Naini Lake
A pear shaped lake in a bowl of hills, and the reason the town exists at all.
- Where
- Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 29.3856, 79.4592
Get the Naini Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Naini Lake. 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 Uttarakhand volume with your photos and a note.
Near Naini Lake
Nainital 0.9 km
A lake in a bowl of seven hills, found by a sugar trader in 1841 and a summer capital within twenty years.
Kainchi Dham 6.6 km
Neem Karoli Baba's ashram on a hairpin bend near Bhowali, visited by people who then built things.
Sattal 8.2 km
Seven lakes joined, and birds all winter.
Bhimtal 11 km
Bigger than Naini, with an island in it.
Mukteshwar 21 km
Chauli ki Jali, and a drop to the valley.
Ranikhet 29 km
Cantonment, golf course and no noise.
Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary 30 km
Three hundred kilometres of Himalaya from Zero Point.
Almora 33 km
A Chand kingdom capital on a horseshoe ridge, with a bazaar of carved wooden fronts and a view of Nanda Devi on a clear day.
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Questions
Where is Naini Lake?
Naini Lake is in Nainital, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nainital (0.9 km), Kainchi Dham (6.6 km), Sattal (8.2 km).
How do I get the Naini Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Naini Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttarakhand volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Naini Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttarakhand 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.