Mount Lavinia
in Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Beira Lake Seaplane Base (5.522 mi) - Colombo Ratmalana Airport (5.524 mi)
- Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (5.525 mi)
- Koggala Airport (5.553 mi)
- Weerawila International Airport (5.616 mi)
- Amparai Airport (5.644 mi)
- Batticaloa Airport (5.648 mi)
- Arugam Bay SPB (5.657 mi)
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 5.546 mi)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Unesco heritage, 5.561 mi)
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Unesco heritage, 5.566 mi)
- Sacred City of Kandy (Unesco heritage, 5.577 mi)
- Golden Temple of Dambulla (Unesco heritage, 5.578 mi)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Unesco heritage, 5.585 mi)
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (Unesco heritage, 5.588 mi)
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Unesco heritage, 5.602 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - LKR
- Spoken languages:
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 08:33 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:54 am and 8:01 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Delve into Mount Lavinia
The district Mount Lavinia of in Colombo District (Western Province) with it's 219,827 habitants Mount Lavinia is a subburb in Sri Lanka a little south of Colombo, the country's capital town.
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: Colombo, Katunayaka, Ratnapura, Kurunegala and Galle. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 87 °F
| Morning Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 30°C / 86 °F |
| Night Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 72% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
30°C (87 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
30°C (86 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
31°C (87 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
THE BLUE WATER-WADDUWA
Mirage Colombo Hotel
D Pavilion Boutique Hotel
Prestige Court
Silvikris Villas
TREE OF LIFE
Lafala Hotel and Service Apartment
Colonial Charm by the Beach
The Penthouse Above Sea
Vista Frangipani
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
SLR's Class M7 800 with the Kalutara Slow Train at Mt.Lavinia
M7 800 (one of my first videos of M7) with the Kalutara Slow train coming into Mt.Lavinia .... If you look closely, the Cowcatcher is broken ... Wonder what happened? I like only the short...
SLR's Class S9 860 (Engine only) rushing to Maradana
S9 860 rushing to Maradana and that too without Carriages and also going on the opposite track :O ??? Very Strange !! It surely must have come from Ratmalana Workshops..... Hehehe Anyways Enjoy.
Sri Lanka - Mount Lavinia Beach: Saving A Friend
Как Лёху спасали :)
Sri Lankan Train Journey: Galle - Colombo (Sept 2012) Part IV
Class M6 788 hauling Train No.350 to Colombo from Kalutara South arriving at Mount Lavinia
One of the Inter City colored M6, number 788 is seen arriving to Mount Lavinia with Train No.350 to Colombo from Kalutara South. This locomotive was repaired and it was repainted, that's why...
Class M10a 945 departs Mount Lavinia, headed back to the Yard with the Yal Devi from Jaffna
The Indian built Giant of Sri Lanka Railways 'Class M10a', also known as the WDM3D in India, departing Mount Lavinia Railway Station with the Yal Devi to the Yard from Jaffna.
SLR's Class M2a 592 'Nova Scotia' hauling Train No.350 to Kalutara
My first video which I posted after 3 weeks due to my exams.. Also this is my First Video of M2a 592.. Video : Class M2a 592 'Nova Scotia' pulling into Mount Lavinia Station hauling train...
Beautiful Singing bird at Zoo
Singing bird.
Ino's Bridal Dressings
Ino's Bridal Dressing is Sri Lnaka's one of unique and creative bridal dressing salon. Apart for Bridal Dressings, we are giving services of Haircuts, Facials, Bondings and many more beauty...
SLR's Class M6 785 departing Mount Lavinia Station hauling the Rajarata Rejina
This is my very first video of M6 785 ! I'm seeing this guy after 2 years ! :D She looks old now, not like earlier :P Enjoy the video...
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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.
University of Colombo
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University of Moratuwa
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Lotus Grove
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Ratmalana Airport
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St Peter's College, Colombo
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Bambalapitiya
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University of Sri Jayewardenepura
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Kandawala
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Isipathana Vidyalaya
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Informatics Institute of Technology
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Lanka Hospitals
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Wellawatte
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Amal International School
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Anula Vidyalaya
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Yachting Association of Sri Lanka
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National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka
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Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall
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Lunawa
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Saifee Villa
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Colombo University Observatory
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Colombo South International College
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CR & FC Grounds
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St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa
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Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies
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St. Joseph's Boys' College, Nugegoda
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