Why visit Mettur
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Mettur Dam Park.
Weather in Mettur
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About Mettur
Mettur is an industrial and tourist town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam which is the largest dam in south India.
From the Wikipedia article Mettur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare20
Map of Mettur
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Getting there and nearby towns
Salem Airport (SXV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 29 km away.
- Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Vīrnūr 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Kulattūr 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Vanavasi 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Nangavalli 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Āvadattūr 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Salem 41 km east, about 41 min by car
- Yercaud 44 km east, about 44 min by car
- Erode 50 km south, about 50 min by car
- Rasipuram 56 km southeast, about 56 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mettur dam park-3-mettur dam-salem-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY 4.0
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