Iso-Heikkilä Observatory

Iso-Heikkilä Observatory is an amateur used by a local amateur astronomical association, Turun Ursa ry in the district of , .
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: astronomical observatory in Turku, Finland
  • Address: Pohjantähdentie 7, Turku, 20200

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Turku Castle and Manhattan.

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a medieval structure in the city of , . Together with , the castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use in Finland. is situated 2 km south of Iso-Heikkilä Observatory.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center, which is situated 650 metres northeast of Iso-Heikkilä Observatory.

Railway station
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Turku Central Station is a railway station in the of , . It has VR services to as well as towards via Toijala. is situated 2 km east of Iso-Heikkilä Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iso-Heikkilä and Pitkämäki.

Suburb
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is a district of the city of , in . It is located to the west of the city centre, bordering on the city centre's .

Suburb
is a district of the city of , in . It is located in the southwestern part of the city, and consists of several residential suburbs and an industrial area.

Suburb
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is a district in the Naantalintie ward of the city of , in . It is located to the west of the city, and is mainly a high-density residential suburb.

Iso-Heikkilä Observatory

Latitude
60.45207° or 60° 27′ 7″ north
Longitude
22.2298° or 22° 13′ 47″ east
Inception
1935
Levels
1
Operator
Ursa ry
Open location code
9GG4F62H+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 114449053
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­observatory
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q2976682
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Iso-Heikkilä Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Տուրկուի աստղադիտարան”
  • Basque: “Iso-Heikkiläko Behatokia”
  • Catalan: “Observatori d’Iso-Heikkilä”
  • Chinese: “大海基莱天文台”
  • Chinese: “大海基萊天文台”
  • Dutch: “Iso-Heikkilä Observatorium”
  • Dutch: “Iso-Heikkilä Sterrenwacht”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ايزو هيكيلا”
  • Esperanto: “Iso-Heikkilän tähtitorni”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio de Iso-Heikkilä”
  • Estonian: “Iso-Heikkilä Observatoorium”
  • Finnish: “Iso-Heikkilän tähtitorni”
  • French: “observatoire d’Iso-Heikkilä”
  • French: “Observatoire d’Iso-Heikkilä”
  • German: “Iso-Heikkilä-Observatorium”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Iso-Heikkilä”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Iso-Heikkilä”
  • Japanese: “イソ＝ヘイッキラ天文台”
  • Luxembourgish: “Observatoire vun Iso-Heikkilä”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Iso-Heikkilän tähtitorni”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Storheikkilä observatorium”
  • Norwegian: “Storheikkilä observatorium”
  • Polish: “Obserwatorium Iso-Heikkilä”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório de Iso-Heikkilä”
  • Russian: “Turun observatorio, Turun yliopisto”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Турку”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Iso-Heikkilä”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Iso-Heikkilä”
  • Spanish: “Turku Observatory”
  • Swedish: “Storheikkilä observatorium”
  • Tatar: “Турку обсерваториясе”
  • Turkish: “Iso-Heikkilä Gözlemevi”
  • Urdu: “ایسو ہیکیلا رصدگاہ”
  • Welsh: “Arsyllfa Iso-Heikkilä”

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