Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe Piazzi
Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe Piazzi is an observatory in Ponte in Valtellina, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy and has an elevation of 1,238 metres. Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe Piazzi is situated nearby to the church Chiesa di San Bernardo, as well as near the archaeological site Incisioni rupestri.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Maurizio Church and Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio.
San Maurizio Church
Church
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San Maurizio Church is situated 1¼ km south of Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe Piazzi.
Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio
Church
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Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe Piazzi.
Torre di Roncisvalle
Tower
Photo: CarloFolini, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre di Roncisvalle is a tower overlooking Valtellina at an altitude of 689 metres, located in the Castionetto district of Chiuro, in the province of Sondrio, northern Italy. The massive tower offers an effective lookout point even today. Torre di Roncisvalle is situated 2 km southeast of Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe Piazzi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boffetto and Poggiridenti.
Boffetto
Village
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Boffetto is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe Piazzi.
Poggiridenti
Village
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Poggiridenti is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 kilometres northeast of Milan and about 4 kilometres east of Sondrio. Poggiridenti is situated 4½ km west of Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe Piazzi.
Vangione Superiore
Hamlet
Photo: Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vangione Superiore is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe Piazzi.
Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe Piazzi
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ponte in Valtellina, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.18895° or 46° 11′ 20″ northLongitude
9.97979° or 9° 58′ 47″ eastElevation
1,238 metres (4,062 feet)Open location code
8FRF5XQH+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 371683916OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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