Backhill Road
Backhill Road is a bus stop in Dundee City, Scotland. Backhill Road is situated nearby to Lochee Park, as well as near Pavilion.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mills Observatory and Balgay Park.
Mills Observatory
Photo: Cyrillic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mills Observatory is the first purpose-built public astronomical observatory in the UK, located on the summit of Balgay Hill in Dundee, Scotland. Built in 1935, the observatory is classically styled in sandstone and has a distinctive 7 m dome, which houses a Victorian refracting telescope, a small planetarium, and display areas. Mills Observatory is situated 930 feet southeast of Backhill Road.
Balgay Park
Park
Balgay Park is a public park located in the Balgay area of Dundee, Scotland. The park encompasses Balgay Hill which is the smaller of the two hills in Dundee at 146m, with the larger Dundee Law 2.6 miles away. Balgay Park is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Backhill Road.
Royal Victoria Hospital
Hospital
Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee is a hospital in Dundee, Scotland. It was formerly known as the Victoria Hospital for Incurables. The hospital is primarily dedicated to medicine for the elderly and is managed by NHS Tayside. Royal Victoria Hospital is situated 1,700 feet south of Backhill Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balgay and Lochee.
Balgay
Suburb
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Balgay is a suburb in the west end of Dundee, Scotland. It is centred around Balgay Hill and Balgay Park, both of which provide extensive green spaces for recreation and nature appreciation.
Lochee
Suburb
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochee is an area in the west of Dundee, Scotland. Until the 19th century, it was a separate town, but was eventually surrounded by the expanding Dundee. It is notable for being home to Camperdown Works, which was the largest jute production site in the world.
Menzieshill
Suburb
Menzieshill is a suburb and community council area in Dundee, Scotland. It is located in the west of the city, and is immediately north west of Blackness and the West End, west of Lochee, east of Gowrie Park and south of Charleston.
Backhill Road
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.46711° or 56° 28′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.01497° or 3° 0′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C8RFX8P+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2566081800OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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