Watch Tower
Watch Tower is a scenic viewpoint in Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal. Watch Tower is situated nearby to Wild Life Sanctuary -Deer Park, as well as near Deer Park lake.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary and Ghantatala.
Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary
Protected area
Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1977. This wooded area is located near Bolpur Santiniketan in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 1 km southwest of Watch Tower.
Ghantatala
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
Ghantatala is situated 1¼ km southeast of Watch Tower.
Sangit Bhavana
Building
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
Sangit Bhavana, of Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, started functioning as a part of Kala Bhavana in 1919 and as a separate institution in 1933. It was established by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Sangit Bhavana is situated 1 km southeast of Watch Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santiniketan and Prantik.
Santiniketan
Photo: Sujay25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santiniketan, also spelt Shantiniketan, is a town in the Birbhum district of West Bengal and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Deeply associated with the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and his brainchild Visva-Bharati University, around 1.2 million people visit Santiniketan for its unique blend of education, culture, and nature.
Sriniketan
Village
Sriniketan is a neighbourhood of Surul in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is adjacent to Santiniketan and houses the second campus of Visva-Bharati University.
Watch Tower
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum, Rarh, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.68719° or 23° 41′ 14″ northLongitude
87.67605° or 87° 40′ 34″ eastOpen location code
7MM9MMPG+VCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4679495289OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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