Charring Cross, Ooty
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] | |
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.
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 17 July 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
 
External links[edit]
- 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)