Sydney Observatory
The Sydney Observatory is a heritage-listed meteorological station, astronomical observatory, function venue, science museum, and education facility located on Observatory Hill at Upper Fort Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
- Type: Museum
- Description: astronomical observatory in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Observatorio astronomico de Sidney”, “Observatorio de Parramata”, “Sydney observatory”, and “悉尼天文臺”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Darling Harbour and St Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church.
St Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church
Church
St Brigid's Roman Catholic Church is a heritage-listed… St Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church is situated 120 metres northwest of Sydney Observatory.
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Art gallery
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, formerly the… Museum of Contemporary Art Australia is situated 420 metres east of Sydney Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Millers Point and The Hungry Mile.
Millers Point
Suburb
Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Sydney Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, building, tourism, observatory, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.85956° or 33° 51′ 34″ south
Longitude
151.20457° or 151° 12′ 16″ east
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Levels
2
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
4RRH46R3+5R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Sydney Observatory” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “悉尼天文台”
- Chinese: “雪梨天文台”
- Chinese: “雪梨天文臺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد سيدنى”
- French: “observatoire de Sydney”
- French: “Observatoire de Sydney”
- German: “Sydney Observatory”
- Indonesian: “Observatorium Sydney”
- Indonesian: “Sydney Observatory”
- Italian: “osservatorio di Sydney”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Sydney”
- Japanese: “シドニー天文台”
- Korean: “시드니 천문대”
- Malay: “Balai Cerap Sydney”
- Polish: “obserwatorium w Sydney”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium w Sydney”
- Spanish: “Observatorio astronómico de Sídney”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Sídney”
- Turkish: “Sidney Rasathanesi”
- Urdu: “سڈنی آبزرویٹری”
- Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Sydney”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dawes Point and Barangaroo.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Signal Station and Hans Christian Andersen.
New South Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Sydney and Mungo National Park.
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