H. R. MacMillan Space Centre
The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, is an astronomy museum located at Vanier Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The museum was opened on October 28, 1968, containing a Planetarium Star Theatre.- Type: Museum
- Description: planetarium in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “H R MacMillan Space Centre”, “HR MacMillan Space Centre”, and “Pacific Space Centre”
- Address: 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vancouver Maritime Museum and Bard on the Beach.
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Museum
Bard on the Beach
Theater building
Bard on the Beach is Western Canada's largest professional Shakespeare festival. The theatre festival runs annually from early June through September in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bard on the Beach is situated 210 metres east of H. R. MacMillan Space Centre.
Burrard Bridge
Bridge
The Burrard Bridge is a four-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed between 1930 and 1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five-part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. Burrard Bridge is situated 490 metres east of H. R. MacMillan Space Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Granville Island and Davie Village.
Granville Island
Neighborhood
Davie Village
Neighborhood
Davie Village is a neighbourhood in the West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the home of the city's LGBT subculture, and, as such, is often considered a gay village, or gaybourhood.
Kitsilano
Suburb
Kitsilano, South Granville and Granville Island form most of the northern part of the Vancouver west side. In the 1960s Kits was a neighbourhood where hippies "tuned in and dropped out" but today it has some of Vancouver's most expensive properties.
H. R. MacMillan Space Centre
- Categories: performing arts center, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.27635° or 49° 16′ 35″ north
Longitude
-123.14498° or 123° 8′ 42″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
84XR7VG4+G2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“H. R. MacMillan Space Centre” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “マクミラン・スペース・センター”
- Russian: “Космический центр им. Макмиллана”
- Russian: “Космический центр имени Макмиллана”
- Spanish: “Centro espacial H. R. MacMillan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory and City of Vancouver Archives.
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