Charring Cross, Ooty
Charring cross is a junction in National Highway 67 (India) intersecting the commercial road and the Ooty-Coonoor road in Ooty, Tamil Nadu.[3] It is considered to be one of the most important[4] and beautiful places in Ooty.[5]The important landmark in charring cross is the Gandhi Statue.
Charring Cross | |
|---|---|
Junction | |
 Adams Fountain at Charring Cross, Ooty | |
| Country |  |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | The Nilgiris |
| Government | |
| • Body | Udagamandalam Municipality Corporation |
| Elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 643 001 |
| Telephone code | 0423 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 43 |
| Civic agency | Udagamandalam Municipality Corporation |
| Climate | Tropical wet (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,237 millimetres (48.7 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Temperature from Batchmates.com[2] | |
See also
- Government Rose Garden, Ooty
- Government Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam
- Ooty Lake
- Ooty Golf Course
- Stone House, Ooty
- Ooty Radio Telescope
- Mariamman temple, Ooty
- St. Stephen's Church, Ooty
- Kamaraj Sagar Dam
References
- "About Municipality". municipality.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- "Ooty: In the Lap of the Nilgiris". batchmates.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- "Ooty hill station". dhyansanjivani.org. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- "NILGIRIS DISTRICT - EXTRACT OF RULE 4(1)(b) OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005" (PDF). tnpolice.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- Swaminathan, K.P. (14 July 2008). "Nilgiris ruined". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
External links
- Ooty / Udhagai / Udhagamandalam / Oootacamund Official history and tourism page on www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in. (This site is maintained by the District Administration of the Nilgiris)
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