Observatory Hill

Observatory Hill is a residential area in Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario. Observatory Hill is situated near Richmond Hill Free Methodist Church, as well as near Fulton Parkette.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: David Dunlap Observatory and Richmond Hill Christian Community Church.

David Dunlap Observatory

Observatory

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The David Dunlap Observatory is an astronomical observatory site in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1935, it was owned and operated by the University of Toronto until 2008. David Dunlap Observatory is situated 540 metres west of Observatory Hill.

Richmond Hill Christian Community Church

Church

Photo: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Richmond Hill Christian Community Church is situated 510 metres north of Observatory Hill.

Richmond Hill GO Station

Railway station

Photo: Secondarywaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Richmond Hill GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. It was the northern terminus of the Richmond Hill line train service from the service's inception in 1982 until the opening of Gormley GO Station on December 5, 2016. Richmond Hill GO Station is situated 1½ km northwest of Observatory Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Richmond Hill and Langstaff.

Richmond Hill

Photo: CCC2012, CC0.

Richmond Hill is a city in Southern Ontario in the central portion of York Region. It's part of the Greater Toronto Area, about 20 km north of the downtown core of Toronto.

Langstaff

Neighborhood

Photo: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Langstaff is a residential area at the tripoint of the cities of Richmond Hill, Markham, and Vaughan in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Located near Highway 7 and Yonge Street, the homes in the area date to the 1960s and 1970s. Langstaff is situated 4 km south of Observatory Hill.

Buttonville

Suburb

Photo: ChadPerez49, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buttonville is a suburban neighbourhood and former hamlet in the city of Markham, Ontario, Canada, bordering the larger Unionville district. The hamlet was named after its founder, John Button. Buttonville is situated 4½ km east of Observatory Hill.

Observatory Hill

Type: Residential area
Location: Richmond Hill, York Region, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.86345° or 43° 51′ 48″ north

Longitude

-79.41579° or 79° 24′ 57″ west

Open location code

87M2VH7M+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 700984858

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Highlights: Richmond Hill Free Methodist Church and Fulton Parkette.

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