Coonoor
The quieter Nilgiri station below Ooty, where the toy train stops for tea and Sim's Park has grown trees since 1874.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.3450, 76.7950
Get the Coonoor stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Coonoor. 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 Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Coonoor
Nilgiri Mountain Railway 0.3 km
The steepest rack railway in Asia, climbing from three hundred to twenty two hundred metres in forty six kilometres.
Doddabetta 9.0 km
The highest point in the Nilgiris.
Kotagiri 11 km
The oldest of the three Nilgiri hill stations, quieter than both the others, with tea to the horizon and Catherine Falls below.
Government Botanical Garden 12 km
Twenty two hectares laid out at Ooty in 1848, on the lower slopes above the town.
Pykara Falls 13 km
The shola, the lake and the boat.
Ooty 13 km
The Nilgiri hill station at twenty two hundred metres, reached by a rack railway that has run since 1908.
Pykara 25 km
A river the Todas hold sacred, rising at Mukurthi peak above Ooty.
Masinagudi 30 km
A village in the elephant corridor between Mudumalai and Bandipur, where the animals cross the road at dusk.
More famous places to visit in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Coonoor?
Coonoor is in Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nilgiri Mountain Railway (0.3 km), Doddabetta (9.0 km), Kotagiri (11 km).
How do I get the Coonoor stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Coonoor and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Coonoor before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu 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.