# New Works Community, Whitehouse, Westmoreland Parish

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Community · Whitehouse 

# New Works

New Works is a community of Jamaica in Whitehouse, Westmoreland Parish. It covers **6.78 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6.8km²
- 548 mtypical elevation

## Where is New Works?

New Works lies in [Whitehouse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/), [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Beeston Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/beeston-spring/), [Bog](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/bog/), [Carmel](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/carmel/), [Content](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/hopewell/content/), [Dillion Bigwoods](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/dillion-bigwoods/) and [Lennox Bigwoods](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/lennox-bigwoods/). By area it is the 506th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.3% of [Whitehouse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/). The centre of New Works is about 125 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1701° N, 77.9658° 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 New Works

### Nearby, outside New Works

- Banana Trash Cave · cave, New Road4.0 km
- Hopewell Cave · cave, Darliston5.5 km
- Pleasant Hall Cave · cave, Darliston5.5 km
- Petersville Cave · cave, Petersville5.8 km
- Beautiful beach · viewpoint, Bluefields6.5 km
- Bluefields Beach Park · attraction, Bluefields7.0 km
- Peter Tosh · attraction, Bluefields7.1 km
- Sweet River Cave · cave, Cairn Curran9.2 km
- Charlemont Caves · cave, Belvedere9.3 km
- Pisgah River Sink · cave, Stonehenge11 km
- German Town Imigration Museum · museum, Seaford Town11 km
- St. Leonards Cave · cave, St. Leonards12 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: New Works

- 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 Bay37 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel108 km

### Nearest railway station

Stonehenge Train Depot (Disused) (Stonehenge), about 14 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 New Works

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in New Works. Settlements here lie between about 492 m and 548 m above sea level (median 548 m).

- New Works
- Old Mountain
- Old Rotherwood
- Stuartland
- Success

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 New Works and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Whitehouse, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 340 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 August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 48 

Feb 25 24 

Mar 25 37 

Apr 26 56 

May 26 141 

Jun 26 102 

Jul 27 76 

Aug 27 100 

Sep 27 141 

Oct 27 171 

Nov 26 102 

Dec 25 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from New Works

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital · Savanna-la-mar Business District 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22633&mlon=-78.12914#map=17/18.22633/-78.12914) 

Bank Scotiabank · Savanna-la-mar Business District 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.21043&mlon=-78.13415#map=17/18.21043/-78.13415) 

ATM NCB · Hopewell 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Darliston · Darliston 7.8 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 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22438&mlon=-78.12628#map=17/18.22438/-78.12628) 

School Belmont Academy · Bluefields 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14248&mlon=-78.02285#map=17/18.14248/-78.02285) 

College Fairview Baptist Bible College · McField 17 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 18 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 Whitehouse

- Beeston Spring
- Bluefields
- Bog
- Cave
- Kentucky
- Kilmarmock
- Mearnsville/Auldayr
- Petersville
- Whitehouse

## Quick answers

- Where is New Works?In Whitehouse, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders New Works?Beeston Spring, Bog, Carmel, Content, Dillion Bigwoods and Lennox Bigwoods
- What is there to see in New Works?Banana Trash Cave, Hopewell Cave, Pleasant Hall Cave, Petersville Cave
- What time zone is New Works in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in New Works?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in New Works?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in New Works?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of New Works?Settlements lie between 492 m and 548 m
- What is the best time to visit New Works?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to New Works?Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to New Works?Scotiabank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to New Works?NCB, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to New Works?TotalEnergies, Darliston, about 7.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of New Works?JM141408 (OCHA common operational dataset)