Observatory

Mykolaiv Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monument to Shura Kober and Vitya Khomenko in Mykolaiv and Central City Stadium.

Monument to Shura Kober and Vitya Khomenko in Mykolaiv

Memorial

Photo: Георгий Долгопский, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monument to Shura Kober and Vitya Khomenko in Mykolaiv is a memorial, which is situated 300 metres north of Observatory.

Central City Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Olexandr17, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stadion Tsentralnyi is a stadium in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, which was built in 1965. Currently it has a capacity of 16,700, in an all-seater configuration. It is the home stadium of the football club MFK Mykolaiv. Central City Stadium is situated 1 km west of Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mykolaiv and Varvarivka.

Mykolaiv

Photo: Георгий Долгопский, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mykolaiv is a city in Southern Ukraine. It is an important shipbuilding centre and transportation hub for Ukraine, and has a large military presence. It had a large Jewish population until the Holocaust in World War II.

Varvarivka

Suburb

Photo: Mezinov Alexey Viktorovich, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Varvarivka is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Observatory.

Namyv

Quarter

Photo: Vetalpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Namyv is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Observatory.

Observatory

Type: Research institute
Also known as: “Nikolaev Astronomical Observatory”, “МАО”, “Миколаївська астрономічна обсерваторія”, and “Науково-дослідний інститут «Миколаївська астрономічна обсерваторія»”
Categories: observatory and education
Location: Mykolaivska, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.97196° or 46° 58′ 19″ north

Longitude

31.97315° or 31° 58′ 23″ east

Operator

Міністерство освіти і науки України

Open location code

8GRHXXCF+Q7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 139095963

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=research_institute

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

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In Other Languages

From Russian to Ukrainian—“Observatory” goes by many names.

Russian: “Обсерватория”
Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія”

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