Samkona
in Darjiling of West Bengal, India
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Bagdogra Airport (23 mi) -
Bhadrapur Airport (33 mi) -
Thakurgaon Airport (69 mi) - Tumling Tar Airport (71 mi)
- Biratnagar Airport (73 mi)
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Paro Airport (75 mi) - Bhojpur Airport (77 mi)
- Cooch Behar Airport (86 mi)
- Sagarmatha National Park (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 27.009 and 88.296 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 27° 0' 31" and E 88° 17' 44"
- 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: 09:50 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:07 am and 6:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe - References
- 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: 2024-04-20 08:25:34
Discover Samkona
Samkona in Darjiling (West Bengal) is a place in India about 685 mi (or 1,103 km) east of New Delhi, the country's capital city.
Current time in Samkona is now 09:50 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Samkona. The closest airport in India is Bagdogra Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal at a distance of 107 mi (or 173 km). If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ilam, Gangtok, Jalpaiguri, Samtse and Xarsingma. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 41% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 15% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
25°C (77 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
26°C (80 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
28°C (83 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ging Tea House
Little Tibet Resort
Montana Hotel
HOTEL IVY CASTLE DARJEELING
Central Nirvana Resort
Villa Everest
Mayfair Darjeeling
Pine Tree Spa and Resorts
Ramada Darjeeling Gandhi Road
Summit Swiss Heritage Hotel
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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.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the "Toy Train", is a 2ft narrow gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in West Bengal. Built between 1879 and 1881, the railway is about 78 kilometres long. Its elevation level varies from about 100 metres at New Jalpaiguri to about 2,200 metres at Darjeeling.
Senchal Lake
Senchal lake, located 10 km to the south-east of Darjeeling, is the main reservoir of potable water for the town of Darjeeling, India. The lake is located at an altitude of 8,160 ft atop a hill. The hill also has one of the highest golf courses in the world. Senchal is a favourite picnic spot. A tourist lodge at Senchal provides accommodation to tourists. This lake is a part of the Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary.
Lloyd's Botanical Garden
Lloyd's Botanical Garden, or Darjeeling Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden in Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Tiger Hill, Darjeeling
Tiger Hill is the summit of Ghoom, the highest railway station on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is famous for the panoramic views it offers of Mount Everest along with Kangchenjunga. It is 11 km from the town of Darjeeling and can be reached either by jeep or by foot through Chowrasta, Alubari (incidentally the oldest tea plantation in Darjeeling) or Jorebangla and then climbing up the incline to the summit, which takes about 2 hours at an easy pace.
Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling
Raj Bhavan (Hindi for Government House) of Darjeeling is the Summer residence of the Governor of West Bengal, It is located in the city of Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)
Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Darjeeling in West Bengal. While six assembly segments are in Darjeeling district, one assembly segment is in Uttar Dinajpur district.
Windamere Hotel
Windamere Hotel, built in the 1930s, is a heritage hotel situated on Observatory Hill, in Darjeeling, India.
Southfield College
Southfield College was founded as Loreto College in Darjeeling in August 1961 as a women's college. At the request of the government of West Bengal, the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Darjeeling Loreto Educational Society agreed to take care of its management. However, due to the lack of personnel, the Loreto nuns were compelled to hand over the college to the government of West Bengal, hence to be run as Southfield College.
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