Cincinnati Observatory

The Cincinnati Observatory, known locally as Mt. Lookout Observatory, is located in Cincinnati, on top of Mount Lookout. It consists of two observatory buildings housing an 11-inch and 16 inch aperture refracting telescope.
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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.

Building
Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.
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. is situated 960 feet north of Cincinnati Observatory.

Park
Frederick H. Alms Memorial Park is an 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. is situated 2 miles south of Cincinnati Observatory.

School
is a public high school located on the east side of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools. is situated 1½ miles west of Cincinnati Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Observatory Historic District and Mount Lookout.

Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The is a historic portion of the neighborhood of , , . 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.

Suburb
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.

Suburb
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 Square.

Cincinnati Observatory

Latitude
39.13867° or 39° 8′ 19″ north
Longitude
-84.42272° or 84° 25′ 22″ west
Elevation
797 feet (243 metres)
Open location code
86FQ4HQG+FW
Geo­Names ID
4526978
Wiki­data ID
Q3348364
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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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