New Plymouth Observatory
New Plymouth Observatory was opened in 1920 and is situated on Marsland Hill, Robe Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand, and is the home of the New Plymouth Astronomical Society.Photo: Nelson Pérez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Mary and Pukekura Park.
Church of Saint Mary
Church
Photo: possumgirl2, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary is a historic Anglican cathedral church, located at 37 Vivian Street, New Plymouth, in New Zealand. The cathedral is the oldest stone church in New Zealand and is listed by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place. Church of Saint Mary is situated 270 metres north of New Plymouth Observatory.
Pukekura Park
Park
Photo: Pakaraki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pukekura Park is a Garden of National Significance, covering 52 hectares in the heart of New Plymouth, Taranaki in New Zealand.
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Pakaraki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is a contemporary art museum at New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. The gallery receives core funding from the New Plymouth District Council. Govett-Brewster is recognised internationally for contemporary art. Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is situated 550 metres northwest of New Plymouth Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Plymouth and Brooklands.
New Plymouth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Plymouth is the largest city with an urban population of 58,000 in the Taranaki region, on the western coast of North Island in New Zealand, about midway between Auckland and Wellington, but well to the west.
Brooklands
Quarter
Photo: Dramatic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brooklands is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the Taranaki region of the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the southern edge of the city and east of Vogeltown. The area is named after Brooklands farm, established in 1842.
Westown
Suburb
Westown is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre and west of Frankleigh Park.
New Plymouth Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New Plymouth District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.06267° or 39° 3′ 46″ southLongitude
174.07381° or 174° 4′ 26″ eastOperator
New Plymouth Astronomical SocietyOpen location code
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way 173032878OpenStreetMap feature
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man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q7011005
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