Elliot's Beach
Besant Nagar, and the Karl Schmidt memorial.
- Where
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.9969, 80.2709
Get the Elliot's Beach stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Elliot's Beach. 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 Elliot's Beach
Marundeeswarar Temple 1.6 km
A temple at Thiruvanmiyur where Shiva is said to have taught the use of herbs.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple 4.1 km
A Dravidian temple in Mylapore with a gopuram covered in painted figures, rebuilt in the sixteenth century.
Santhome Basilica 4.1 km
One of only three churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle, in this case Thomas.
Guindy National Park 4.4 km
The smallest national park in India, three square kilometres of scrub forest left inside the city.
Parthasarathy Temple 6.4 km
An eighth century Pallava foundation at Triplicane, to Krishna as Arjuna's charioteer.
Marina Beach 6.5 km
Thirteen kilometres of sand along the Bay of Bengal, one of the longest urban beaches anywhere.
Thousand Lights Mosque 6.7 km
A Shia mosque of 1810 named for the lamps it took to light the assembly hall.
Valluvar Kottam 7.1 km
A temple chariot in concrete, with all thirteen hundred couplets.
More famous places to visit in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Elliot's Beach?
Elliot's Beach is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Marundeeswarar Temple (1.6 km), Kapaleeshwarar Temple (4.1 km), Santhome Basilica (4.1 km).
How do I get the Elliot's Beach stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Elliot's Beach 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 Elliot's Beach 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.