Perth Observatory
The Perth Observatory is the name of two astronomical observatories located in Western Australia. In 1896, the original observatory was founded in West Perth on Mount Eliza overlooking the city of Perth.Photo: Nachoman-au, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bickley and Hacketts Gully.
Bickley
Suburb
Bickley is a suburb located within the City of Kalamunda, in Perth, Western Australia. It is situated on the Darling Scarp and is known for the brook of the same name. Bickley is situated 3½ km west of Perth Observatory.
Hacketts Gully
Suburb
Hacketts Gully is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda. It was officially named in 1972 and commemorates an early settler and market gardener, Thomas Hackett. Hacketts Gully is situated 3½ km northwest of Perth Observatory.
Paulls Valley
Suburb
Paulls Valley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia within the City of Kalamunda. It was officially named in 1973 and commemorates Albert Paull, an early orchardist who settled in the district in 1914. Paulls Valley is situated 5 km north of Perth Observatory.
Perth Observatory
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: observatory in Bickley, Western Australia
- Categories: astronomical observatory, heritage site, and tourism
- Location: City of Kalamunda, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-32.00773° or 32° 0′ 28″ southLongitude
116.13545° or 116° 8′ 8″ eastOpen location code
4PVRX4RP+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 274233154OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q525762
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Satellite Map
Discover Perth Observatory from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Perth Observatory” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Observatori de Perth”
- Chinese: “伯斯天文台”
- Chinese: “珀斯天文台”
- Dutch: “Perth Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد بيرث”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio de Perto”
- French: “observatoire de Perth”
- French: “Observatoire de Perth”
- German: “Perth-Observatorium”
- Italian: “osservatorio di Perth”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Perth”
- Japanese: “パース天文台”
- Luxembourgish: “Perth-Observatoire”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Perth Observatory”
- Norwegian: “Perthobservatoriet”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium w Perth”
- Portuguese: “Observatório de Perth”
- Portuguese: “Observatório Perth”
- Russian: “Пертская обсерватория”
- Swedish: “Perth Observatory”
- Swedish: “Perth-observatoriet”
- Swedish: “Perths observatorium”
- Urdu: “پرتھ رصدگاہ”
- Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Perth”
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