Forcarei Astronomical Observatory
The Forcarei Astronomical Observatory is an observatory in the municipality of Forcarei, Spain.Photo: Gabriel González, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forcarei town hall and Igrexa de Santa María de Dúas Igrexas.
Forcarei town hall
Town hall
Photo: Beninho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forcarei town hall is situated 2½ km southeast of Forcarei Astronomical Observatory.
Igrexa de Santa María de Dúas Igrexas
Church
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igrexa de Santa María de Dúas Igrexas is a church, which is situated 3 km east of Forcarei Astronomical Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forcarei and A Igrexa.
Forcarei
Village
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forcarei is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Forcarei Astronomical Observatory.
A Igrexa
Hamlet
Photo: Beninho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A Igrexa is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Forcarei Astronomical Observatory.
Trabadela
Hamlet
Photo: Quetu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trabadela is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Forcarei Astronomical Observatory.
Forcarei Astronomical Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Description: astronomical observatory in Spain
- Categories: astronomical observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Forcarei, Pontevedra, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.61064° or 42° 36′ 38″ northLongitude
-8.37087° or 8° 22′ 15″ westInception
2009Open location code
8CJHJJ6H+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 525388071OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q6048200
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Urdu—“Forcarei Astronomical Observatory” goes by many names.
- Galician: “observatorio astronómico de Forcarei”
- Galician: “Observatorio astronómico de Forcarei”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronomico de Forcarei”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronómico de Forcarei”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronomico de Forcarey”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronómico de Forcarey”
- Urdu: “فورکاری فلکیاتی رصدگاہ”
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