Perth Observatory

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The Perth Observatory is the name of two astronomical observatories located in Western Australia. In 1896, the original observatory was founded in West Perth on Mount Eliza overlooking the city of Perth. Due to the city's expansion, the observatory moved to Bickley in 1965. The new Perth Observatory is sometimes referred to as Bickley Observatory. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 32°0'27"S, 116°8'6"E

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Perth Observatory 337 Walnut RdBickley 6076 Western AustraliaAustralia

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+61 8 9293 8255

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Perth Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mundaring Weir, Mundaring Weir Hotel, Gooseberry Hill National Park, Victoria Dam.

3.9 miNE
Park, Dam
Mundaring Weir, Mundaring
100 min walk • Mundaring Weir is a dam located 39 kilometres from Perth, Western Australia in the Darling Scarp. The dam and reservoir form the boundary between the suburbs of Reservoir and Sawyers Valley. The dam impounds the Helena River.
4.3 miNE
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Mundaring Weir Hotel, Mundaring
109 min walk • Mundaring Weir Hotel, is located in Mundaring, Western Australia. It is located adjacent to the formation of the former branch line to the weir - the Mundaring Weir Railway on a hill to the north, and above Mundaring Weir. It was previously known as the Reservoir Hotel, then the...
6.9 miNW
National park
Gooseberry Hill National Park, Perth
177 min walk • Gooseberry Hill National Park is a national park in Western Australia, in the locality of Gooseberry Hill, 21 km east of Perth. It is at the southern side of the mouth of the Helena Valley on the Darling Scarp. Statham's Quarry is located within the park boundary. The park was...
4.6 miSW
Dam
Victoria Dam
117 min walk • The Victoria Dam is a water supply dam providing water for the city of Perth, Western Australia. It is situated on the Darling Scarp near Lesmurdie, and crosses Munday Brook. Two dams have stood at the present site; the older dam was the first permanent water supply for the colony and also the first dam in Western Australia.
4.2 miNE
Dam
Mundaring Weir
106 min walk • Mundaring Weir is a dam located 39 kilometres from Perth, Western Australia in the Darling Scarp. The dam and reservoir form the boundary between the suburbs of Reservoir and Sawyers Valley. The dam impounds the Helena River.
4.5 miN
National park
Beelu National Park
116 min walk • Beelu National Park is a national park east of Perth, Western Australia. Lying south of Mundaring, Western Australia, and west of the Mundaring Weir Road, it is part of the group of parks known as the Parks of the Darling Range. The park was formerly named Mundaring National Park.