Manila Observatory
The Manila Observatory is a non-profit research institute housed on the campus of the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines. It was founded by the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, in 1865 as the Observatorio Meteorológico del Ateneo Municipal de Manila.Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ateneo de Manila University and Church of the Gesù.
Ateneo de Manila University
University
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ateneo de Manila University, commonly referred to as the Ateneo de Manila or the Ateneo, is a private Catholic research university in Quezon City, Philippines. Ateneo de Manila University is situated 440 metres north of Manila Observatory.
Church of the Gesù
Church
The Church of the Gesù is the Roman Catholic church of the Ateneo de Manila University campus in Quezon City in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Cubao. Church of the Gesù is situated 510 metres northeast of Manila Observatory.
Katipunan station
Metro station
Photo: Korean Rail Fan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Katipunan station is an underground Light Rail Transit station located on the LRT Line 2 system in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. It is the only underground station in the entire line. Katipunan station is situated 760 metres southwest of Manila Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barangka and Loyola Heights.
Barangka
Quarter
Barangka is an urban barangay in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is part of the 1st district of Marikina and is one of the oldest barangays in Marikina.
Loyola Heights
Quarter
Loyola Heights is a barangay of Quezon City. According to the 2021 Census, it has a population of 21,140 people. It is an affluent district, containing high-end gated communities such as the Loyola Grand Villas, Xavierville, and Alta Vista Subdivision.
Pansol
Quarter
Pansol is a barangay of Quezon City. According to the 2020 Census, it has a population of 35,254 people.
Manila Observatory
- Type: Building
- Description: observatory in Quezon City, Philippines
- Categories: observatory and organization
- Location: Marikina, Eastern Manila District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.63604° or 14° 38′ 10″ northLongitude
121.07784° or 121° 4′ 40″ eastLevels
4Open location code
7Q63J3PH+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 25850724OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4280455
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Manila Observatory” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Observatori de Manila”
- Central Bikol: “Obserbatoryo kan Manila”
- German: “Observatorium Manila”
- Japanese: “マニラ天文台”
- Japanese: “マニラ観測所”
- Portuguese: “Observatório de Manila”
- Russian: “Манильская обсерватория”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Manila”
- Ukrainian: “Манільська обсерваторія”
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