McDonald Observatory

McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near the unincorporated community of in , United States.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: astronomical observatory in Texas
  • Also known as: “711 MC”, “McDonald-Observatoire”, “رصدخانه مک دونالد”, “رصدخانهٔ مک دونالد”, “رصدخانه مکدونالد”, and “رصدخانهٔ مکدونالد”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mount Locke.

Peak
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
is a peak.

McDonald Observatory

Latitude
30.67973° or 30° 40′ 47″ north
Longitude
-104.02488° or 104° 1′ 30″ west
Elevation
6,742 feet (2,055 metres)
Open location code
852QMXHG+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5742400821
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
5525985
Wiki­data ID
Q1536779
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“McDonald Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد ماكدونالد”
  • Catalan: “observartori McDonald”
  • Catalan: “Observatori McDonald”
  • Chinese: “麥克唐納天文台”
  • Chinese: “麦克唐纳天文台”
  • Dutch: “McDonald Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ماكدونالد”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio McDonald”
  • Finnish: “McDonald Observatory”
  • French: “observatoire McDonald”
  • French: “Observatoire McDonald”
  • German: “McDonald-Observatorium”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים מקדונלד”
  • Indonesian: “Observatorium McDonald”
  • Italian: “osservatorio McDonald”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio McDonald”
  • Japanese: “マクドナルド天文台”
  • Korean: “맥도날드 천문대”
  • Luxembourgish: “McDonald Observatoire”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “McDonald Observatory”
  • Norwegian: “McDonald Observatory”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه مک‌دونالد”
  • Polish: “McDonald Observatory”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório McDonald”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul McDonald”
  • Russian: “обсерватория Мак-Доналд”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Мак-Доналд”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Макдональд”
  • Spanish: “Observartorio McDonald”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio McDonald”
  • Ukrainian: “Макдональдська обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “میک ڈونلڈ رصدگاہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn McDonald”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Fort Davis and Rockpile Ranch.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Frank N. Bash Visitors Center and Star Date Cafe.

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