# Dillion Bigwoods Community, Darliston, Westmoreland Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/dillion-bigwoods/

Community · Darliston 

# Dillion Bigwoods

Dillion Bigwoods is a community of Jamaica in Darliston, Westmoreland Parish. It covers **10.3 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 10.3km²
- 559 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dillion Bigwoods?

Dillion Bigwoods lies in [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/), [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Cairn Curran](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/cairn-curran/), [Content](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/hopewell/content/), [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/darliston/), [Kentucky](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/kentucky/), [Lennox Bigwoods](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/lennox-bigwoods/) and [New Works](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/new-works/). By area it is the 372nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.3% of [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/). The centre of Dillion Bigwoods is about 129 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2061° N, 77.9980° 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 Dillion Bigwoods

### Nearby, outside Dillion Bigwoods

- Hopewell Cave · cave, Darliston2.1 km
- Pleasant Hall Cave · cave, Darliston2.1 km
- Sweet River Cave · cave, Cairn Curran4.0 km
- Bluefields Beach Park · attraction, Bluefields5.0 km
- Beautiful beach · viewpoint, Bluefields5.8 km
- Banana Trash Cave · cave, New Road6.9 km
- Abeokuta Paradise Nature Park · attraction, Water Works6.9 km
- Dean's Valley Waterworks Estate Great House · ruins, Water Works7.0 km
- Peter Tosh · attraction, Bluefields7.1 km
- Ancho Cave · cave, Whithorn7.6 km
- Charlemont Caves · cave, Belvedere8.8 km
- Paradise Park · attraction, Smithfield9.0 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: Dillion Bigwoods

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay34 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel111 km

### Nearest railway station

Stonehenge Train Depot (Disused) (Stonehenge), about 15 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:38).

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 Dillion Bigwoods

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Dillion Bigwoods. Settlements here lie between about 468 m and 623 m above sea level (median 559 m).

- Archill
- Bath Mountain
- Bigwood
- Bigwoods
- Deleon Bigwoods
- Dillion
- Holly Hill
- Tharpwood

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 Dillion Bigwoods and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Darliston, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 207 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,046 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (171 mm) and the driest Feb (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 48 

Feb 25 24 

Mar 26 37 

Apr 27 56 

May 27 141 

Jun 27 102 

Jul 28 76 

Aug 28 100 

Sep 28 141 

Oct 28 171 

Nov 27 102 

Dec 26 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dillion Bigwoods

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital · Savanna-la-mar Business District 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22633&mlon=-78.12914#map=17/18.22633/-78.12914) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · Savanna-la-mar Business District 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22512&mlon=-78.13090#map=17/18.22512/-78.13090) 

ATM NCB · Hopewell 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Darliston · Darliston 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.23964&mlon=-77.97609#map=17/18.23964/-77.97609) 

Hotel Shafston Great House · Kentucky 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.16633&mlon=-78.00920#map=17/18.16633/-78.00920) 

Mall The Dunbar Mall · Savanna-la-mar Business District 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22438&mlon=-78.12628#map=17/18.22438/-78.12628) 

School Belmont Academy · Bluefields 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14248&mlon=-78.02285#map=17/18.14248/-78.02285) 

College Fairview Baptist Bible College · McField 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.31786&mlon=-78.01287#map=17/18.31786/-78.01287) 

Police station Jamaica Police Westmoreland · Savanna-la-mar Business District 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.21850&mlon=-78.13311#map=17/18.21850/-78.13311) 

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 Darliston

- Amity Bethel Town
- Ashton
- Barneyside
- Beaufort
- Berkshire
- Bethel Town
- Cairn Curran
- Caledonia
- Carmel
- Darliston
- Dundee
- Lambs River
- Leamington
- Lennox Bigwoods
- New Road
- Seaford Town
- St. Leonards
- Struie

## Quick answers

- Where is Dillion Bigwoods?In Darliston, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Dillion Bigwoods?Cairn Curran, Content, Darliston, Kentucky, Lennox Bigwoods and New Works
- What is there to see in Dillion Bigwoods?Hopewell Cave, Pleasant Hall Cave, Sweet River Cave, Bluefields Beach Park
- What time zone is Dillion Bigwoods in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Dillion Bigwoods?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Dillion Bigwoods?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Dillion Bigwoods?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dillion Bigwoods?Settlements lie between 468 m and 623 m
- What is the best time to visit Dillion Bigwoods?November to April and June to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dillion Bigwoods?Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dillion Bigwoods?National Commercial Bank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dillion Bigwoods?NCB, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dillion Bigwoods?TotalEnergies, Darliston, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dillion Bigwoods?JM140411 (OCHA common operational dataset)