Local favourite beach · Puttalam, Sri Lanka
Anchor Point
Anchor Point is a beach in Puttalam, Sri Lanka.
Anchor Point: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Anchor Point
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Anchor Point — distance from nearby cities
- From Anuradhapura (LK): about 98 km by road (78 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anuradhapura
- From Dambulla (LK): about 145 km by road (116 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla
- From Sigiriya (LK): about 155 km by road (124 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
- From Negombo (LK): about 157 km by road (126 km straight line) · directions · more places near Negombo
- From Polonnaruwa (LK): about 190 km by road (152 km straight line) · directions · more places near Polonnaruwa
Coordinates: 8.31720, 79.69409. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Anchor Point
- Dutch Reformed Church · church · Puttalam · ~15 km · Must-see
- St. Anne's National Shrine - Thalawila | . · church · Puttalam · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Wilpattu National Park · sanctuary · Anuradhapura · ~53 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Dorric Fort · attraction · Mannar · ~72 km · Must-see
- Kalpitti Beach · beach · Puttalam · ~11 km · Well liked
- Sinna Erumativu · sanctuary · Puttalam · ~12 km
- Erumativu · sanctuary · Puttalam · ~14 km
- Kalpitiya Dutch Fort · fort · Puttalam · ~15 km
- Uchchimuni beach · beach · Puttalam · ~16 km · Well liked
- Ippantivu · sanctuary · Puttalam · ~16 km
- Puttalam Beach Park · beach · Puttalam · ~45 km · Well liked
- Thabbowa Wewa View Point · lake · Puttalam · ~52 km
- Saliya Wewa · lake · Anuradhapura · ~59 km
- Solay Wewa · lake · Anuradhapura · ~64 km
- Anamaduwa Paramakanda Cave Temple · cave · Puttalam · ~71 km · Well liked
- Hindu Temple · temple · Puttalam · ~11 km
- Oddakarentivu · sanctuary · Puttalam · ~11 km
- Anawasal · beach · Puttalam · ~13 km
Other beaches & coast near Anchor Point
- Palk Bay · beach · Kilinochchi · ~141 km · Must-see
- Kalpitti Beach · beach · Puttalam · ~11 km · Well liked
- Uchchimuni beach · beach · Puttalam · ~16 km · Well liked
- Puttalam Beach Park · beach · Puttalam · ~45 km · Well liked
- Vankalai Beach · beach · Mannar · ~87 km · Well liked
- Keeri Beach · beach · Mannar · ~96 km
- Chilaw Beach · beach · Puttalam · ~104 km · Well liked
- Arichal Munai Beach · beach · Ramanathapuram · ~121 km · Highly rated
- Old City Beach · beach · Ramanathapuram · ~122 km · Highly rated
- Marawila Beach · beach · Puttalam · ~127 km · Well liked
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Frequently asked
Is Anchor Point safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Anchor Point yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Anchor Point?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Anchor Point from Anuradhapura?
Anchor Point is about 98 km by road from Anuradhapura (78 km straight line), 145 km from Dambulla and 155 km from Sigiriya. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Anchor Point?
Nearby: Dutch Reformed Church (church, 15 km), St. Anne's National Shrine - Thalawila | . (church, 28 km), Wilpattu National Park (sanctuary, 53 km), Dorric Fort (attraction, 72 km), Kalpitti Beach (beach, 11 km), Sinna Erumativu (sanctuary, 12 km).