Maria Mitchell Observatory
The Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, was founded in 1908 and named in honor of Maria Mitchell, the first American woman astronomer.Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Gaol and Nantucket Whaling Museum.
Old Gaol
Museum
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Old Gaol is a museum, which is situated 740 feet west of Maria Mitchell Observatory.
Nantucket Whaling Museum
Museum
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nantucket Whaling Museum is a museum located in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. It is run by the Nantucket Historical Association. The Whaling Museum is the flagship site of the Nantucket Historical Association’s fleet of properties. Nantucket Whaling Museum is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Maria Mitchell Observatory.
Nantucket United Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Nantucket United Methodist Church is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Maria Mitchell Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nantucket and Shawkemo.
Nantucket
Town
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Nantucket is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government.
Shawkemo
Hamlet
Shawkemo is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 16 feet. The name Shawkemo is an Indian word meaning "middle field of land". Shawkemo lies 4 miles west-northwest of Siasconset. Shawkemo is situated 2½ miles east of Maria Mitchell Observatory.
Madaket
Village
Madaket is a census designated place in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Madaket had a population of 377. Its elevation is 26 feet on the western end of the island. Madaket is situated 5 miles west of Maria Mitchell Observatory.
Maria Mitchell Observatory
- Type: Building
- Description: observatory
- Category: astronomical observatory
- Location: Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Maria Mitchell Observatory” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Maria Mitchell Observatory”
- Catalan: “Observatori Maria Mitchell”
- Dutch: “Maria Mitchell Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ماريا ميتشل”
- French: “Observatoire Maria Mitchell”
- Georgian: “მარია მიტჩელის ობსერვატორია”
- Hausa: “Cibiyar Nazarin Maria Mitchell”
- Italian: “osservatorio Maria Mitchell”
- Italian: “Osservatorio Maria Mitchell”
- Japanese: “マリア・ミッチェル天文台”
- Spanish: “Maria Mitchell Observatory”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Maria Mitchell”
- Turkish: “Maria Mitchell Observatory”
- Urdu: “ماریا مچل رصدگاہ”
- Welsh: “Arsyllfa Maria Mitchell”
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