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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  • Observatory
  • …lies at an elevation of 36 feet (11 metres)
  • …is also known as “HCO”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Taylor Square Firehouse and Harvard Kennedy School.
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The is an historic fire… is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Harvard College Observatory.
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The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly… is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Harvard College Observatory.
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The … is situated 3,700 feet east of Harvard College Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cambridge Historic District and Huron Village.
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Harvard College Observatory

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Latitude
42.38153° or 42° 22′ 54″ north
Longitude
-71.12805° or 71° 7′ 41″ west
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”
  • 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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