Urania Observatory

Urania Observatory is an observatory in Aalborg Municipality, North Jutland. Urania Observatory is situated nearby to the school Filipskolen, as well as near the community center Arbejderbevægelsens Kollegium Fælleshus.

Photo: Veng, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Filipskolen and Aalborghus Gymnasium.

Filipskolen

School

Photo: Filipskolen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Filipskolen is a school, which is situated 220 metres west of Urania Observatory.

Aalborghus Gymnasium

School

Aalborghus Gymnasium is an upper secondary school in the city of Aalborg, in North Jutland in Denmark. It offers both the traditional three-year programme and also the two-year programme that prepares students for the Higher Preparatory Examination. Aalborghus Gymnasium is situated 570 metres southwest of Urania Observatory.

Hans Egedes Church

Church

Hans Egedes Church

Photo: Edam66, Public domain.

Hans Egedes Church is situated 790 metres southwest of Urania Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vejgaard and Grønlandskvarteret.

Vejgaard

Suburb

Photo: Edam66, Public domain.

Vejgaard is an eastern neighborhood of Aalborg, Denmark.

Grønlandskvarteret

Suburb

Grønlandskvarteret

Photo: Edam66, Public domain.

Grønlandskvarteret is a suburb.

Frydendal

Suburb

Photo: Mortenhh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Frydendal is a suburb.

Urania Observatory

Type: Observatory
Description: building in Aalborg, Denmark
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Aalborg Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.02872° or 57° 1′ 43″ north

Longitude

9.94892° or 9° 56′ 56″ east

Operator

Nordjysk Astronomisk Forening for Amatører (NAFA)

Open location code

9F9F2WHX+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=observatory

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Urania Observatory from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

“Urania Observatory” goes by many names.

Danish: “Urania Observatoriet”

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