Camera Obscura
You can find Camera Obscura, a museum, in Dumfries. Within 5 km there are 5 more places to visit. Worth the trip, Caerlaverock Castle is 12 km off.
Museum in Dumfries
Inside Dumfries
Camera Obscura is inside Dumfries’ locality, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Aim for June to September, when Dumfries reaches 17–20°C.
Camera Obscura
Museum.
In Dumfries, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Dumfries
Finding Camera Obscura
The map centres on Camera Obscura, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Dumfries’ locality. · NRS locality 2022
The nearest towns to Camera Obscura
Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Dumfries
Locharbriggs
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Camera Obscura is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | It’s in town | 33,694 | 8 |
| Locharbriggs | 2.6 km northeast of it | 5,488 | 6 |
Beyond Camera Obscura
The 13 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 3 castles and an abbey or priory.
MuseumDumfries Museum100 m away3Abbey or prioryAbbey or priorySweetheart Abbey9.5 km away4
MuseumGracefield Arts Centre1.1 km away5
MuseumGarden of Cosmic Speculation7.9 km away6
MuseumDumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum4.1 km away7CastleCastleComlongon Castle13 km away8CastleCastleDrumcoltran Tower12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Camera Obscura: questions
Where is Camera Obscura?
Camera Obscura is in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, inside the town’s locality.
What is Camera Obscura?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Camera Obscura?
June to September are the warmest months in Dumfries, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Camera Obscura?
Within 15 km: Caerlaverock Castle (12 km), Dumfries Museum (100 m), Sweetheart Abbey (9.5 km) and Gracefield Arts Centre (1.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Dumfries Museum: FutureMuseumSW, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gracefield Arts Centre: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garden of Cosmic Speculation: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum: Expatscot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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