Some Sri Lankans must still be sorting out their lives after the tsunami. None of Jay's relatives were affected by the devastation. All that news coverage has made our trip there seem like an eternity ago.I carried my trusty Garmin eTrex Legend when travelling around Sri Lanka last autumn. Blog entries and large-format photos are available in my eJournal and images from September and October of 2004. (Check the label tags near the bottom of the left column to see travel entries from various trips to Sri Lanka.)
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Having a GPS was a fantastic way to measure distances when going by tuk-tuk and it provided access to interesting facts such as a trip's average speed. Furthermore, having the device during a walk meant we'd always be able to find our way back to our hotel.
I had been meaning to post some waypoints of Sri Lankan landmarks and towns. After all, it is data that others could find useful. If only the town's name is listed then the location is generally within sight of the municipal clock tower.
GPS WGS-84 Degree Decimals
ANARADHAPURA ISURUMUNIYAIf you are interested in receiving a .gpx or .loc file of this data, please request by email.
N8.334644 - E80.390191
ANARADHAPURA MILANO REST
N8.325069 - E80.416882
ANARADHAPURA MIRISAWETIYA
N8.344647 - E80.389109
ANARADHAPURA OLD BUS STAND
N8.322793 - E80.402801
ANARADHAPURA SACRED BO TREE
N8.344879 - E80.397189
ARUGAM BAY ALOHA CABANAS
N6.845226 - E81.831648
BATTICALOA
N7.714217 - E81.697649
CHILAW
N7.578397 - E79.794457
COLOMBO CLOCKTOWER
N6.936882 - E79.849199
COLOMBO FORT
N6.933611 - E79.850277
COLOMBO PETTA BUS
N6.937658 - E79.855347
DAMBULLA
N7.874215 - E80.651047
DAMBULLA ROCK TEMPLE
N7.856444 - E80.648583
HABARANA JUNCTION
N8.039939 - E80.755352
JA ELA
N7.081045 - E79.890935
JAFFNA BUS STAND
N9.666846 - E80.011721
JAFFNA KOVIL
N9.674477 - E80.029744
JAFFNA NAGADEEPA
N9.612507 - E79.774415
JAFFNA TELLIPPALAI
N9.775081 - E80.030137
JAFFNA YARRA CITY VILLAS
N9.665941 - E80.010728
KADURUWELA
N7.932015 - E81.031836
KANDY TEMPLE OF TOOTH (BY LAKE)
N7.292992 - E80.641127
MAHIYANGANA
N7.339841 - E80.992902
MAHIYANGANA SORABORAWEVA VILLAGE INN
N7.346142 - E80.996470
MAHIYANGANA VEDDHA VILLAGE
N7.417270 - E81.104253
MANNAR
N8.977004 - E79.913796
MEDIRGIRYA
N8.156171 - E80.996157
MIHINTALE
N8.351206 - E80.517786
MINUWANGODA
N7.168577 - E79.947159
MINUWANGODA JAY'S HOUSE
N7.179281 - E79.936866
MINUWANGODA YATIYANA JUNCTION
N7.172511 - E79.936551
MONARAGALA
N6.872113 - E81.352144
MONARAGALA VICTORY INN
N6.868328 - E81.347858
NEGOMBO
N7.208611 - E79.835833
NITTAMBUWA
N7.142252 - E80.096333
NUGEGODA
N6.873509 - E79.891061
NUGEGODA LAL'S HOME
N6.872903 - E79.901716
POLONNRUWA
N7.940648 - E80.998765
PUTTALAM
N8.028525 - E79.833726
RATNAPURA
N6.682679 - E80.402363
RATNAPURA OLD REST HOUSE
N6.682878 - E80.404378
RITIGALA
N8.118091 - E80.660367
RUWANVALI
N8.350087 - E80.396894
SIGIRIYA (ON TOP OF THE ROCK)
N7.957361 - E80.760218
SIGIRIYA LION'S PAW
N7.957883 - E80.760130
TANTIRMLAI
N8.572301 - E80.255381
TRINCOMALEE
N8.577417 - E81.234517
TRINCOMALEE FRENCH BEACH REST
N8.610594 - E81.219089
TRINCOMALEE HOT WATER SPRINGS
N8.604507 - E81.171240
TRINCOMALEE SWAMI ROCK
N8.582705 - E81.245586
VAVUNIYA
N8.753517 - E80.498074
VAVUNIYA VANNI INN
N8.751021 - E80.498543
VEYANGODA
N7.154103 - E80.057723
