Point Pedro Post Office

Point Pedro Post Office is a post office in Vadamaradchi North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province. Point Pedro Post Office is situated nearby to Urban Council Library, as well as near the Hindu temple Paruthithurai Sivan Kovil.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Velautham Maha Vidyalayam and Hartley College.

Velautham Maha Vidyalayam

School

Velautham Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. Velautham Maha Vidyalayam is situated 270 metres south of Point Pedro Post Office.

Hartley College is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1838 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. The school is named after Wesleyan priest and missionary Rev. Hartley. Hartley College is situated 620 metres northwest of Point Pedro Post Office.

Point Pedro Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Point Pedro Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Point Pedro in northern Sri Lanka. Built in 1916, the 32 metres white lighthouse has a round masonry tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is dwarfed by a vast communication tower for the Sri Lanka Navy. Point Pedro Lighthouse is situated 1½ km east of Point Pedro Post Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Pedro and Thumpalai.

Point Pedro

Town

Photo: Mayooresan, GFDL.

Point Pedro, also known as Paruthithurai is a town, located in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, at the northernmost point of the island. Cotton is produced around Point Pedro in the fertile calcic red latosol soils.

Thumpalai

Village

Thumpalai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.

Alvai

Village

Alvai or Alvaay is a coastal village in Vadamaraadchi, northern Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. It is located 30 kilometers from the city of Jaffna or 5 kilometers from the town of Point Pedro. Panai Munai, the northernmost point of Sri Lanka, is in Alvai. Alvai is situated 3½ km west of Point Pedro Post Office.

Point Pedro Post Office

Type: Post office
Location: Vadamaradchi North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.82359° or 9° 49′ 25″ north

Longitude

80.23698° or 80° 14′ 13″ east

Open location code

6MX2R6FP+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1148495473

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=post_office

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Notable Places Nearby

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