Places to Visit in Kunnam

Eastern taluk town near the Sathanur national fossil wood park.

National Fossil Wood Park, Sathanur, Kunnam
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DistrictPerambalur
RoleFossil-park base
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Highlights

  • National Fossil Wood Park, Sathanur — A National Geo-heritage Monument of the Geological Survey of India at Sathanur, protecting a petrified tree trunk over 18 metres long and roughly 120 million years old. It has an on-site interpretation centre and evidences an ancient sea that once reached this region.
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Today at Kunnam
Sunrise6:04 am
Sunset6:25 pm
Golden hour best light5:25 pm–6:25 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:25 pm–6:50 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 279°
Moon tonight🌖 Waning gibbous · 83%
South-west monsoon. June to September is the south-west monsoon in Tamil Nadu. Expect heavy showers, mostly in bursts rather than all day — carry rain cover, allow extra time for getting around, and note that ferries and open-air sites are the first things affected.

Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.

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What are the best places to visit in Kunnam?

Top places to visit in Kunnam include National Fossil Wood Park, Sathanur — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.

What is the best time to visit Kunnam?

November to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Kunnam and the rest of Tamil Nadu. April to June is very hot, and the October–December north-east monsoon brings the delta its main rains.

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