Vasai Creek, Thane

Name: Vasai Creek
Address: Thane, India

#14 among attractions in Thane

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Vasai Creek is an estuarine creek, one of the two main distributaries of the Ulhas River in Konkan division of Maharashtra state of western India. The Ulhas splits at the northeast corner of Salsette Island into its two main distributaries, Vasai Creek and Thane Creek. Vasai Creek forms the northern boundary of Salsette Island and empties west into the Arabian Sea. Thane creek empties southwards into Bombay Harbour. ()

Coordinates: 19°18'54"N, 72°52'30"E

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Vasai Creek – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Fort Bassein, Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Ghodbunder Fort.

5.2 miSE
National park
Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai
134 min walk • Nestled amidst the bustling city of Mumbai, Sanjay Gandhi National Park stands as a rare oasis of natural beauty and biodiversity. This verdant enclave, sprawling over 104 square kilometers, offers a much-needed respite from the urban sprawl of India's most populous...
4.1 miW
Forts and castles, Trail, View point
Fort Bassein, Vasai
104 min walk • Fort Bassein is a ruined fort of the town of Vasai, Maharashtra, India. The structure was formally christened as the Fort of St Sebastian in the Indo-Portuguese era.
5.1 miS
Church
Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Mumbai
130 min walk • Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Borivali has been a Roman Catholic Parish from 1547 to 1739 and again from 1912 onwards.
1.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Ghodbunder Fort, Mumbai
44 min walk • Ghodbunder Fort is a fort located in Ghodbunder Village, Thane, Maharashtra, India, on the hill just south of the Ulhas River. It was built by the Portuguese, occupied by the Maratha Empire, and became the East India Company's district headquarters.
2 miNW
Island
Panju Island, Nala Sopara
53 min walk • Panju Island is an estuarine island in the Vasai Creek just north of Mumbai. The island is used by the Western Railway to connect the island of Salsette with the mainland at Vasai. It is located at 19.333°N 72.85°E with a maximum elevation of 1 m. Panju Island is an Ancient historical island.
5.1 miNW
19°21'34"N • 72°48'45"E
Dattani Square Mall, Vasai
131 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
5.2 miS
Neighbourhood
I.C. Colony
132 min walk • IC Colony is a locality about 25 ha in area in the suburb of Borivali in north-west Mumbai. IC Colony has the highest concentration of Christians, particularly of Roman Catholics in Mumbai. The name is derived from the Church of the Immaculate Conception, or IC Church, which is at the South Eastern entrance of the colony.
2.1 miS
Neighbourhood
Mira Road, Thane
55 min walk • Mira Road is a suburb in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai which stretches from Bandra to Bhayander in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region situated in the north-western portion of Salsette Island, Maharashtra state, India.
7.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Kamandurg Fort, Thane
180 min walk • Kamandurg Fort, Maharashtra, lies on Vasai-Bhiwandi Road in India. Not much is known about the fort. It can be reached by foot in approximately 3 hours from the nearby village of Devkundi.