Norman Lockyer Observatory
The Norman Lockyer Observatory, the Lockyer Technology Centre, and the Planetarium, is a public access optical observatory 1 mile east of Sidmouth, East Devon in South West England.Photo: Paul Lang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Observatory
- Description: Sidmouth, Devon, England
- Also known as: “Lockyer Observatory and Planetarium”
- Address: Salcombe Hill Road, Sidmouth, EX10 0NY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Woolcombe House and Sidmouth Museum.
Woolcombe House
Public building
Photo: Anthony Vosper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woolcombe House is a public building, which is situated 3,900 feet west of Norman Lockyer Observatory.
Sidmouth Museum
Museum
Sidmouth Museum is a museum in Sidmouth, Devon, England. The museum is housed in Hope Cottage, a Grade II listed building. The building was extended in 2020 to include more space for exhibits as well as new disabled access. Sidmouth Museum is situated 1 mile southwest of Norman Lockyer Observatory.
Sidmouth Library
Library
Sidmouth Library is situated 1 mile southwest of Norman Lockyer Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salcombe Regis and Harcombe.
Salcombe Regis
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salcombe Regis is a coastal village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sidmouth, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England.
Harcombe
Locality
Photo: Anthony Vosper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harcombe is a locality, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Norman Lockyer Observatory.
Sidbury
Village
Photo: Anthony Vosper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sidbury is a large village and former civil parish north of Sidmouth, now in the parish of Sidmouth, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Sidbury is situated 2 miles north of Norman Lockyer Observatory.
Norman Lockyer Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sidmouth, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.68781° or 50° 41′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.21959° or 3° 13′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C2RMQQJ+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 70655471OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q6665917
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Norman Lockyer Observatory” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “诺曼·洛克耶天文台”
- Chinese: “諾曼·洛克耶天文臺”
- Japanese: “ノーマン・ロッキャー天文台”
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Highlights include McLean Dome and Connaught Dome.
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