Gonzales Observatory
Gonzales Observatory is an observatory in Oak Bay, Capital Regional District, British Columbia. Gonzales Observatory is situated nearby to Gonzales Hill Regional Park, as well as near the park Gonzales Green.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abkhazi Garden and Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point.
Abkhazi Garden
Garden
Photo: Grnpolk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Abkhazi Garden was created in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, in 1946 by Prince and Princess Abkhazi. The garden is known as 'the garden that love built' and was developed by Prince Nicolas Abkhazi and Princess Marjorie Abkhazi over the decades that they owned the property on Fairfield Road. Abkhazi Garden is situated 340 metres north of Gonzales Observatory.
Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point
Cemetery
Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point is situated 720 metres south of Gonzales Observatory.
Craigdarroch Castle
Museum
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a historic, Victorian-era Scottish baronial mansion. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada due to its landmark status in Victoria. Craigdarroch Castle is situated 1½ km northwest of Gonzales Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oak Bay and Victoria.
Oak Bay
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada.
Victoria
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia is the oldest Chinatown in Canada and the second oldest in North America after San Francisco. Victoria's Chinatown had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858. Chinatown is situated 3½ km northwest of Gonzales Observatory.
Gonzales Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Oak Bay, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.41326° or 48° 24′ 48″ northLongitude
-123.32504° or 123° 19′ 30″ westOpen location code
84WRCM7F+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 188010519OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gonzales Hill Regional Park and Gonzales Green.
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