Ratangad
A fort above Bhandardara with a hole clean through the rock at its top, called the eye of the needle.
- Where
- Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 19.5000, 73.6900
Get the Ratangad stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ratangad. 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 Ratangad
Kalsubai 6.6 km
The highest point in Maharashtra, ladders and all.
Bhandardara 7.2 km
Arthur Lake, Randha Falls and the Milky Way.
Alang Fort 9.7 km
One of three forts on one ridge near Kalsubai, and the hardest of them to get up.
Harishchandragad 15 km
A fort with a temple, a cave and the Konkan Kada, a cliff that curves back over itself.
Malshej Ghat 20 km
Flamingos, waterfalls and cloud on the road.
Naneghat 23 km
A two thousand year old toll gate through the ghat.
Jivdhan 25 km
A hill fort at 1,145 metres in the Sahyadris above Ghatghar.
Kasara ghat 29 km
The climb the Mumbai to Nashik road and railway both make up the Western Ghats.
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Questions
Where is Ratangad?
Ratangad is in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kalsubai (6.6 km), Bhandardara (7.2 km), Alang Fort (9.7 km).
How do I get the Ratangad stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ratangad 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 Ratangad 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.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.