McDonald Observatory
McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near the unincorporated community of Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States.
Jason Quinn, Public domain.- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 6,742 feet (2,055 metres)
- …is also known as “711 MC”
- Description: astronomical observatory in Texas
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McDonald Observatory
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Latitude
30.67973° or 30° 40′ 47″ north
Longitude
-104.02488° or 104° 1′ 30″ west
Open location code
852QMXHG+V2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“McDonald Observatory” goes by many names.
مرصد ماكدونالدArabic
observartori McDonaldCatalan
Observatori McDonaldCatalan
麥克唐納天文台Chinese
麦克唐纳天文台Chinese
McDonald ObservatoriumDutch
مرصد ماكدونالدEgyptian Arabic
Observatorio McDonaldEsperanto
McDonald ObservatoryFinnish
מצפה הכוכבים מקדונלדHebrew
Observatorium McDonaldIndonesian
Osservatorio McDonaldItalian
マクドナルド天文台Japanese
맥도날드 천문대Korean
McDonald ObservatoireLuxembourgish
McDonald ObservatoryNorwegian
McDonald ObservatoryNorwegian Bokmål
رصدخانه مکدونالدPersian
McDonald ObservatoryPolish
McDonald ObservatoryRomanian
Observatorul McDonaldRomanian
Обсерватория Мак-ДоналдRussian
Обсерватория МакдональдRussian
Макдональдська обсерваторіяUkrainian
میک ڈونلڈ رصدگاہUrdu
Đài thiên văn McDonaldVietnamese
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