Gnanikulama
in North Central Province, Sri Lanka

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
8.300 and 80.433 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 8° 18' 0" and E 80° 25' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rupee - LKR
Spoken languages:
Sinhala, Tamil, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:15 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Asia/Colombo
UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:07 am and 6:18 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Sri Lanka in Southern Asia

Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sri Lanka.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sri Lanka. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Discover Gnanikulama

Gnanikulama in North Central Province is a place in Sri Lanka about 103 mi (or 165 km) north of Colombo, the country's capital city.

Current time in Gnanikulama is now 08:15 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Gnanikulama, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is China Bay Airport in a distance of 54 mi (or 87 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sri Lanka is Sacred City of Anuradhapura in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), North-West. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Trincomalee, Kandy and Katunayaka. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 36°C / 98 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Evening Temperature 31°C / 88 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 78 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 36%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 72% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 29th of March 2024

38°C (101 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

37°C (99 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

34°C (93 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Indika Lake Resort

Address
3,5 mi
Kandy Road
Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Vista Orchid Palace

Address
0,5 mi
Hotel Orchid Palace-
50000 Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Rajarata Hotel

Address
2,3 mi
77 Rowing Club Road
50000 Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Vista Nivahana Holiday

Address
3,9 mi
Nivahana Holiday Residence
50000 Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Heladiv

Address
3,6 mi
76, 4th Lane, Kandy Road
50000 Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ceylan Lodge

Address
2,6 mi
4c/2 Harischandra Mawatha
Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


City Resort

Address
2,6 mi
242 National Housing.
50000 Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Randiya

Address
2,3 mi
394/19A, Mudhitha Mawatha
Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Vista Milano Tourist Rest

Address
2,1 mi
596/40, Stage 01
50000 Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Milano Tourist Rest

Address
2,1 mi
596 /40 , Stage 01
50000 Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Sri Lanka Anuradhapura 1984

Published: September 23, 2011
Length: 11:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Wolfgang Gegusch


スリランカの旅 2日目 【世界遺産 アヌダーダプラ 編-1 】 Sri Lanka Tour 【World heritage Sacred City of Anuradhapura -1】

Published: May 10, 2014
Length: 06:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 5_3_0_ 4_0_2

世界遺産 聖地アヌダーダプラ イスルムニヤ精舎 World heritage Sacred City of Anuradhapura Isurumuniya Vihara.


Drunk People

Published: September 07, 2013
Length: 35:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Thilina Amarawansha

Funny Drunk man.


Nachchaduwa Tank Spilling

Published: December 27, 2014
Length: 59:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Thilina harshana

Nachchaduwa Tank Spilling Due to Heavy Rain.


Discovering the Lost City Jamieparkins's photos around Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (ruvanvalisaya)

Published: December 08, 2010
Length: 56:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu

Preview of Jamieparkins's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/jamieparkins/srilankanov2007/1197325560/tpod.html This blog preview was...


Anuradhapura Sri Lanka Acme Travels

Published: June 09, 2012
Length: 02:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Acmetravels

Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, world famous for its well preserved ruins of the Great Sri Lankan Civilization. The Civilization which was built upon this city was...


スリランカの旅 2日目 【世界遺産 アヌダーダプラ 編-2 】 Sri Lanka Tour 【World heritage Sacred City of Anuradhapura -2】

Published: May 10, 2014
Length: 06:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 5_3_0_ 4_0_2

世界遺産 聖地アヌダーダプラ イスルムニヤ精舎 World heritage Sacred City of Anuradhapura Isurumuniya Vihara.


Construction work on Roads in Anuradhapura

Published: January 26, 2012
Length: 37:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kanchana Mallawathantri

This video shows the construction work being carried out on the access roads to the city of Anuradhapura, as seen on the 29th and 30th of Dec 2011. Of what I observed there seems to be a massive...


DEYATA KIRULA train through Rajarata Agri Faculty.MP4

Published: June 07, 2012
Length: 02:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Miniwan Buddika


Caritas Anuradhapura Advocacy and Lobbying with Multi-stakeholders

Published: August 17, 2012
Length: 57:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: caritasanuradhapura

Caritas Anuradhapura Sethsavaiya has established strong relationship and build a network to provide a voice for voiceless in order to protect their rights. This video shows one of the advocacy...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

SLAF Anuradhapura

SLAF Anuradhapura is a Sri Lanka Air Force base located near the ancient city of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.

Located at 8.30139, 80.4283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Air Force bases, Buildings and structures in North Central Province, Sri Lanka

Dakkhina Stupa

Dakkhina Stupa also called Dakkhina Tupa is a 2nd century BC structure. This structure currently identified as a Buddhist stupa, but considered until the mid-1800s CE as Elara Sohona, the tomb of 2nd century BCE Tamil king Elara, who invaded Sri Lanka from the Chola Kingdom, in the Tamil country and ruled in Anurahapura.

Located at 8.34111, 80.395 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Stupas in Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, History of Sri Lanka

A13 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 13 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects the Galkulama with Anuradhapura.

Located at 8.29896, 80.4413 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Highways in Sri Lanka

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gnanikulama.