Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal is a town in , and has an elevation of 1,791 metres. Kodaikanal is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kodaikanal Lake and Kodaikanal Solar Observatory.

Lake
Photo: Lpriyatham, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Kodai Lake, is a manmade lake located in the city in Dindigul district in , . Sir Vere Henry Levinge, the then Collector of , was instrumental in creating the lake in 1863, amidst the Kodaikanal town which was developed by the British and early missionaries from USA.

Observatory
Photo: Marcus334, CC BY 2.5.
The is a solar owned and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is on the southern tip of the 4 kilometres from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kodaikanal.

Photo: Ramkumar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hill station in the Palani Hill Range. It offers beautiful surrounding nature and considerably lower temperatures than other places in . It lies 7,200 ft above sea level in the Dindigul District amongst the Western Ghats of India.

Kodaikanal

Latitude
10.2409° or 10° 14′ 27″ north
Longitude
77.4894° or 77° 29′ 22″ east
Population
115,000
Elevation
1,791 metres (5,876 feet)
Open location code
7J2V6FRQ+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 668284157
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
12684105
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Satellite Map

Discover Kodaikanal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Kodaikanal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوديكانال”

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