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Places near Ray by type
All 263 places by distance →One day from Ray
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:03 pm
122 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Ray
- Chatra Forest Rangenature spot · 2 hrs
- Patratu Damdam · 45 min
- Patratu Valleyviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Tiru Fallwaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Nakta Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Back in Ray
How to reach Ray
By train
Ray (RAY), about 3 km from the centre; Ranchi (RNC), about 59 km from the centre.
By road
Ranchi 57 km · Hazaribagh 58 km · Netarhat 104 km. Directions.
By air
Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), Ranchi — about 62 km by road; Gaya Airport (GAY), Gaya — about 148 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Ray?
Nakta Hill (hill, about 19 km), Tiru Fall (waterfall, about 7 km), Patratu Dam (dam, about 32 km), Patratu Valley (viewpoint, about 32 km), Chatra Forest Range (nature spot, about 22 km), Palani Waterfall Reservoir (reservoir, about 27 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Ray?
113 places on Spotwander: 16 waterfalls, 5 temples, 15 hill stations & viewpoints, 29 mosques & dargahs, 11 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Ray?
Jhir Jhirya Waterfall, about 6 km by road; Jikra Fall (7 km) is next.
Which is the nearest temple to Ray?
Barsopani Barkagaon, about 18 km by road; Chundru Temple (25 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Ray?
Start in Ray, visit Chatra Forest Range, then Patratu Dam, then Patratu Valley, then Tiru Fall, then Nakta Hill, and drive back — about 122 km by road in all.