New River
New River is a stream in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. New River is situated nearby to the locality Content, as well as near Wharton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lacovia and Santa Cruz.
Lacovia
Hamlet
Lacovia is a town in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, located on the Black River between the Upper Morass and the Lower Morass. Lacovia is situated 2½ km west of New River.
Santa Cruz
Town
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Santa Cruz is a town in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. It is on the A2 road connecting Black River to Mandeville. A minor market village until the 1950s, the development of nearby areas for bauxite mining stimulated its growth in the 1950s and 1960s, as did the establishment of the St. Elizabeth Technical High School in 1961. Santa Cruz is situated 4½ km southeast of New River.
Maggotty
Village
Maggotty is a settlement in Jamaica. It had a population of 1,335 as of 2009. Maggotty was a bauxite mining town in the 1960s and 1970s. The Revere bauxite plant polluted the Black River, Jamaica's longest river. Maggotty is situated 9 km north of New River.
New River
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “New” and “The New River”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.08065° or 18° 4′ 50″ northLongitude
-77.73233° or 77° 43′ 56″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
77C437J9+73GeoNames ID
3489286
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