Harvard College Observatory

The Harvard College Observatory is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy.
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: observatory
  • Also known as: “HCO”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Taylor Square Firehouse and Harvard Kennedy School.

Fire station
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The is an historic fire station at 113 Garden Street in . The stylistically eclectic brick building was built in 1904 to a design by local architect Charles R. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Harvard College Observatory.

University
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The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly called the , is the graduate school of public policy of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in , United States. is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Harvard College Observatory.

Museum
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The is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in , United States. Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums focusing on anthropological material, with particular focus on the ethnography and archaeology of the Americas. is situated 3,700 feet east of Harvard College Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cambridge Historic District and Huron Village.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of that dates to colonial times.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of , United States.

Harvard College Observatory

Latitude
42.38153° or 42° 22′ 54″ north
Longitude
-71.12805° or 71° 7′ 41″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
87JC9VJC+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10092946390
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Geo­Names ID
4938968
Wiki­data ID
Q637936
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Harvard College Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد كلية هارفارد”
  • Armenian: “Հարվարդի աստղադիտարան”
  • Basque: “Harvard College Behatokia”
  • Basque: “HCO”
  • Belarusian: “Гарвардская абсерваторыя”
  • Bengali: “হার্ভার্ড কলেজ মানমন্দির”
  • Catalan: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Catalan: “HCO”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Harvard”
  • Chinese: “哈佛大学天文台”
  • Czech: “Observatoř Harvardovy univerzity”
  • Dutch: “Harvard College Observatorium”
  • Dutch: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد كلية هارفارد”
  • Esperanto: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio de la Universitato Harvard”
  • French: “HCO”
  • French: “observatoire de l’université Harvard”
  • French: “Observatoire de l’université Harvard”
  • Georgian: “ჰარვარდის კოლეჯის ობსერვატორია”
  • German: “Harvard-College-Observatorium”
  • Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο του Χάρβαρντ”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים של מכללת הרווארד”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה מכללת הרווארד”
  • Irish: “Réadlann Choláiste Harvard”
  • Italian: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Japanese: “ハーバード大学天文台”
  • Kazakh: “Гарвард обсерваториясы”
  • Korean: “하버드 대학교 천문대”
  • Luxembourgish: “Harvard College Observatoire”
  • Macedonian: “Харвардска опсерваторија”
  • Manx: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Manx: “HCO”
  • Manx: “RCH”
  • Manx: “Reayrtlann Cholleish Harvard”
  • Marathi: “हार्वर्ड कॉलेज वेधशाळा”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Harvard-observatoriet”
  • Norwegian: “Harvard-observatoriet”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه کالج هاروارد”
  • Polish: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Portuguese: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Romanian: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Russian: “Гарвардская обсерватория”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Amharclann Colaiste Harvard”
  • Slovenian: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Slovenian: “Harvardski fakultetni Observatorij”
  • Slovenian: “HCO”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio del Harvard College”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Harvard College”
  • Swedish: “Harvard College Observatory”
  • Swedish: “Harvard College-observatoriet”
  • Swedish: “Harvard Observatory”
  • Turkish: “Harvard Üniversitesi Gözlemevi”
  • Ukrainian: “Гарвардська обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “ہارورڈ کالج رصدگاہ”
  • Uzbek: “Garvard astronomiya rasadxonasi”
  • Welsh: “Arsyllfa Coleg Havard”
  • Welsh: “Harvard College Observatory”

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