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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 the capital of Scotland. It is in the south of the city, south of The Inch, east of the Braid Hills and west of Moredun.
Agassiz Rock
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.91928° or 55° 55′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.18655° or 3° 11′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C7RWR97+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 292057320OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rock
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