Buckingham Canal - Chennai
Buckingham Canal is geographically located at latitude 13° 4' 4" North of the Equator and longitude 80° 16' 56" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of India. The Buckingham Canal is a salt water navigation canal, running parallel to the Coromandel Coast of South India for 420 km. The first segment of the canal was constructed in 1806, from Chennai north to Ennore. The canal was formerly used to convey goods up and down the coast to Chennai. Today most of this traffic has transferred to the road. Since the mid seventies, practically no maintenance has been carried out on the canal with in the city limits. The locks on both the South Buckingham canal and the North Buckingham Canal have fallen into disrepair and none of them are operational. Within the city of Chennai the Buckingham Canal is badly polluted from sewage and industrial effluent, and the silting up of the canal has left the water stagnant. It is by Buckingham Canal, near Swami Sivananda Salia - Adams Road, near Kamarajar Salai Road, near Valaji Road, near South Beach Road. The following locations related to it are represented by the nearest distances for a beam of light to travel and may not be nearest by road.
Hotel Royal Regency is about 2.2km, Kings Hotel is about 4km, Taj Hotel is about 4.1km, Breeze Hotel is about 4.2km, The Raintree Hotel is about 4.6km. These are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Buckingham Canal.
Chintadripet Market is about 1.1km, Moore Market is about 2km, Metal Market is about 2km, Rattan Bazaar is about 2.2km, Medicine Market is about 2.2km. These are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Buckingham Canal.
War Memorial is about 0.7km, Old Army Barracks Buildings is about 1.2km, Fort St. George is about 1.5km, Chennai Museum is about 2.7km, National Art Gallery is about 2.9km. These are places of interest (attraction) located near Buckingham Canal.
University of Madras is about 0.3km, College of Arts and Crafts is about 2.3km, Ethiraj College is about 2.8km, St Matthias School, Vepery is about 3.3km, Kilpauk Medical College - KMC is about 4.5km. These are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Buckingham Canal.
Nehru Park Running Track is about 3.7km, Congress Grounds is about 4.4km, Chetpet Lake is about 4.6km, t nagar is about 5.9km, Panagal Park is about 6.2km. These are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Buckingham Canal.