Specola Margherita Hack
Specola Margherita Hack is an observatory in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Specola Margherita Hack is situated nearby to the observatory I.N.A.F. - Osservatorio astronomico di Trieste - Stazione osservativa di Basovizza, as well as near the cave Grotta sotto il Monte Cocusso.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spomenik Bazoviških junakov / Monumento agli eroi di Basovizza and Church of Saint Mary Magdalene.
Spomenik Bazoviških junakov / Monumento agli eroi di Basovizza
Monument
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
Church
Monte Cocusso
Peak
Photo: Rupikaber, Public domain.
Mount Cocusso is a mountainous relief on the border between Italy and Slovenia. It is the highest mountain in the Trieste Karst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basovizza and Sant’Antonio in Bosco.
Pesek
Village
Photo: Fulvio Bacchia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pesek is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Specola Margherita Hack.
Specola Margherita Hack
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Trieste, Province of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.64325° or 45° 38′ 36″ northLongitude
13.8746° or 13° 52′ 29″ eastHeight
11 metres (36 feet)Operator
INAFOpen location code
8FQMJVVF+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 35941083OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include I.N.A.F. - Osservatorio astronomico di Trieste - Stazione osservativa di Basovizza and Grotta sotto il Monte Cocusso.
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