# Stonycliff GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/stonycliff/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Stonycliff Stonycliff is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **6.40 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.4km² - 1,312 mtypical elevation ## Where is Stonycliff? Stonycliff 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 6 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/), [Hydree](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/hydree/), [Kotagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/kotagala/), [Kuduoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/kuduoya/) and [Mount Vernon](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/mount-vernon/). By area it is the 2183rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Stonycliff is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9512° N, 80.5933° E. Local names: ස්ටෝනික්ලිප් . 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 Stonycliff Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Stonycliff. - Springkell - Stony Cliff 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Stonycliff Named natural and historic features inside Stonycliff, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Dimbula - Taprobane Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Stonycliff and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 393 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 19 108 Feb 19 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 21 164 Jun 20 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 20 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 19 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Stonycliff Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Watawala Government Hospital · Watawala 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94318&mlon=80.54029#map=17/6.94318/80.54029) Bank Regional Development Bank · Kotagala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92542&mlon=80.60778#map=17/6.92542/80.60778) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kuduoya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92265&mlon=80.60272#map=17/6.92265/80.60272) Hotel Harrington Heritage · Kuduoya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92203&mlon=80.58354#map=17/6.92203/80.58354) Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) School N/Cambridge College, Kotagala · Kotagala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92544&mlon=80.60831#map=17/6.92544/80.60831) College ESOFT Metro College - Hatton · Hatton South 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89350&mlon=80.59676#map=17/6.89350/80.59676) Police station Watawala Police Station · Watawala 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94561&mlon=80.53777#map=17/6.94561/80.53777) 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 - Mount Vernon - Nagasena - Rahanwatta - Sandrinham - Thalawakele - Thangakele - Waltrim - Watagoda - Weverly - Yulefield ## Quick answers - Where is Stonycliff?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Stonycliff?Bogahawatta, Dimbula, Hydree, Kotagala, Kuduoya and Mount Vernon - How many villages are in Stonycliff?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Stonycliff?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Stonycliff?Watawala Government Hospital, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Stonycliff?Regional Development Bank, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Stonycliff?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Stonycliff?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Stonycliff?LK2327105 (OCHA common operational dataset)