The Observatory
The Observatory is a public building in Swanscombe and Greenhithe, Dartford District, England which is located on Castle Hill Drive. The Observatory is situated nearby to the playground Children’s Play Area - Christabel Close, as well as near the school Cherry Orchard Primary Academy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Public building
- Address: Castle Hill Drive, Ebbsfleet Valley, DA10 0DF
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ebbsfleet International railway station and Northfleet railway station.
Ebbsfleet International railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ebbsfleet International railway station is in Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent, 10 miles east of London, England, near Dartford and the Bluewater Shopping Centre to the west and Gravesend to the east. Ebbsfleet International railway station is situated 4,200 feet northeast of The Observatory.
Northfleet railway station
Railway station
Northfleet railway station serves the town of Northfleet in the Borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. It is 21 miles 69 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Northfleet railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of The Observatory.
Swanscombe railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swanscombe railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Swanscombe in north Kent, England. It is 21 miles 14 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Swanscombe railway station is situated 1 mile north of The Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ebbsfleet Valley and Swanscombe.
Ebbsfleet Valley
Town
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dartford is a commuter town for Greater London in Kent, with a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance town.
Swanscombe
Village
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swanscombe /ˈswɔnzkəm/ is a town in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England, and the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. It is 4.4 miles west of Gravesend and 4.8 miles east of Dartford.
Springhead
Hamlet
Springhead lies at the source of the River Ebbsfleet, just southwest of the Gravesend suburban conurbations. Springhead forms one of the major quarters of the Ebbsfleet Valley development, with housing and the associated facilities now under construction.
The Observatory
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Swanscombe and Greenhithe, Dartford District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.43535° or 51° 26′ 7″ northLongitude
0.30835° or 0° 18′ 30″ eastInception
2005Levels
3Operator
Ebbsfleet Development CorporationOpen location code
9F32C8P5+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 184898788OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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