Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on in . The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: observatory in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Observatoire royal d’Edimbourg”, “ROE”, “Royal Observatory, Edinburgh”, “エジンバラ王立天文台”, “エディンバラ王立天文台”, and “愛丁堡皇家天文臺”
  • Address: Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Blackford Hill and Reid Memorial Church.

Peak
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164 metres is a hill in , the capital city of .

Church
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The is a church building… is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Royal Observatory.

Library
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is situated 2,700 feet east of Royal Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackford and The Grange.

Suburb
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is an area in the south of , the capital city of .

Suburb
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is an affluent suburb of , just…

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is a neighbourhood of southern , .

Royal Observatory

Latitude
55.9229° or 55° 55′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.18807° or 3° 11′ 17″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Open location code
9C7RWRF6+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 55751608
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3106882
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Royal Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المرصد الملكي في إدنبرة”
  • Basque: “Edinburgheko Errege Behatokia”
  • Catalan: “Real Observatori d’Edimburg”
  • Catalan: “Reial Observatori d’Edimburg”
  • Chinese: “愛丁堡皇家天文台”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المرصد الملكى”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa observatorio de Edinburgo”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Observatorio de Edinburgo”
  • French: “observatoire royal d’Édimbourg”
  • French: “Observatoire royal d’Édimbourg”
  • German: “Royal Observatory Edinburgh”
  • Irish: “Réadlann Ríoga”
  • Italian: “osservatorio reale di Edimburgo”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio reale di Edimburgo”
  • Japanese: “エディンバラ天文台”
  • Korean: “에딘버러 왕립천문대”
  • Spanish: “Real Observatorio de Edimburgo”
  • Swedish: “Royal Observatory”
  • Ukrainian: “Королівська обсерваторія Единбурга”
  • Urdu: “رائل رصدگاہ، ایڈنبرا”

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