Great Circle
Great Circle is a recreation area in Getambe, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Central Province. Great Circle is situated nearby to the garden Roses, as well as near the government office Tea Small Holdings Development Authority.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peradeniya Junction railway station and Kingswood College.
Peradeniya Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dan arndt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peradeniya Junction is a railway station on the Main railway line of Sri Lanka, situated between Kathaluwa and Koshinna railway stations. It is the 45th railway station on the Main line and situated about 115 kilometres away from the Colombo Fort Railway Station, at an elevation of about 476 metres above sea level. Peradeniya Junction railway station is situated 1½ km south of Great Circle.
Kingswood College
School
Photo: Hasindu2008, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingswood College, Kandy is a public day and boarding school for boys in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The school educates over 3,500 students from primary to secondary levels and is staffed by more than 300 faculty members. Kingswood College is situated 2½ km east of Great Circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peradeniya and Getambe.
Peradeniya
Suburb
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peradeniya is a suburb of the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka with about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the A1 main road, a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre.
Gannoruwa
Village
Gannoruwa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Gannoruwa has its own historical connections. In 1638, the Battle of Gannoruwa was fought between the Portuguese and the Sinhala forces under King Rajasinha ll and Prince Vijayapala on this land.
Great Circle
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Getambe, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.27203° or 7° 16′ 19″ northLongitude
80.59523° or 80° 35′ 43″ eastOpen location code
6MV27HCW+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 342846951OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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