Yerkes Observatory
The Yerkes Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1897, it houses the world's largest refracting telescope in the world, with a doublet-lens aperture of 40 inches.
Jtakemann, Public domain.- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 1,040 feet (317 metres)
- …is also known as “754 YE”
- …is operated by Yerkes Future Foundation
- …has 3 floors
- Description: astronomical observatory in Wisconsin, USA
- Address: 373 West Geneva St, Williams Bay, WI 53191
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Williams Bay High School and Faith Christian School.
Williams Bay High School
School
Williams Bay High School is a 4-year public high school located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
3,400 feet northwest of Yerkes Observatory
Black Point
Black Point is an estate on the south shore…
2½ miles east of Yerkes Observatory
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontana and East Delavan.
Fontana
Village
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is a village located…
1½ miles southwest of Yerkes Observatory
East Delavan
Hamlet
Delavan is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
2½ miles north of Yerkes Observatory
Walworth
Village
Walworth is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
3½ miles southwest of Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes Observatory
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Latitude
42.57035° or 42° 34′ 13″ north
Longitude
-88.55625° or 88° 33′ 23″ west
Open location code
86JHHCCV+4F
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Yerkes Observatory” goes by many names.
مرصد يركيزArabic
Երկեսի աստղադիտարանArmenian
Yerkes rəsədxanasıAzerbaijani
Еркская абсерваторыяBelarusian
Еркская абсэрваторыяBelarusian
Observatori YerkesCatalan
葉凱士天文台Chinese
Yerkesova observatořCzech
Yerkes ObservatoriumDutch
مرصد يركسEgyptian Arabic
Yerkesi observatooriumEstonian
Yerkesin observatorioFinnish
იერკის ობსერვატორიაGeorgian
Αστεροσκοπείο ΓιέρκςGreek
מצפה הכוכבים ירקסHebrew
यर्कीज़ वेधशालाHindi
Yerkes ObszervatóriumHungarian
Observatorium YerkesIndonesian
Réadlann YerkesIrish
Osservatorio YerkesItalian
ヤーキス天文台Japanese
Йеркс обсерваториясыKazakh
여키스 천문대Korean
Yerkes-ObservatoireLuxembourgish
Јеркисова опсерваторијаMacedonian
Јерксова опсерваторијаMacedonian
იერკსიშ ობსერვატორიაMingrelian
Yerkes-observatorietNorwegian
Yerkes-observatorietNorwegian Bokmål
Yerkes-observatorietNorwegian Nynorsk
رصدخانه یرکیزPersian
Obserwatorium YerkesPolish
Йеркская обсерваторияRussian
Observatorij YerkesSlovenian
YerkesobservatorietSwedish
Obserbatoryong YerkesTagalog
Yerkes GözlemeviTurkish
Єркська обсерваторіяUkrainian
یرکیس رصدگاہUrdu
Arsyllfa YerkesWelsh
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