City Observatory

The City Observatory was an astronomical observatory on in , Scotland. It is also known as the Calton Hill Observatory. The site is enclosed by a boundary wall with a monument to John Playfair, president of the Edinburgh Astronomical Institution, in the southeast corner.
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  • Building
  • …dates from 1818
  • …stands 33 feet (10 metres) tall
  • …has 1 floor
  • Description: category A listed building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “City Observatory, Calton Hill, Edinburgh”
    “Edinburgh, Calton Hill, City Observatory”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Calton Hill and National Monument of Scotland.
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Park
is a hill in central , Scotland…
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The , on … is situated 360 feet east of City Observatory.
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The is a commemorative tower dedicated…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westfield St James Quarter and Holyrood.
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Quarter
is a large galleria retail…
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Neighborhood
is an area in , the capital…
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Suburb
is an area of , .

City Observatory

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Latitude
55.95498° or 55° 57′ 18″ north
Longitude
-3.18348° or 3° 11′ 1″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR38+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22411749
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­observatory
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1632035

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“City Observatory” goes by many names.
Hiri BehatokiaBasque
Hiri Behatokia (Edinburgo)Basque
愛丁堡市天文台Chinese
City ObservatoriumDutch
مرصد المدينهEgyptian Arabic
City ObservatoryFrench
Stadtobservatorium von EdinburghGerman
エディンバラ市天文台Japanese
シティ天文台Japanese
市立天文台 (エディンバラ)Japanese
Городская обсерватория ЭдинбургаRussian
City ObservatorySwedish
Міська обсерваторіяUkrainian
Міська обсерваторія ЕдинбургаUkrainian
Обсерваторія Калтон ГіллUkrainian
سٹی رصدگاہUrdu

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Highlights include Collective Gallery and The Hillside.

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