Observatory

Observatory is a neighborhood in , . Observatory is situated nearby to the locality , 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 2½ km east of Observatory.

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.

Observatory

Latitude
10.22855° or 10° 13′ 43″ north
Longitude
77.46428° or 77° 27′ 51″ east
Open location code
7J2V6FH7+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11184171082
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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