Saint Andrews
Saint Andrews is an estate in Seethagangula, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Central Province and has an elevation of 1,401 metres. Saint Andrews is situated nearby to the town Dalhousie, as well as near the locality Nallatanniya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Adam’s Peak and Maskeliya Dam.
Adam’s Peak
Peak
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Adam's Peak is a 2,243-metre-tall conical sacred mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada, a 1.8 m rock formation resembling a footprint near the summit whose name is also used for the mountain itself. Adam’s Peak is situated 3½ km west of Saint Andrews.
Maskeliya Dam
Dam
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maskeliya Dam is a large gravity dam at Maskeliya, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Along with the Castlereigh Dam, the dams are the highest point and beginning of the Laxapana Hydropower Complex, involving a number of dams, penstocks, and hydroelectric power stations. Maskeliya Dam is situated 3½ km northeast of Saint Andrews.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalhousie and Maskeliya.
Dalhousie
Town
Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalhousie, Nallathanniya or Delhousie is a village in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The village is two hours from Hatton city and situated en route to Adam's Peak. The village borrowed its name from a nearby tea estate.
Maskeliya
Town
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Maskeliya is a town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the site of the 1974 crash of Martinair Flight 138, the worst air disaster in Sri Lanka. Maskeliya is situated 5 km east of Saint Andrews.
Sabaragamuwa
Sabaragamuwa is a province in Sri Lanka. It is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, the Sabara, an Indic term referring to hunter-gatherer tribes.
Saint Andrews
- Type: Estate
- Also known as: “Saint Andrews Group”
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Seethagangula, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.8179° or 6° 49′ 4″ northLongitude
80.528° or 80° 31′ 41″ eastElevation
1,401 metres (4,596 feet)Open location code
6MR2RG9H+56GeoNames ID
7546462
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