Ashoka Pillar
Ashoka Pillar is a monument in Kodaikanal, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. Ashoka Pillar is situated nearby to Children Playground, as well as near Bryant Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kodaikanal Lake and Kodaikanal Solar Observatory.
Kodaikanal Lake
Lake
Kodaikanal Lake, also known as Kodai Lake, is a manmade lake located in the Kodaikanal city in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India. Sir Vere Henry Levinge, the then Collector of Madurai, was instrumental in creating the lake in 1863, amidst the Kodaikanal town which was developed by the British and early missionaries from USA.
Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
Observatory
The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is a solar observatory owned and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is on the southern tip of the Palani Hills 4 kilometres from Kodaikanal. Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is situated 3 km west of Ashoka Pillar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kodaikanal.
Kodaikanal
Kodaikanal is a hill station in the Palani Hill Range. It offers beautiful surrounding nature and considerably lower temperatures than other places in Tamil Nadu. It lies 7,200 ft above sea level in the Dindigul District amongst the Western Ghats of India.Ashoka Pillar
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Kodaikanal, Dindigul, Pandya Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.2299° or 10° 13′ 48″ north
Longitude
77.49179° or 77° 29′ 30″ east
Open location code
7J2V6FHR+XP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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