Antony Overton Memorial Observatory
Antony Overton Memorial Observatory is an observatory in British Columbia, Canada. Antony Overton Memorial Observatory is situated near the recreation area Viewpoint Picnic Table, as well as near Blaney Lake.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Malcolm Knapp Research Forest.
Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
Nature reserve
The Malcolm Knapp Research Forest is located in the Coast Mountains, about 60 km from Vancouver, in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The forest is approximately 5,157 hectares and has many different types of terrain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maple Ridge and Haney.
Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge is a city of about 82,000 people on the north shore of the Fraser River in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. Haney, an eastern district of Maple Ridge, has a century-long history as a commercial centre.Haney
Suburb
Haney, British Columbia is the name of the downtown core of the city of Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The name derived originally from Thomas Haney, the namesake of Port Haney, the neighbourhood adjoining today's downtown along the Fraser River immediately south, which is today includes a station on the West Coast Express and was formerly a steamboat port. Haney is situated 9 km southwest of Antony Overton Memorial Observatory.
Antony Overton Memorial Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.28819° or 49° 17′ 18″ north
Longitude
-122.57071° or 122° 34′ 15″ west
Operator
Vancouver Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Open location code
84XV7CQH+7P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Viewpoint Picnic Table and Blaney Lake.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Antony Overton Memorial Observatory and Large Zenith Telescope.
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