Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Tamil Nadu
• Level 2: Kanniyakumari

Current local time in Colachel:

12:44 AM, Saturday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Colachel on map:^[1]

Colachel GPS coordinates^[2]

8° 10' 45.768" North, 77° 15' 29.448" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	8.87473°,	76.55506°
Center:	8.17938°,	77.25818°
Lower-right:	7.48282°,	77.96131°
Map W x H:	154.8×154.8 km	= 96.2×96.2mi

max Lat:	34.9274°   ⇑99.9% North
Colachel:	8.17938°
min Lat:	⇓0.1% South 8.09008°

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min Long	Colachel	max Long
68.82655°	77.25818°	96.81°
W 39.5%⇐		⇒60.5% E

Elevation

Elevation of Colachel is 36 m = 118 ft, and this is 259.6 m = 852 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3681 m = 12077 ft	83.3%
Avg.	295.6 m = 970 ft
Colachel	36 m = 118 ft
Min E:	1 m = 3 ft	16.7%

See also: India elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Colachel is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 909.5 km =565.1 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Colachel
North Pole	9097.6	5653	to North
Arctic Circle	6491.7	4033.8	to North
Tropic Cancer	1696.5	1054.2	to North
Equator	909.5	565.1	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Colachel: (largest is in red/bold)

• Eraniel 7.1 km =4.4 mi, 65°
• Kalakkādu 49.1 km =30.5 mi, 40°
• Kallidaikurichi 60.8 km =37.8 mi, 22°
• Kanniyākumāri 32.4 km =20.1 mi, 107°
• Kovalam 35.5 km =22.1 mi, 305°
• Kuzhithurai 17 km =10.6 mi, 334°
• Manavālakurichi 6.3 km =3.9 mi, 124°
• Nanguneri 56.2 km =34.9 mi, 51°
• Nedumangād 54.9 km =34.1 mi, 329°
• Neyyāttinkara 30.9 km =19.2 mi, 322°
• Nāgercoil 19.2 km =11.9 mi, 90°
• Padmanābhapuram 10.4 km =6.5 mi, 45°
• Suchindram 23.2 km =14.4 mi, 96°
• Thiruvananthapuram 48.1 km =29.9 mi, 315°
• Vadakku Valliyūr 45 km =28 mi, 59°