Vesuvius Observatory
The Vesuvius Observatory is the surveillance centre for monitoring the three volcanic areas of Campania, Italy: Mount Vesuvius, the Phlegrean Fields and Ischia.Photo: Carlomorino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: Research center in Campania, Italy
- Also known as: “Real Osservatorio Vesuviano”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vesuvius and Vesuvius National Park.
Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius is a volcanic mountain in the Campania region of Italy, overshadowing the Bay of Naples.
Vesuvius National Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Lobufalo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vesuvius National Park is an Italian national park centered on the active volcano Vesuvius, southeast from Naples. The park was founded on June 5, 1995, and covers an area of around 135 square kilometers all located within the Province of Naples. Vesuvius National Park is situated 3 km east of Vesuvius Observatory.
Guindazzi railway station
Railway station
Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guindazzi railway station is situated 4 km north of Vesuvius Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ercolano and Sant’Anastasia.
Ercolano
Town
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ercolano is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania of Southern Italy. It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the Bay of Naples, just southeast of the city of Naples. Ercolano is situated 4 km southwest of Vesuvius Observatory.
Sant’Anastasia
Town
Photo: Lusb, Public domain.
Sant'Anastasia is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 13 kilometres northeast of Naples. Sant'Anastasia borders the following municipalities: Casalnuovo di Napoli, Ercolano, Pollena Trocchia, Pomigliano d'Arco, Somma Vesuviana. Sant’Anastasia is situated 4½ km north of Vesuvius Observatory.
Cercola
Town
Photo: PakyD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cercola is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region of Campania, located about 9 km northeast of Naples. Cercola borders the following municipalities: Massa di Somma, Naples, Pollena Trocchia, San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Volla. Cercola is situated 5 km northwest of Vesuvius Observatory.
Vesuvius Observatory
- Categories: volcano observatory, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ercolano, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.82801° or 40° 49′ 41″ northLongitude
14.39727° or 14° 23′ 50″ eastInception
1845Open location code
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Vietnamese—“Vesuvius Observatory” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Arsellva ar Vesuvio”
- Catalan: “Observatori Vesuvià”
- Chinese: “維蘇威火山觀測站”
- Chinese: “維蘇威觀測站”
- Chinese: “维苏威火山观测站”
- Chinese: “维苏威观测站”
- Dutch: “Osservatorio Vesuviano”
- Estonian: “Vesuuvi observatoorium”
- Finnish: “Vesuviuksen observatorio”
- French: “observatoire du Vésuve”
- French: “Observatoire du Vésuve”
- German: “Vesuv-Observatorium”
- Italian: “Osservatorio Vesuviano”
- Japanese: “ヴェスヴィウス観測所”
- Lithuanian: “Vezuvijaus observatorija”
- Portuguese: “Observatório do Vesúvio”
- Slovenian: “Osservatorio Vesuviano”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Vesubiano”
- Vietnamese: “Đài quan sát Vesuvius”
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