King’s Observatory
The King's Observatory is a Grade I listed building in Richmond, London. Now a private dwelling, it formerly housed an astronomical and terrestrial magnetic observatory founded by King George III.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: Grade I listed architectural structure in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Kew Observatory” and “The King’s Observatory”
- Address: Old Deer Park, Richmond, TW9 2SB
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sheen Priory and Three Obelisks on river bank of River Thames.
Sheen Priory
Archaeological site
Photo: Anton van den Wyngaerde, Public domain.
Sheen Priory in Sheen, now Richmond, London, was a Carthusian monastery founded in 1414 within the royal manor of Sheen, on the south bank of the Thames, upstream and approximately 9 miles southwest of the Palace of Westminster. Sheen Priory is situated 510 feet southwest of King’s Observatory.
Three Obelisks on river bank of River Thames
Obelisk
Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Three Obelisks on river bank of River Thames is situated 930 feet north of King’s Observatory.
Isleworth Eyot
Islet
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isleworth Ait is a London Wildlife Trust nature reserve, and is a teardrop-shaped island in the River Thames in England, between 3.5-hectare and 9.370-acre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isleworth and Richmond.
Isleworth
Town
Photo: Maxwell Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Isleworth is a suburban town in the London Borough of Hounslow, West London, England. It lies immediately east of Hounslow and west of the River Thames and its tributary the River Crane.
Richmond
Town
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Richmond is a town in southwest London, 8.2 miles west-southwest of Charing Cross. It stands on the River Thames, and features many parks and open spaces, including Richmond Park, and many protected conservation areas, which include much of Richmond Hill.
St Margarets
Suburb
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margarets is an affluent suburb and neighbourhood in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 9 miles west-southwest of central London. It is bounded by the Thames Tideway to the north-east, and the River Crane to the north-west and north where the land tapers between those rivers.
King’s Observatory
Latitude
51.4689° or 51° 28′ 8″ northLongitude
-0.31468° or 0° 18′ 53″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C3XFM9P+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 165641992OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Portuguese—“King’s Observatory” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “King’s Observatory”
- Catalan: “Observatori Reial de Kew”
- Chinese: “喬城天文台”
- French: “observatoire royal de Kew”
- French: “Observatoire royal de Kew”
- German: “King’s Observatory”
- Hebrew: “מצפה קי”
- Japanese: “キュー天文台”
- Japanese: “キングス・オブザバトリー”
- Japanese: “キングス天文台”
- Japanese: “王の天文台”
- Japanese: “王立キュー天文台”
- Japanese: “王立天文台”
- Portuguese: “Observatório do Rei”
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