Allegheny Observatory
The Allegheny Observatory is an American astronomical research institution, a part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riverview Park and Perry Traditional Academy.
Riverview Park
Park
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Riverview Park is the fourth largest municipal park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The park is located four miles north of Downtown in the neighborhood of Perry North and consists of 251 acres.
Perry Traditional Academy
School
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Perry Traditional Academy, also known as Perry High School, is a high school in the Perry North neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Perry is one of ten secondary schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Perry Traditional Academy is situated 2,200 feet north of Allegheny Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Summer Hill and North Side.
Summer Hill
Neighborhood
Summer Hill is a neighborhood located in the North Side region of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It has a zip code of 15214, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 1.
North Side
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North Side is an area of Pittsburgh, just across the Allegheny River from Downtown. In years past it was the independent city of Allegheny, but has long been incorporated into the City of Pittsburgh itself.
Central Northside
Neighborhood
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Central Northside is a neighborhood in the North Side of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It has a zip code of 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 6. Central Northside is situated 2 miles south of Allegheny Observatory.
Allegheny Observatory
- Type: astronomical observatory
- Description: historic observatory of the University of Pittsburgh
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Allegheny Observatory” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرصد أليغيني”
- Belarusian: “Абсерваторыя Алегейні”
- Catalan: “Observatori d’Allegheny”
- Chinese: “亞利加尼天文台”
- Chinese: “阿利剛天文台”
- Chinese: “阿利剛天文臺”
- Chinese: “阿利根尼天文臺”
- Chinese: “阿勒格尼天文台”
- Czech: “Allegheny Observatory”
- Dutch: “Allegheny Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد اليجينى”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio Allegheny”
- French: “observatoire Allegheny”
- French: “Observatoire Allegheny”
- German: “Allegheny Observatory”
- Italian: “osservatorio Allegheny”
- Italian: “Osservatorio Allegheny”
- Japanese: “アレゲニー天文台”
- Luxembourgish: “Allegheny Observatoire”
- Portuguese: “Observatório de Allegheny”
- Russian: “Обсерватория Аллегейни”
- Slovak: “Allegheny Observatory”
- Slovenian: “Observatorij Allegheny”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Allegheny”
- Swedish: “Allegheny Observatory”
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