Vainu Bappu Observatory
An observatory in the Javadi hills at Kavalur, where India does a good deal of its own looking at the sky.
- Where
- Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.5748, 78.8205
Get the Vainu Bappu Observatory stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vainu Bappu Observatory. 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 Vainu Bappu Observatory
Yelagiri 20 km
A small hill station with a large lake.
Amirthi Zoological Park 31 km
A small zoo in the Vellore hills, open since 1967, with a waterfall inside it.
Sathanur Dam 44 km
A dam across the Thenpennai among the Chennakesava hills, thirty kilometres out of Tiruvannamalai.
Sripuram Golden Temple 44 km
Fifteen hundred kilograms of gold foil, laid by hand.
Arunachaleswarar Temple 47 km
The fire element, and the hill walked around at full moon.
Sri Ramanasramam 47 km
The ashram that grew around Ramana Maharshi at the foot of Arunachala, where he lived from 1922 until 1950. Visitors still sit in the old hall where he received them, and walk the hill he never left.
Jalakandeswarar Temple 51 km
A Vijayanagara temple inside Vellore fort, used as a garrison store for a century and reconsecrated in 1981.
Vellore Fort 51 km
A moat with crocodiles, and the first sepoy mutiny.
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Questions
Where is Vainu Bappu Observatory?
Vainu Bappu Observatory is in Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Yelagiri (20 km), Amirthi Zoological Park (31 km), Sathanur Dam (44 km).
How do I get the Vainu Bappu Observatory stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vainu Bappu Observatory 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 Vainu Bappu Observatory 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.
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