Ooty
The Nilgiri hill station at twenty two hundred metres, reached by a rack railway that has run since 1908.
- Where
- Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.4086, 76.6939
Get the Ooty stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ooty. 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 Ooty
Pykara Falls 1.1 km
The shola, the lake and the boat.
Government Botanical Garden 2.2 km
Twenty two hectares laid out at Ooty in 1848, on the lower slopes above the town.
Doddabetta 4.7 km
The highest point in the Nilgiris.
Pykara 12 km
A river the Todas hold sacred, rising at Mukurthi peak above Ooty.
Nilgiri Mountain Railway 13 km
The steepest rack railway in Asia, climbing from three hundred to twenty two hundred metres in forty six kilometres.
Coonoor 13 km
The quieter Nilgiri station below Ooty, where the toy train stops for tea and Sim's Park has grown trees since 1874.
Masinagudi 19 km
A village in the elephant corridor between Mudumalai and Bandipur, where the animals cross the road at dusk.
Kotagiri 19 km
The oldest of the three Nilgiri hill stations, quieter than both the others, with tea to the horizon and Catherine Falls below.
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Questions
Where is Ooty?
Ooty is in Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pykara Falls (1.1 km), Government Botanical Garden (2.2 km), Doddabetta (4.7 km).
How do I get the Ooty stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ooty 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 Ooty 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.
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