Astronomical Tourist Attractions in the Kingston Area
Page Created: 2005 March 06
Page last updated: 2006 November 14
Churchill Park Sundial * City Park * Ellis Hall Observatory * Holleford Crater * Miller Hall Geology Museum * Radio Telescope Ruins * Stirling Hall
We have been asked by numerous visitors, "What is there to see in the Kingston Ontario area that a person with an Astronomy interest might like to see?"
The answer is this web page with links, photos and some background information about anything that we can think of with astronomical links in the area.
marking Kingston's 300th year and the 500th anniversary of the birth of Copernicus.
Located
in Kingston bounded by Brock, Napier and Mack Streets.
Churchill Park Sundial
Marks the location of the original Kingston Observatory site.
Bounded
by Bagot, Barrie, West and King Streets.
City Park
Home of the 16" telescope. Located on
Queen'
s Campus on University Avenue.
Queen's Ellis Hall Observatory
Kingston's own 500 million year old meteor impact crater.
Located about 30 minutes north of
Kingston
along highway #38, and east of the town
of Hartington.
Holleford Crater
Geology Museum with a Holleford Crater display and meteorites.
Located on
Queen's
Campus on Union at Division Streets.
Miller Hall
Marking the now demolished Queen's Radio Telescope site.
Located in Kingston at the
western
end of Woodbine Road.
Queen's Old Radio Telescope
Home of the Physics and Astronomy Department and a mini-museum.
Located on
Queens
Campus on Bader Lane.
Queen's Stirling Hall
If you know of any other astronomically related site (artwork, sundials, historic sites, etc) please contact us via email at:
kevin (at) starlightcascade (dot) ca or kim (at) starlightcascade (dot) ca.
Unless otherwise noted, all photos by Kevin Kell & Kim Hay
URL: http://starlightcascade.ca/tourism/
Created by Kevin Kell & Kim Hay