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

Photo: WmCheez, CC BY 3.0.

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 city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of Campania in southern Italy. It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the Gulf of Naples, just southeast 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

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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″ north

Longitude

14.39727° or 14° 23′ 50″ east

Inception

1845

Open location code

8FGPR9HW+6W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 734210221

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q967776

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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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Highlights include Museo del Reale Osservatorio Vesuviano and Chiesetta del Salvatore al Vesuvio.

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