St John Baptist's

St John Baptist's: 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 church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit St John Baptist's

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.

How to reach St John Baptist's — distance from nearby cities

• From Jaffna (LK): about 0 km by road (0 km straight line) · directions · more places near Jaffna
• From Anuradhapura (LK): about 195 km by road (156 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anuradhapura
• From Trincomalee (LK): about 221 km by road (177 km straight line) · directions · more places near Trincomalee
• From Sigiriya (LK): about 257 km by road (206 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
• From Dambulla (LK): about 263 km by road (210 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla

Coordinates: 9.66091, 80.02517. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near St John Baptist's

• St. Mary's Cathedral Jaffna · church · Jaffna · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ellalan Jaffna Tourism & Adventures · attraction · Jaffna · ~2 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Dutch Fort · fort · Jaffna · ~2 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Kantharodai Archaeological Site - Kantharodai · fort · Jaffna · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nilavarai (Bottomless well) · lake · Jaffna · ~16 km · Must-see
• Uppu Aru Lagoon · lake · Jaffna · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dambakolapatuna Sri Sangamiththa Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Jaffna · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Karaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Hammenhiel · fort · Jaffna · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Eluvaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~30 km · Must-see
• Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~35 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nagadeepa Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~35 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Jaffna Lagoon · beach · Kilinochchi · ~41 km · Must-see
• Palk Bay · beach · Kilinochchi · ~53 km · Must-see
• Murukandy Pillayar Kovil · temple · Mullaitivu · ~72 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Jaffna Archaeological Museum · museum · Jaffna · ~1 km · Well liked

See everything within a day’s drive of St John Baptist's

Other churches near St John Baptist's

• St. Mary's Cathedral Jaffna · church · Jaffna · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St. Antony's Shrine · church · Jaffna · ~78 km · Must-see
• National Shrine of Our Lady of Madu · church · Mannar · ~115 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health · church · Nagapattinam · ~144 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Church · church · Nagapattinam · ~144 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St. Mary's Church, Sillalai · church · Jaffna · ~0 km
• St. Martin Church · church · Jaffna · ~0 km
• St. Martin's Seminary · church · Jaffna · ~0 km
• Arul Matha Church · church · Jaffna · ~0 km
• St John Baptist Church · church · Jaffna · ~1 km

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