Moon Plains

Moon Plains is a grassland in Sandathenna, Nuwara Eliya Divisional Secretariat, Central Province. Moon Plains is situated nearby to the hamlet Katumana, as well as near the evergreen forest Galway’s Land National Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bomburu Ella and Seetha Amman Temple.

Bomburu Ella

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Bomburu Ella, also known as Perawella Falls, is a waterfall in Uva-Paranagama Divisional Secretariat of Sri Lanka. It is located near the border of Nuwara Eliya and Badulla districts, approximately 15 km from Welimada town. Bomburu Ella is situated 2½ km east of Moon Plains.

Seetha Amman Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seetha Amman Temple, or Seetha Eliya Seethai Amman Thirukkovil, also known as Ashok Vatika Sita Temple, is a Vaishnavite Hindu temple located in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Sri Lanka. Seetha Amman Temple is situated 2 km south of Moon Plains.

Galway’s Land National Park

Evergreen forest

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Galways Land National Park is a small 27 ha national park consisting of dense montane forest. It is located within the city limits of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka, approximately 2 km east of the city centre. Galway’s Land National Park is situated 4 km northwest of Moon Plains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katumana and Nuwara Eliya.

Katumana

Hamlet

Katumana is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.

Nuwara Eliya

Photo: Pol van den Scheetek…, CC BY 3.0.

Nuwara Eliya is a city in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka. At 1,868 m altitude, the architecture and temperate climate gives it a very different feel from the rest of the country.

Kandapola

Village

Kandapola is a village in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. It is located within the Central Province. Kandapola is situated 5 km north of Moon Plains.

Moon Plains

Type: Grassland
Location: Sandathenna, Nuwara Eliya Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.95047° or 6° 57′ 2″ north

Longitude

80.8088° or 80° 48′ 32″ east

Open location code

6MR2XR25+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 496458246

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

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