Observatorio de Arecibo
Observatorio de Arecibo is in Esperanza, Arecibo. Observatorio de Arecibo is situated nearby to the ruins Arecibo Observatory.Places of Interest Nearby
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Arecibo Observatory
Ruins
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The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center and formerly known as the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, is an observatory in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, owned by the US National Science Foundation. Arecibo Observatory is situated 230 metres south of Observatorio de Arecibo.
Observatorio de Arecibo
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Arecibo Ionospheric Observa8 ory”, “Observatorio Ionosferico de Arecibo”, and “The Ino spheric Laboratory”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Esperanza, Arecibo, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.34623° or 18° 20′ 46″ northLongitude
-66.75231° or 66° 45′ 8″ westElevation
240 metres (787 feet)Open location code
77CM86WX+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1024483397OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4566433
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