Kiel Observatory

Kiel Observatory is an observatory in Kiel, Kiel Bay, Schleswig-Holstein. Kiel Observatory is situated nearby to the college FH Kiel, WiSo Gebäude, as well as near the park Sokratesplatz.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Computermuseum der Fachhochschule Kiel and Mediendom Kiel.

Computermuseum der Fachhochschule Kiel

Museum

Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Computermuseum der Fachhochschule Kiel is situated 130 metres south of Kiel Observatory.

Mediendom Kiel

Planetarium

Photo: Snoopy1964, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mediendom Kiel is a planetarium, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Kiel Observatory.

Alte Metallgiesserei

Museum

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Alte Metallgiesserei is a museum, which is situated 370 metres southwest of Kiel Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellingdorf and Brunswik.

Wellingdorf

Suburb

Photo: Snoopy1964, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wellingdorf is a suburb.

Brunswik

Suburb

Photo: Zuguterletzt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brunswik is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Kiel Observatory.

Altstadt

Suburb

Photo: Arne List, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altstadt is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southwest of Kiel Observatory.

Kiel Observatory

Opening hours: April—October Friday and Saturday 8:30 PM—11:00 PM and November—March Friday and Saturday 7:00 PM—10:00 PM
Type: Observatory
Categories: astronomical observatory, public observatory, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kiel, Kiel Bay, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

54.33348° or 54° 20′ 1″ north

Longitude

10.18032° or 10° 10′ 49″ east

Wheelchair access

Operator

Fachhochschule Kiel

Open location code

9F6G85MJ+94

OpenStreetMap ID

way 524506232

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

Wikidata ID

Q2346071

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Japanese—“Kiel Observatory” goes by many names.

Czech: “Kiel Observatory”
German: “Sternwarte Kiel”
Italian: “osservatorio di Kiel”
Italian: “osservatorio Kiel”
Japanese: “キール天文台”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include FH Kiel, WiSo Gebäude and Sokratesplatz.

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