Smith Observatory
Smith Observatory was an observatory at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. Completed in 1882, the observatory was funded by Janette S. Herrick and named in memory of her brother, John F.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wright Museum of Art and Logan Museum of Anthropology.
Wright Museum of Art
Museum
The Wright Museum of Art is a small art museum maintained and operated by Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. It houses a collection of approximately 6,000 objects, has five gallery spaces, and provides training for undergraduate students in museum studies.
Logan Museum of Anthropology
Museum
Logan Museum of Anthropology is a museum of Beloit College, located in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1894 by Beloit trustee and patron of the arts Frank Granger Logan and contains about 300,000 archaeological and ethnological objects from around the world. Logan Museum of Anthropology is situated 540 feet east of Smith Observatory.
Church of St. Thomas the Apostle
Church
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Church of St. Thomas the Apostle is a historic church at 822 E. Grand Avenue in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. It was built in 1885 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Church of St. Thomas the Apostle is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Smith Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beloit and South Beloit.
Beloit
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Beloit is a city of 37,000 people in Southwest Wisconsin. Its downtown is anchored by a core of historic buildings and the Ironworks office and industrial campus.
South Beloit
Village
South Beloit is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburban extension of Beloit, Wisconsin, located along the Illinois–Wisconsin border within the Rockford metropolitan area. The population was 7,989 at the 2020 census.
Rockton
Village
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Rockton is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois. It is located in the Rock River Valley and is part of the Rockford metropolitan area. The population was 7,863 at the time of the 2020 census. Rockton is situated 4 miles southwest of Smith Observatory.
Smith Observatory
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Smith Observatory” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد سميث”
- Japanese: “スミス天文台 (ウィスコンシン州)”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Smith”
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