Observatory Museum

Observatory Museum is a museum in Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape. Observatory Museum is situated nearby to Grahamstown Baptist Church, as well as near Methodist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Michael and St George Cathedral, Makhanda and Old Gaol Building.

St Michael and St George Cathedral, Makhanda

Church

Photo: Tim giddings, Public domain.

The Cathedral of St Michael and St George is the home of the Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Grahamstown. St Michael and St George Cathedral, Makhanda is situated 220 metres west of Observatory Museum.

Old Gaol Building

Historic building

The Old Gaol Building is a historic building built in 1824 in Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and is the second-oldest building in Grahamstown. Old Gaol Building is situated 690 metres southwest of Observatory Museum.

Makana Botanical Gardens

Park

Photo: Moonblue, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Makana Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in South Africa operated by Rhodes University, located in Grahamstown. The garden is on Gunfire Hill and is surrounded by the 1820 Settlers National Monument, Fort Selwyn, the Albany Museum, and Grey Dam Lake. Makana Botanical Gardens is situated 1¼ km southwest of Observatory Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grahamstown.

Grahamstown

Photo: public domain, Public domain.

Grahamstown, also known as Makhanda, is a town of 140,000 people in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape. This charming and picturesque small city is well worth a visit.

Observatory Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.3099° or 33° 18′ 36″ south

Longitude

26.52928° or 26° 31′ 45″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

4GR8MGRH+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1519736726

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Highlights include Grahamstown Baptist Church and Methodist Church.

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