Cincinnati Observatory
The Cincinnati Observatory, known locally as Mt. Lookout Observatory, is located in Cincinnati, Ohio on top of Mount Lookout. It consists of two observatory buildings housing an 11-inch and 16 inch aperture refracting telescope.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: astronomical observatory
- Description: other organization in Cincinnati, United States
- Also known as: “University of Cincinnati Observatory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mushroom House and Alms Park.
Mushroom House
Building
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The Studio is an ornately fanciful home built by architect Terry Brown in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The one-bedroom house features a cone shaped addition and a spiral staircase entry. Mushroom House is situated 960 feet north of Cincinnati Observatory.
Alms Park
Park
Frederick H. Alms Memorial Park is an urban park located in the Mt. Lookout and Columbia-Tusculum neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is owned and operated by the Cincinnati Park Board, and its entrance is located at 650 Tusculum Avenue. Alms Park is situated 2 miles south of Cincinnati Observatory.
Withrow High School
School
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Withrow High School is a public high school located on the east side of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools. Withrow High School is situated 1½ miles west of Cincinnati Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Observatory Historic District and Mount Lookout.
Observatory Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Observatory Historic District is a historic portion of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Centered around the Cincinnati Observatory and strung largely along a single street, the district has been named a historic district by both local and federal historic preservation agencies.
Mount Lookout
Suburb
Mount Lookout is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati. It is located northwest of Linwood, overlooking the Ohio River valley. The population was 5,173 at the 2020 census.
Hyde Park
Suburb
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Hyde Park is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally established as a retreat for the city's wealthy, the neighborhood is predominately residential, with a central business district known as Hyde Park Square.
Cincinnati Observatory
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Cincinnati Observatory” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Observatori de Cincinnati”
- Dutch: “Cincinnati Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد سينسيناتى”
- French: “observatoire de Cincinnati”
- French: “Observatoire de Cincinnati”
- Georgian: “ცინცინატის ობსერვატორია”
- German: “Cincinnati Observatory”
- Hebrew: “מצפה סינסינטי”
- Italian: “osservatorio di Cincinnati”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Cincinnati”
- Japanese: “シンシナティ天文台”
- Luxembourgish: “Cincinnati Observatory”
- Russian: “Обсерватория Цинцинатти”
- Slovak: “Cincinnati Observatory”
- Slovenian: “Cincinnati Observatory”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Cincinnati”
- Swedish: “Cincinnati Observatory”
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