Durham University Observatory

The Durham University Observatory is a weather owned and operated by the University of Durham. It is a Grade II listed building located at Potters Bank, Durham and was founded in 1839 initially as an astronomical and meteorological observatory by Temple Chevallier, until 1937 when the observatory moved purely to meteorological recording.
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: building in Durham, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Observatory” and “The Observatory”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Durham School and Durham University Oriental Museum.

School
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is a fee-charging boarding and day school in the English public school tradition located in , . Since 2021 it has been part of the Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation. is situated 720 feet north of Durham University Observatory.

Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in . The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 , Egyptian, , , and other Far East and artefacts. is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Durham University Observatory.

University building
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is a Norman castle in the city of , which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Durham University Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neville’s Cross and Crossgate.

Suburb
Neville's Cross is a place in the civil parish of the City of Durham, in , England. It is also a ward of with a population taken at the 2011 census of 9,940.

Suburb
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is a small area of housing that sits above North Road but below the area of , in , England. It is predominantly occupied by students at Durham University who favour the area due to its proximity to the university departments in the and areas of the city.

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is a city in in North East . The name is believed to derive from "Dun-holme", or hill-island, due to its location on a meander on the River Wear.

Durham University Observatory

Latitude
54.76828° or 54° 46′ 6″ north
Longitude
-1.58611° or 1° 35′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C6WQC97+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28543275
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q5316584
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Satellite Map

Discover Durham University Observatory from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Durham University Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Universiteit van Durham Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد جامعة دورهام”
  • German: “Durham University Observatory”
  • Japanese: “ダラム大学天文台”
  • Russian: “Даремская обсерватория”
  • Urdu: “ڈرہم یونیورسٹی رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Observatory Hill and Bow Cemetery.

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