Why visit Wellington
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 14 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Black Bridge.
Weather in Wellington
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About Wellington
Wellington (Native name: Jakkatalla (Badaga)) is a town in the Nilgiris District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Coonoor on the NH-181. The town includes the Wellington Bazaar, and the Wellington Cantonment. The Wellington Cantonment is home to The Madras Regimental Centre (MRC) and The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC). The Nilgiri passenger train passes through Wellington, which also has a railway station.
From the Wikipedia article Wellington, Tamil Nadu (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes14
2 more on the map.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship10
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare20
Map of Wellington
67 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 47 km away.
- Ooty 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Coimbatore 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
- Mannārakkāt 54 km southwest, about 54 min by car
- Nilambūr 62 km west, about 1 h by car
- Palakkad 67 km south, about 1 h by car
- Perintalmanna 75 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cherpulassery 75 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Manjeri 77 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ottapalam 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Malappuram 85 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Wellington Railway Station, Shrikar Galgali, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sims park-1-coonoor-ooty-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
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