Dapoli
A Konkan town on a plateau above the sea, with the Harnai fish market below it and Murud and Karde beaches either side.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.7589, 73.1856
Get the Dapoli stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dapoli. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dapoli
Suvarnadurg 12 km
A sea fort off Harnai with a land fort facing it, and a hidden postern in the rock.
Panhalakaji Caves 14 km
Twenty nine caves in Ratnagiri that went from Buddhist to Nath over a thousand years.
Anjanvel Fort 21 km
Gopalgad, standing above the water at Anjanvel in Ratnagiri district.
Harihareshwar 31 km
The Dakshin Kashi, and the rock walk around the headland.
Pratapgad Fort 46 km
Where Shivaji met Afzal Khan in 1659 and left alone, on a spur above the Konkan with the sea visible below.
Jaigad Fort 51 km
A fort above the mouth of the Shastri, with the creek on one side and the sea on the other.
Mahabaleshwar 53 km
The Bombay Presidency's summer capital at thirteen hundred metres, source of the Krishna, and strawberries since the fifties.
Venna Lake 54 km
A lake dug by a Satara raja in 1842 at Mahabaleshwar, with boats and horses round it.
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Questions
Where is Dapoli?
Dapoli is in Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Suvarnadurg (12 km), Panhalakaji Caves (14 km), Anjanvel Fort (21 km).
How do I get the Dapoli stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dapoli and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dapoli before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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