Gifford Observatory

The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in the suburb of Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Operated by the Gifford Observatory Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school children, it is primarily used by secondary school students, and members of the Wellington Astronomical Society.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Government House and Basin Reserve.

Government House

Manor estate

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Government House is the principal residence of the governor-general of New Zealand, the representative of the New Zealand head of state, King Charles III. Government House is situated 220 metres southwest of Gifford Observatory.

Basin Reserve

Stadium

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The Basin Reserve, commonly referred to as the Basin and also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. Basin Reserve is situated 570 metres northwest of Gifford Observatory.

Wellington College

School

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Wellington College, is a state-run boys secondary school in Wellington, New Zealand. It is situated on 12 hectares of green belt land in the suburb of Mount Victoria, in the vicinity of the Basin Reserve and Government House. Wellington College is situated 220 metres north of Gifford Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Mount Victoria.

Newtown

Suburb

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The suburb of Newtown lies in the southern part of Wellington in New Zealand. It lies east of Vogeltown, between Mount Cook and Berhampore. The main thoroughfares of Newtown are Riddiford St, leading from Mount Cook to Berhampore and Melrose, and Constable St, leading from Newtown to Kilbirnie.

Mount Victoria

Suburb

Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.

Mount Cook

Suburb

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Mount Cook is an inner city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It is located 1.74 km south of Wellington's central business district. It is part of Wellington Central electorate and lies within the City of Wellington local government area.

Gifford Observatory

Type: Observatory
Description: astronomical observation facility
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.30505° or 41° 18′ 18″ south

Longitude

174.78313° or 174° 46′ 59″ east

Open location code

4VCPMQVM+X7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 611559448

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

Wikidata ID

Q5559934

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In Other Languages

“Gifford Observatory” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ギフォード天文台”

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