Southwick, Ooty
Southwick | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
 Mountain view in Southwick | |
  Southwick Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°24′16″N 76°42′46″E / 11.404457°N 76.712843°E | |
| Country |  India |
| 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 | 91423 |
| 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] | |
Southwick is a suburb in Ooty town. It is located on the NH 67 road from Ooty to Coonoor at about 3 km from the bus stand in Ooty. The suburb falls within the Ooty municipality in Tamil Nadu, India. It has derived its name from the Southwick Bungalow in the suburb.[3]
Establishments
[edit]Government organisations
[edit]Nilgiris District Co-Operative Milk Producers' Union Limited: This union was established on 14 July 1946. It has members throughout the district, from whom it collects milk and supplies it to customers. The establishment also has a cheese manufacturing facility within the premises.[4]
Nehru Yuva Kendra:[5] Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India. The organisation has youth clubs which undergo training and education. The other activities of the youth club include sports, adventure programmes, entrepreneurship development, self-employment, awareness generation, skill development etc.[6]
Private Establishments
[edit]- Wax World:[7] Wax world is a wax museum and art gallery, which has life size statues of wax which demonstrates Indian history, heritage and culture. The wax statues are displayed in a 142-year-old bungalow.[8][9][10]
- The Eye Foundation[11]
- DCIS[12]
TANSI Watch Assembly Unit: This watch assembly unit was incorporated in the year 1978. It began to assemble watches from 1 August 1978. The required raw materials are supplied by the Hindustan Machine Tools (H.M.T).[13]
List of Hotels in Southwick
[edit]- Hotel Blue Bird[14][15][16][17][18]
- Hotel Pebrock Heritage Inn[19][20][21]
- Hotel Moti Manor[22][23][24][25][26]
- Silver Oaks Cottages[27]
- Hotel Orchid Inn[28][29][30][31]
Image gallery
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See also
[edit]- Government Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam
- Government Rose Garden, Ooty
- Kamaraj Sagar Dam
- Mariamman temple, Ooty
- Ooty Golf Course
- Ooty Lake
- Ooty Radio Telescope
- St. Stephen's Church, Ooty
- Stone House, Ooty
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.
- ^ Srinivasan, Pankaja (15 July 2007), "A slice of history", The Hindu, India, archived from the original on 15 September 2007
- ^ "Nilgiris District Co-operative Union". Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Location of Nehru Yuva Kendra". nyks.org. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Introduction to Nehru Yuva Kendra". pibguwahati.nic.in. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Wax World, India". waxworld.in. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "WAX WORLD,Coonoor Road, OOTY,Tamil Nadu". canaraworld.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Wax World museum and art gallery". waxworld.in. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Ooty Wax World". onlineooty.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "HOSPITAL PROFILE". theeyefoundation.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "DCIS - Contact". dcis.net. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "TANSI Location". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Hotel Blue Bird". hotelbluebirdooty.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Hotel Blue Bird". ooty.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Hotel Blue Bird". nilgiris.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Hotel Blue Bird". nilgiris.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Hotel Blue Bird". mypincode.in. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Pebrock Heritage Inn". pebrockheritageinn.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Pebrock Heritage Inn Ooty". hotelscombined.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Pebrock Heritage Inn". kayak.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Hotel Moti Manor". hotelsinooty.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Moti Manor". hotelsinooty.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Hotel Moti Manor, Ooty". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Moti Manor". hotelsinooty.net. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Moti Manor Ooty". indiaprofile.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Silver Oaks Cottages". silveroaks-cottages.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Welcome to Orchid Inn". ootyorchidinn.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Orchid Inn Hotel, Ooty". ootyhotels.net. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Hotel Orchid Inn". mypincode.in. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Orchid Inn". trivago.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
External links
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- Ooty / Udhagai / Udhagamandalam / Oootacamund Archived 14 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Official history and tourism page on www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in. (This site is maintained by the District Administration of the Nilgiris)