Growing Stone

Growing Stone: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Growing Stone

Season: October to February.

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 Growing Stone — distance from nearby cities

• From Jaffna (LK): about 46 km by road (37 km straight line) · directions · more places near Jaffna
• From Anuradhapura (LK): about 192 km by road (154 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anuradhapura
• From Trincomalee (LK): about 243 km by road (194 km straight line) · directions · more places near Trincomalee
• From Sigiriya (LK): about 260 km by road (208 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
• From Dambulla (LK): about 262 km by road (210 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla

Coordinates: 9.52034, 79.72114. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Growing Stone

• Nagadeepa Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Eluvaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Hammenhiel · fort · Jaffna · ~32 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St. Antony's Shrine · church · Jaffna · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kachchatheevu · river spot · Jaffna · ~32 km · Must-see
• Palk Bay · beach · Kilinochchi · ~33 km · Must-see
• Karaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ellalan Jaffna Tourism & Adventures · attraction · Jaffna · ~44 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Dutch Fort · fort · Jaffna · ~44 km · Well liked · Must-see
• St. Mary's Cathedral Jaffna · church · Jaffna · ~45 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~47 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Dambakolapatuna Sri Sangamiththa Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Jaffna · ~48 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kantharodai Archaeological Site - Kantharodai · fort · Jaffna · ~50 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~57 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nilavarai (Bottomless well) · lake · Jaffna · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dhanushkodi · fort · Ramanathapuram · ~63 km · Must-see
• Uppu Aru Lagoon · lake · Jaffna · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Growing Stone

Other other attractions near Growing Stone

• Ellalan Jaffna Tourism & Adventures · attraction · Jaffna · ~44 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Rameswaram TV Tower · attraction · Ramanathapuram · ~65 km · Must-see
• Dorric Fort · attraction · Mannar · ~107 km · Must-see
• MV Farah III · attraction · Mullaitivu · ~150 km · Must-see
• Baobab Tree · attraction · Jaffna · ~2 km
• Thiruvalluvar · attraction · Jaffna · ~2 km
• Pigeon nest · attraction · Jaffna · ~3 km
• Dutch Fort Ruins · attraction · Jaffna · ~3 km
• Neduntheevu · attraction · Jaffna · ~5 km
• Old horse stable · attraction · Jaffna · ~5 km

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