Observatory

Observatory is a building in Town of Redding, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Observatory is situated nearby to the fire station West Redding Fire Department, as well as near the nature reserve New Pond Farm Educational Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Redding station and John Read Middle School.

Redding station

Railway station

Photo: AirportExpert, CC0.

Redding station is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Redding, Connecticut. The station has one two-car-long high-level side platform to the west of the single track. Redding station is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Observatory.

John Read Middle School

School

Redding is an incorporated town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. John Read Middle School is situated 1½ miles southeast of Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Ridge and Redding.

Long Ridge

Village

Long Ridge is a historic rural neighborhood in the southeastern corner of Danbury, Connecticut. Located east of the Starrs Plain neighborhood and south of Tarrywile Park, it borders Redding to the south and Bethel to the east.

Redding

Town

Redding is an incorporated town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. Redding is situated 2½ miles southeast of Observatory.

Branchville

Village

Photo: John Henry Twachtman, Public domain.

Branchville is a neighborhood of the town of Ridgefield in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, and is also the name of a Metro North railroad station. Branchville is situated 3½ miles south of Observatory.

Observatory

Type: Building
Location: Town of Redding, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.31836° or 41° 19′ 6″ north

Longitude

-73.4287° or 73° 25′ 43″ west

Elevation

427 feet (130 metres)

Height

14 feet (4.4 metres)

Open location code

87H88H9C+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 867914767

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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