Nakchok
in East District of Sikkim, India

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
27.402 and 88.776 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 27° 24' 8" and E 88° 46' 34"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rupee - INR
Spoken languages:
English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:52 PM (Sunday)
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
4:57 am and 6:06 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for India in Southern Asia

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Discover Nakchok

Nakchok in East District (Sikkim) is a town in India about 709 mi (or 1,142 km) east of New Delhi, the country's capital city.

Current time in Nakchok is now 04:52 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Nakchok. The closest is airport we know is Paro Airport in Bhutan in a distance of 40 mi (or 64 km). The closest airport in India is Bagdogra Airport in a distance of 57 mi (or 64 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gangtok, Xarsingma, Ha, Pagri and Samtse. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F

Morning Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 84 °F
Night Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 22%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 4% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Monday, 29th of April 2024

31°C (88 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

30°C (87 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

30°C (86 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Trip to Changu Lake (Alt:12400 ft), Sikkim ( Sikkim & Darjeeling Tour 2013 , Part 2 of 6)

Published: July 13, 2013
Length: 53:49 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Partha Dan

Trip to Changu Lake (Alt:12400 ft), Sikkim.


Trip to Tsongmo Lake

Published: February 21, 2015
Length: 05:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Anirban Chakraborty

Dangerous roads and turns when I was going to Tsongmo Lake...much excitement and fun.


Changu Lake or Tsomgo Lake in Gangtok, Sikkim - North East Himalayas - Tours & Travel

Published: April 08, 2014
Length: 09:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Soumya Roy

Changu Lake or Tsomgo Lake (means "source of lake" in Bhutia language) is located about 40 kms from Gangtok, Sikkim at an altitude of 3780 m (12400 ft) on the way to Nathu La passes. Roads...


New Baba Mandir (HarbhajanSingh Temple) near Changu Lake at Gangtok, Sikkim - Tours and travels

Published: April 08, 2014
Length: 31:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Soumya Roy

New Baba Mandir (Major Harbhajan Singh Temple) near Changu Lake (Tsomgo Lake) at Gangtok, Sikkim - Tours and travels. Tsomgo Lake or Changu Lake is a chilly lake in the East Sikkim, India,...


SNOWFALL IN GANGTOK_CHANGU LAKE_SIKKIM_INDIA

Published: September 05, 2014
Length: 00:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Anindya Karmakar

Tsongmo Lake or Changu Lake is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim, India, some 40 kilometers (25 mi) away from Gangtok at elevation of 3780 m (12400 ft). Th...


In the way of Tsomgo Lake, Sikkim. Surrounded by heavy cloud.

Published: May 01, 2014
Length: 30:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Anoop Kumar

While returning from Tsongo Lake and Harabhajan Baba mandir we stopped for some tea break and there was cloud all around. It was so dense that we literally c...


Around Gangtok

Published: February 13, 2009
Length: 10:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Shantanu Roy Biswas

Destinations like Tsogmo/Changu Lake, Nathula, Tukla etc. are worth visiting. To know more about the destination - http://ghummakar-biswas.blogspot.in/2011/12/sikkim-visiting-north-east.html...


Himalayan Ride - Gangtok in HD

Published: April 19, 2012
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Harish Durairaj

A jeep ride in Himalayas, On the way to Nathalla pass (China border).


Way to Nathula in December

Published: January 11, 2014
Length: 41:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: abhijit vyas


Travel || High altitude passenger ropeway || Tsmogo or Changu lake || East Sikkim || India ...

Published: May 08, 2018
Length: 48:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Kuhu's fantasy

This high altitude passenger ropeway was inaugurated at Tsmogo in East Sikkim has been thrown open to the public, state tourism department .The ropeway is ...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Lake Tsongmo

Tsongmo Lake or Changu Lake is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim, India, some 40 kilometres away from Gangtok at altitude of 3,780 m . The road to Nathu La passes the lake on north side. The Chinese border crossing is only some 5 kilometres east-northeast in a straight line, but some 18 kilometres by road. Indian Postal Service released a commemorative stamp on the lake on 6 November 2006.

Located at 27.3753, 88.7639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Sacred lakes of Sikkim, East Sikkim district, Glacial lakes of India