Sathanur Dam
A dam across the Thenpennai among the Chennakesava hills, thirty kilometres out of Tiruvannamalai.
- Where
- Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 12.1843, 78.8479
Get the Sathanur Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sathanur Dam. 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 Sathanur Dam
Sri Ramanasramam 23 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.
Arunachaleswarar Temple 24 km
The fire element, and the hill walked around at full moon.
Vainu Bappu Observatory 44 km
An observatory in the Javadi hills at Kavalur, where India does a good deal of its own looking at the sky.
Ulagalantha Perumal Temple, Tirukoyilur 46 km
Vishnu at Tirukkoyilur as Trivikrama, the one who measured the world in three steps.
Yelagiri 49 km
A small hill station with a large lake.
Gingee Fort 60 km
Three hills, one wall, and the Troy of the East.
Amirthi Zoological Park 65 km
A small zoo in the Vellore hills, open since 1967, with a waterfall inside it.
Mandagapattu Temple 67 km
Mahendravarman's first rock-cut temple, with an inscription boasting it used no brick, timber, metal or mortar.
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Questions
Where is Sathanur Dam?
Sathanur Dam is in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sri Ramanasramam (23 km), Arunachaleswarar Temple (24 km), Vainu Bappu Observatory (44 km).
How do I get the Sathanur Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sathanur Dam 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 Sathanur Dam 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.