settlements lie between 20 m and 133 m - What is the best time to visit Pear Tree River?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Pear Tree River?Isaac Barrant Clinic, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pear Tree River?Western Union, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pear Tree River?Rubis, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pear Tree River?JM120506 (OCHA common operational dataset)