Observatory Road

Observatory Road
Observatory Road
Native name天文臺道 (Yue Chinese)
Length480 m (1,570 ft)
220 m (720 ft) accessible to public
LocationObservatory Hill, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°18′05″N 114°10′29″E / 22.30137°N 114.17486°E / 22.30137; 114.17486
East endChatham Road
West endNathan Road
Construction
Completion1883 (1883)
Observatory Road
Chinese天文臺道
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationtīn màhn tòih dou
Jyutpingtin1 man4 toi4 dou3
IPA[tʰíːn mɐ̏n tʰɔ̏ːi tōu]

Observatory Road (Chinese: 天文臺道) is one of the oldest roads in Hong Kong, and has existed since 1883. It is called so because this is where the Hong Kong Observatory was constructed. The Observatory is still in operation and provides updated typhoon information and other services for the Northwest Pacific area.