Verkhovaya
Verkhovaya is a locality in Kaluga Oblast, Central Russia. Verkhovaya is situated nearby to the locality Kvan’, as well as near Shakhty.Places of Interest
Highlights include Space History Museum and Tsiolkovsky memorial house (Kaluga).
Space History Museum
Museum
Photo: Errabee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics is the first museum in the world dedicated to the history of space exploration. Space History Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Verkhovaya.
Tsiolkovsky memorial house (Kaluga)
Museum
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Tsiolkovsky memorial house (Kaluga) is a museum, which is situated 3 km northeast of Verkhovaya.
Assembly of the Nobility (Kaluga)
Community center
Photo: Борис Мавлютов, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Assembly of the Nobility (Kaluga) is a community center, which is situated 3½ km east of Verkhovaya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaluga and Kaluga II.
Kaluga
Photo: Kaluga.2012, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaluga is the capital of Kaluga Oblast, with a population of some 340,000, known as the "Russian Cradle of Space Exploration".
Kaluga II
Suburb
Photo: Dmitry Rozhkov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaluga II is a suburb, which is situated 6 km northwest of Verkhovaya.
Vorotynsk
Town
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Vorotynsk is an urban-type settlement in Babyninsky District, Kaluga Oblast, Russia. Population: 10,667 ; 11,288 ; 11,099 . The settlement hosts the former military airfield named Oreshkovo. Vorotynsk is situated 10 km west of Verkhovaya.
Verkhovaya
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kaluga Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
54.49895° or 54° 29′ 56″ northLongitude
36.19089° or 36° 11′ 27″ eastElevation
198 metres (650 feet)Open location code
9G6RF5XR+H9GeoNames ID
6652698
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