# Mount Vernon GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/mount-vernon/

Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division 

# Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **3.35 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.4km²

## Where is Mount Vernon?

Mount Vernon lies in [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Bogahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/bogahawatta/), [Dimbula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/dimbula/), [Dunukedeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/dunukedeniya/), [Stonycliff](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/stonycliff/) and [Watagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/watagoda/). By area it is the 4469th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Mount Vernon is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9591° N, 80.6226° E. Local names: මවුන්ට් වර්නෝන් .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Villages and localities in Mount Vernon

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mount Vernon.

- Mount Vernon
- Mountvernon State

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Mount Vernon and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mount Vernon

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medecombra GH · Medakumbura North 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=80.63902#map=17/6.97996/80.63902) 

Bank Bank Of Ceylone, kotagala branch · Kotagala 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92489&mlon=80.60952#map=17/6.92489/80.60952) 

ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Drayton 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93093&mlon=80.62073#map=17/6.93093/80.62073) 

Hotel Devon Palace - Thalawakelle · Devon 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95155&mlon=80.63615#map=17/6.95155/80.63615) 

Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) 

School Beramana School · Beramana 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99356&mlon=80.62758#map=17/6.99356/80.62758) 

College High Tech Campus · Thalawakele 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93935&mlon=80.66013#map=17/6.93935/80.66013) 

Police station Hatton Police Station · Hatton North 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89408&mlon=80.59875#map=17/6.89408/80.59875) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other GN divisions in Thalawakele DS Division

- Agarapathana
- Albion
- Balmoral
- Bearwell
- Bogahawatta
- Braemore
- Coombewood
- Dayagama East
- Dayagama West
- Devon
- Dimbula
- Drayton
- Eildonhall
- Elbedda
- Glasgow
- Great Western
- Hallbrook
- Henfold
- Hollyrood
- Kotagala
- Kuduoya
- Lindula
- Lippakelle
- Nagasena
- Rahanwatta
- Sandrinham
- Stonycliff
- Thalawakele
- Thangakele
- Waltrim
- Watagoda
- Weverly
- Yulefield

## Quick answers

- Where is Mount Vernon?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mount Vernon?Bogahawatta, Dimbula, Dunukedeniya, Stonycliff and Watagoda
- How many villages are in Mount Vernon?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mount Vernon?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mount Vernon?Medecombra GH, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mount Vernon?Bank Of Ceylone, kotagala branch, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mount Vernon?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mount Vernon?Ceypetco, about 3.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mount Vernon?LK2327010 (OCHA common operational dataset)