Karaikal Lighthouse

Karaikal Lighthouse is a lighthouse in . Karaikal Lighthouse is situated nearby to the park , as well as near .
Photo: RameshSharma1, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: A lighthouse on the east coast of India
  • Also known as: “Karikal Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karaikal railway station and Our Lady of Angels Church.

Railway station
is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway terminus, situated in the city of in the Union Territory of , India. is situated 1¼ km west of Karaikal Lighthouse.

Church
Photo: Nissar16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the oldest church in in the Union territory of Pondicherry, in . The current structure was built in Neo-Gothic architecture by the French Colonial Empire in 1822. is situated 2 km west of Karaikal Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karaikal and Neravy.

Photo: Jbuchholz, CC BY 3.0.
district, part of the discontiguous union territory of , is a small enclave within . and the other parts of Pondicherry are former French colonial territories in .

Village
, or Neravi, is a town and commune in the Karaikal District of , . The village lies 145 km south of Puducherry in the Puducherry district, and is located between Karaikal and . is situated 3½ km southwest of Karaikal Lighthouse.

Town
is a census town and commune in the Karaikal District of , . is situated at a distance of 6 kilometres to the south of Karaikal municipality. is situated 4½ km southwest of Karaikal Lighthouse.

Karaikal Lighthouse

Latitude
10.91406° or 10° 54′ 51″ north
Longitude
79.85055° or 79° 51′ 2″ east
Inception
September 12th, 1992
Height
15 metres (50 feet)
Open location code
7J2XWV72+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1553699624
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q141223861
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Satellite Map

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

“Karaikal Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Hindi: “कारैकाल दीपस् तंभ”

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