Guruhela
in Province of Uva, Sri Lanka

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
6.911 and 81.314 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 6° 54' 39" and E 81° 18' 48"
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: 10:36 AM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Asia/Colombo
UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:59 am and 5:45 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Guruhela

Guruhela in Province of Uva is located in Sri Lanka about 101 mi (or 162 km) east of Colombo, the country's capital.

Local time in Guruhela is now 10:36 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Guruhela, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is Arugam Bay SPB in a distance of 35 mi (or 57 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 Central Highlands of Sri Lanka in a distance of 51 mi (or 83 km), North-West.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Badulla, Kandy, 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: 20°C / 68 °F

Morning Temperature 17°C / 63 °F
Evening Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Night Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 78%
Air Pressure 1007 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 28th of November 2024

23°C (73 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Friday, 29th of November 2024

22°C (71 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 30th of November 2024

23°C (74 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Beautiful Valley with Rice Paddy (01)

Published: October 12, 2011
Length: 37:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: NickVenture1

A rice field somewhere in South Eastern Sri Lanka is adding to the beautiful tropical nature its neat green surfaces. About Rice fields:A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used...


Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Jungle Tree Roots

Published: October 22, 2011
Length: 17:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: NickVenture1

A nice tree with plenty of roots growing wild in the jungle somewhere in South East Sri Lanka.


Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Pepper Tutorial Jungle,Pfeffer,Poivre

Published: October 16, 2011
Length: 16:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: NickVenture1

My amateurish Explanations about Pepper done right beside the Plants growing in the jungle somewhere in the South Eastern region of Sri Lanka.About Pepper:Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a ...


Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Mosquito Net,Nice Jungle View (01)

Published: October 16, 2011
Length: 16:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: NickVenture1

Waking up well recovered by noises of nature and sunrays, and not by insect stings, thanks to the absolutly necessary mosquito net. Be aware to place your bed far enough from coconut trees...


Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Mosquito Net,Nice Jungle View (03)

Published: October 19, 2011
Length: 42:08 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: NickVenture1

Waking up well recovered by noises of nature and sunrays, and not by insect stings, thanks to the absolutly necessary mosquito net. Be aware to place your bed far enough from coconut trees...


Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Waterfall,Chute,Cataract,Carved Rocks

Published: October 15, 2011
Length: 37:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: NickVenture1

Water is pouring from a mountain towards the lower valley overpassing over a cliff and rocks worked and reshaped since thousands of years by this hydraulic power able to dig holes into the...


Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Coffee Plant Jungle

Published: October 16, 2011
Length: 20:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: NickVenture1

A coffee plant is showing coffee seeds somewhere in a jungle garden in the Monaragala area.


Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Beautiful Rice Paddy Terraces (11)

Published: October 22, 2011
Length: 16:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: NickVenture1

A rice field somewhere beside Monaragala a town in South Eastern Sri Lanka is adding to the beautiful tropical nature its neat green surfaces. About Rice fields:A paddy field is a flooded parcel...


Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Jungle River (02)

Published: October 16, 2011
Length: 59:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: NickVenture1

Snapshot View of a Jungle River. Ancient trees give shade to this beautiful scenery created by the flow of the Kumbukkan Oya (River) in the Monaragala Area.


Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Insect Nymph in Jungle River (01)

Published: October 17, 2011
Length: 19:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: NickVenture1

Some Insect lives in the shallow water of a jungle river. Probably a nymphe stage of a dragonfly or damselfly.


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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.

A22 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 22 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects Passara with Moneragala. The A 22 passes through Badalkumbura to reach Moneragala.

Located at 6.89899, 81.2819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Highways in Sri Lanka

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