St.Thomas Catholic Church
St.Thomas Catholic Church is a church in Point Pedro East, Vadamaradchi North Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. St.Thomas Catholic Church is situated nearby to the marketplace Fish market, as well as near the hospital Primary Medical Care Unit Point Pedro.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Point Pedro Lighthouse and Velautham Maha Vidyalayam.
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 710 metres east of St.Thomas Catholic Church.
Velautham Maha Vidyalayam
School
Velautham Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. Velautham Maha Vidyalayam is situated 1 km southwest of St.Thomas Catholic Church.
Hartley College
School
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 1 km west of St.Thomas Catholic Church.
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.
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 4 km west of St.Thomas Catholic Church.
St.Thomas Catholic Church
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Point Pedro East, Vadamaradchi North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.82761° or 9° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
80.24324° or 80° 14′ 36″ eastOpen location code
6MX2R6HV+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 635889535OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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