Sydney Observatory

The Sydney Observatory is a heritage-listed meteorological station, astronomical observatory, function venue, science museum, and education facility located on Observatory Hill at Upper Fort Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.

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Sydney Observatory

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Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: astronomical observatory in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Notable Places in the Area

Darling Harbour

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Darling Harbour is a leisure and entertainment precinct, in central Sydney.

St Brigid's Roman Catholic Church

Church

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St Brigid's Roman Catholic Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church building located at 14, 16 Kent Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia. St Brigid's Roman Catholic Church is situated 120 metres northwest of Sydney Observatory.

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

Art gallery

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The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, formerly the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, is located on George Street in The Rocks neighbourhood of Sydney. Museum of Contemporary Art Australia is situated 420 metres east of Sydney Observatory.

Localities in the Area

Millers Point

Suburb

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Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The Hungry Mile

Neighbourhood

The Hungry Mile is the name harbourside workers gave to the docklands area of Darling Harbour East, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in the Great Depression.

The Rocks

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The Rocks is sandstone buildings, history, laneways, culture and Australiana by day, and a busy pub scene by night.