Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, Toronto

Name: Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory
Address: Toronto, Canada

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Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory

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Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, Toronto

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The Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, formerly known as the York University Astronomical Observatory, is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by York University. It is located in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1969, York's observatory is opened to both researchers and amateur astronomers. The observatory was renamed the Allan Ian Carswell Astronomical Observatory in 2017 after York University Emeritus Professor of Physics Allan Carswell. ()

Established: 1969 (55 years ago)Coordinates: 43°46'31"N, 79°30'33"W

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North York (York Univeristy Heights)Toronto Canada

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Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Improve Canada, Black Creek Pioneer Village, Aviva Centre, York University Libraries.

1 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Improve Canada, Vaughan
26 min walk • Improve Canada is a commercial shopping mall complex located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The mall has about 400 home improvement stores, exclusively focused on home improvement products and services. The complex is owned by Oleg Chekhter.
0.4 miW
19th-century living history museum
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto
12 min walk • Black Creek Pioneer Village, previously Dalziel Pioneer Park, is an open-air heritage museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The village is located in the North York district of Toronto, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection.
~1590 ftSW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Aviva Centre, Toronto
8 min walk • Aviva Centre, formerly Rexall Centre, is a tennis stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 12,500-capacity Stadium Court is the largest stadium at the tennis complex.
~1430 ftSE
Library
York University Libraries, Toronto
7 min walk • York University Libraries is the library system of York University in Toronto, Ontario. The four main libraries and one archives contain more than 2,500,000 volumes.
1.3 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Yorkgate Mall, Toronto
33 min walk • Toronto has several shopping malls across the city, including five major luxury malls that are among the largest and profitable in Canada. The first enclosed shopping mall in Toronto was the Toronto Arcade in the downtown core.
~1310 ftW
Sport venue, Sport, Ice rink
Canlan Ice Sports, Toronto
7 min walk • Canlan Sports – York is an ice hockey arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is operated by Canlan Ice Sports Corporation. It is the main ice rink at York University, as the home of the York Lions men's and women's varsity hockey teams. It is also the home of the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation.
1 miSE
Neighbourhood
York University Heights, Toronto
27 min walk • York University Heights, also known as Northwood Park, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of Toronto's northernmost neighbourhoods, located along the northern boundary of Steeles Avenue in the former city of North York.
~710 ftNE
Sport venue, Sport
Toronto Track and Field Centre, Toronto
4 min walk • The Toronto Track and Field Centre is a city-owned athletic training centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Prior to 1998 it was called Metro Toronto Track and Field Centre. It is located at York University's Keele campus in the north-west section of the city.
~350 ftS
Sport venue, Sport
Tait McKenzie Centre, Toronto
2 min walk • The Tait McKenzie Centre is an athletic facility located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at York University. The building is named for R. Tait McKenzie, a renowned sculptor, doctor, soldier, physical educator, and athlete.
~660 ftE
Sport venue, Sport
York Lions Stadium, Toronto
4 min walk • York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and York United of the Canadian Premier League.
~820 ftNW
Sport venue, Sport
Alumni Field, Toronto
4 min walk • Alumni Field is an outdoor football, rugby and soccer stadium located at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the former home of the York Lions. The stadium was known as York Stadium prior to 2017.