Dominion Observatory
The Dominion Observatory was an astronomical observatory and federal scientific institution in Ottawa, Ontario. It operated from 1902 until 1970 and played a central role in astronomy, timekeeping, geophysics, and surveying in Canada.
Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ottawa Civic Hospital and Carleton University.
Ottawa Civic Hospital
Hospital
The Ottawa Civic Hospital is one of three main… Ottawa Civic Hospital is situated 580 metres west of Dominion Observatory.
Carleton University
University
Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Carleton University is situated 1½ km southeast of Dominion Observatory.
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Museum
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The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is a national agricultural museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is situated 800 metres southeast of Dominion Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Civic Hospital and Little Italy.
Civic Hospital
Neighborhood
Civic Hospital is a neighbourhood in Kitchissippi Ward in central Ottawa, Canada.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
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Little Italy is a neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario…
Dominion Observatory
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- Description: observatory in Ottawa, Canada
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Latitude
45.39361° or 45° 23′ 37″ north
Longitude
-75.7144° or 75° 42′ 52″ west
Open location code
87Q697VP+C6
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Dominion Observatory” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Отавска обсерватория”
- Chinese: “加拿大自治領天文台”
- Chinese: “加拿大自治領天文臺”
- Chinese: “多明尼克天文台”
- Dutch: “Dominion Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد دومينيون”
- French: “observatoire fédéral”
- French: “Observatoire fédéral”
- German: “Dominion Observatory”
- German: “Dominion-Sternwarte”
- Japanese: “ドミニオン天文台”
- Russian: “Доминьонская обсерватория”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Dominion”
- Urdu: “ڈومینین رصدگاہ”
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