Agassiz Rock

Agassiz Rock is in Edinburgh, Scotland. Agassiz Rock is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Blackford Community Wood, as well as near Royal Observatory.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Observatory and Blackford Hill.

Royal Observatory

Photo: Karora, Public domain.

The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Royal Observatory is situated 1,400 feet north of Agassiz Rock.

Blackford Hill

Peak

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blackford Hill 164 metres is a hill in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is in the area of Blackford, between Morningside, and the Braid Hills.

Liberton Tower

Castle

Photo: Mrabbits, Public domain.

Liberton Tower is a four-storey, square-plan tower house in the Edinburgh suburb of Liberton, on the east side of the Braid Hills. Liberton Tower is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Agassiz Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackford and The Grange.

Blackford

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blackford is an area in the south of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is located near Morningside, and The Grange. Blackford Hill dominates the view to the south.

The Grange

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Grange is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, just south of the city centre, with Morningside and Greenhill to the west, Newington to the east, The Meadows park and Marchmont to the north, and Blackford Hill to the south.

Liberton

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Liberton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is in the south of the city, south of The Inch, east of the Braid Hills and west of Moredun. Liberton Community council's area includes Liberton, Gracemount, Kaimes, Alnwickhill and Mortonhall.

Agassiz Rock

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.91928° or 55° 55′ 9″ north

Longitude

-3.18655° or 3° 11′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C7RWR97+P9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 292057320

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=rock

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