Spaceguard Centre
Spaceguard Centre is an observatory in Knighton, Powys, Wales. Spaceguard Centre is situated nearby to the forest Briar’s Wood, as well as near Red Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Observatory
- Description: UK astronomical observatory
- Also known as: “National Near Earth Objects Information Centre”, “The National Near Earth Objects Information Centre”, and “The Spaceguard Centre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knighton railway station and Church Of Saint Andrew.
Knighton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Maxburgoyne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knighton railway station serves the border market town of Knighton in Powys, Wales, although the station itself is located in Shropshire, England. It lies 32+1⁄2 miles south west of Shrewsbury on the Heart of Wales Line. Knighton railway station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Spaceguard Centre.
Church Of Saint Andrew
Church
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Of Saint Andrew is situated 2 miles south of Spaceguard Centre.
Knighton and Knucklas English Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knighton and Knucklas English Baptist Church is situated 2 miles northwest of Spaceguard Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milebrook and Norton.
Milebrook
Hamlet
Milebrook is a hamlet in Powys, Wales. Milebrook is situated 1½ miles north of Spaceguard Centre.
Norton
Village
Norton is a village in Presteigne community, Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, Wales. In 1086, Norton was recorded as a settlement within the hundred of Leintwardine and in the county of Shropshire in the Domesday Book. Norton is situated 2 miles south of Spaceguard Centre.
Stowe
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stowe or Stow is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The parish has a border with Wales and the Welsh town of Knighton is less than two miles to the southwest of the village; a very small part of the town actually lies within Stowe parish and Shropshire. Stowe is situated 2 miles north of Spaceguard Centre.
Spaceguard Centre
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Knighton, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.32535° or 52° 19′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.01891° or 3° 1′ 8″ westOperator
UK SpaceguardOpen location code
9C4R8XGJ+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 292841471OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q105276996
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Briar’s Wood and Red Wood.
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