Pillar Rock

Pillar Rock is a locality in , . Pillar Rock is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kodaikanal Solar Observatory and Kodaikanal Lake.

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 .

Lake
Photo: Lpriyatham, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Kodai Lake, is a manmade lake located in the city in 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. is situated 3½ km northeast of Pillar Rock.

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.

Pillar Rock

Latitude
10.21012° or 10° 12′ 36″ north
Longitude
77.46567° or 77° 27′ 56″ east
Open location code
7J2V6F68+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11181480598
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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