Coonoor
in Nilgiris District of State of Tamil Nādu, India
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Coimbatore International Airport (28 mi) - Calicut International Airport (59 mi)
- Mysore Airport (67 mi)
- Cochin International Airport (87 mi)
- Salem Airport (91 mi)
- Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (136 mi)
- Madurai Airport (137 mi)
- Bengaluru International Airport (142 mi)
- Mountain Railways of India (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Lady Canning’s Seat (observation point, (4 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 11.350 and 76.794 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 11° 20' 59" and E 76° 47' 37"
- 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: 06:06 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:58 am and 6:40 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-05-21 08:19:37
Discover Coonoor
Coonoor in Nilgiris District (State of Tamil Nādu) is a town in India about 1,195 mi (or 1,923 km) south of New Delhi, the country's capital city.
Current time in Coonoor is now 06:06 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Coonoor, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in India is Coimbatore International Airport in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Mountain Railways of India in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), North-East. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Trichur, Kozhikode, Bengaluru, Dasarahalli and Kollam. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 17% |
| Air Humidity | 93% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Thursday, 23rd of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 24th of May 2024
16°C (62 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 25th of May 2024
21°C (69 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Gateway Hotel Church Road
Hill Country Lovedale
Green Nest Resort
Hotel Preethi Classic Towers
MGM HILL WORTH RESORTS
Orchid Square A Boutique Hotel (23 Kms from Ooty)
Kurumba Village Resort
Sagar Holiday Resort
Sherlock Hotel
Sinclairs Ooty
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
The Valparai-Athirampally expedition Cyberwarrior's photos around Valparai, India (travel pics)
Preview of Cyberwarrior's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/cyberwarrior/valparai_trip/1146834840/tpod.html This blog preview was made...
Train to Mettupalayam
A coal fired steam engine X-37384 "Nilgiri Ratham",built by Swiss Locomotive Works, Winterthur in 1914 chugs downhill from Coonoor to Mettupalayam with a trainload of passengers. This engine...
India pt. 2 of 8 Coonoor
http://www.theworldlovefoundation.org Cool weather and tea fields. High in the Nilgiris are the answer to the heat of Tamil Nadu. The British built their homes here and the area is lush with...
DEOLPHIN NOSE( LOVERS POINT),COONOOR, TAMIL NADU, INDIA,(17- 10- 2009)
DEOLPHIN NOSE( LOVERS POINT),COONOOR, TAMIL NADU, INDIA,(17- 10- 2009),VDOGRAPHY AND EDITING BY Mr. JAYANTA KUMAR MANDAL.
Coonoor
Coonoor Town covering with mist.
Synchronised arrival at Coonoor
A train from Ooty reaches Coonoor 10 minutes ahead of schedule, powered by a bio-diesel YDM-4 locomotive # 6399, and changes track to reach Platform 2. At the same time the Udagamandalam ...
End of the rack section
The second new India-built oil fired steam engine, X 37397 chugs into Coonoor (1711 m) at the end of the rack railway, bringing the Nilagiri Passenger from Mettupalayam to Udagamandalam (Ooty),...
WAX WORLD (ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM) AT OOTY COONOOR ROAD,TAMIL NADU,INDIA,(17- 10 -2009)
WAX WORLD (ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM) AT OOTY COONOOR ROAD,TAMIL NADU,INDIA,(17- 10 -2009),VDOGRAPHY AND EDITING BY Mr. JAYANTA KUMAR MANDAL.
Racing up the mountain!
The second new India-built oil fired steam engine, X 37397, races uphill toward Coonoor on the rack railway, bringing a load of visitors to the ongoing Summer Festival at Udhagamandalam (Ooty),...
raja mobiles coonoor
RAJA MOBILES COONOOR cellphone service point .....the only and only cell phone service point in coonoor......visi @ RAJA MOBILES,,IUDB complex ,,coonoor-2.
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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.
Coonoor
Coonoor is a Taluk and a municipality in the Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its production of Nilgiri tea. Coonoor is located at an altitude of 1,850 m above sea level, and is the second largest hill station in the Nilgiri hills after Ooty. It is an ideal base for a number of trekking expeditions leading into the Nilgiris. The Nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport about 56 km from Coonoor town.
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. NMR comes under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Salem Division. In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the site then became known as "Mountain Railways of India.
Wellington, Tamil Nadu
Wellington is a town in The Nilgiris District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Wellington is home to The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), a premier tri-service training establishment that imparts training to middle level officers of the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces, friendly foreign countries and various Indian Civil Service departments. The Nilgiri Passenger train passes through Wellington, which has a railway station.
Nilgiri mountains
The Nilgiri, often referred to as the Nilgiri Hills, are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above 2,000 metres, in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu state at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India. They are part of the larger Western Ghats mountain chain making up the southwestern edge of the Deccan Plateau.
Droog Fort, Coonoor
Droog Fort (also called Bakasura Malai) is a historic fort located 15 kilometres from Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The fort was used as an outpost by Tipu Sultan in the 16th century. Today, the fort is in ruins, with only one wall remaining. The site attracts tourists, who reach the fort by hiking through the Nonsuch Tea Estate.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Coonoor.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Coonoor, কোনোর, કુન્નુર, कुन्नूर, ಕೂನೂರು, കുന്നൂർ, कूनूर, குன்னூர், 乔奥诺奥尔
