Chail
Built by a Maharaja of Patiala after Shimla threw him out, with the highest cricket ground in the world at 2,444 metres.
- Where
- Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.9697, 77.1975
Get the Chail stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chail. 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 Himachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chail
Barog 14 km
A hill station on the Kalka to Shimla railway, sixty kilometres above Chandigarh.
Jakhoo Temple 15 km
The tallest Hanuman in the country, and monkeys who take glasses.
Christ Church Shimla 15 km
The second oldest church in north India, on the Ridge.
Naldehra 15 km
A golf course Lord Curzon laid out himself.
The Ridge 15 km
The open spine of the summer capital of British India, with Christ Church at one end and the mall below.
Kalka Shimla Railway 15 km
Ninety six kilometres, one hundred and two tunnels and eight hundred and sixty four bridges, built in narrow gauge in 1903.
Kufri 15 km
The nearest snow to the plains.
Rashtrapati Niwas 16 km
The Viceroy's lodge on Observatory Hill, where the decision to partition India was taken in 1945, and a scholars' institute since 1965.
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Questions
Where is Chail?
Chail is in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Barog (14 km), Jakhoo Temple (15 km), Christ Church Shimla (15 km).
How do I get the Chail stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chail and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Himachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chail before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Himachal Pradesh 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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