Observatory Hill

Observatory Hill is a scenic viewpoint in County Durham, North East England, England. Observatory Hill is situated nearby to the university building Durham University Observatory, as well as near Bow Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Durham University Oriental Museum and Durham University Observatory.

Durham University Oriental Museum

Museum

The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 Chinese, Egyptian, Korean, Indian, Japanese and other Far East and Asian artefacts. Durham University Oriental Museum is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Observatory Hill.

Durham University Observatory

University building

Photo: Teach46, CC BY 3.0.

The Durham University Observatory is a weather observatory owned and operated by the University of Durham. It is a Grade II listed building located at Potters Bank, Durham and was founded in 1839 initially as an astronomical and meteorological observatory by Temple Chevallier, until 1937 when the observatory moved purely to meteorological recording. Durham University Observatory is situated 560 feet northwest of Observatory Hill.

Durham School

School

Photo: Teach46, CC BY 3.0.

Durham School is a fee-charging boarding and day school in the English public school tradition located in Durham, North East England. Since 2021 it has been part of the Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation. Durham School is situated 1,000 feet north of Observatory Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neville’s Cross and Crossgate.

Neville’s Cross

Suburb

Neville's Cross is a place in the civil parish of the City of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is also a ward of Durham with a population taken at the 2011 census of 9,940.

Crossgate

Suburb

Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crossgate is a small area of housing that sits above North Road but below the Neville's Cross area of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is predominantly occupied by students at Durham University who favour the area due to its proximity to the university departments in the Elvet and Palace Green areas of the city.

Elvet

Suburb

Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elvet is an area of the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the opposite side of the River Wear from Durham Cathedral and forms the south-eastern part of central Durham.

Observatory Hill

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Categories: tourism and peak
Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.76739° or 54° 46′ 3″ north

Longitude

-1.58395° or 1° 35′ 2″ west

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

9C6WQC88+XC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 853092826

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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