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New Works
Westmorelandvillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
New Works sits in Westmoreland, Jamaica and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Coordinates of 18.171°, -77.969° situate New Works in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,895 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatus Orbigny, 1839 · Aves359
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves342
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves317
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves301
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves288
- Jamaican WoodpeckerMelanerpes radiolatus (Wagler, 1827) · Aves287
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 · Aves280
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves271
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4 — 2024-06-182 km S of Maggotty, Jamaica
- M 4.5 — 2020-08-26Jamaica region
- M 2.9 — 2020-07-137 km SSE of Falmouth, Jamaica
- M 3.7 — 2016-03-281 km W of Kellits, Jamaica
- M 4.1 — 2013-12-216 km W of Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica
- M 3.9 — 2013-02-103 km W of Darliston, Jamaica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Westmoreland
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about New Works






Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library