Los Molinos Observatory
Los Molinos Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned by the Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Uruguay and operated in collaboration with the University of the Republic's Astronomy Department.Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Observatory
- Description: organization in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Also known as: “Observatorio Astronomico Los Molinos” and “Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estadio Parque Artigas Las Piedras and Estadio Complejo Rentistas.
Estadio Parque Artigas Las Piedras
Stadium
Photo: Leopedrepelu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Parque Artigas Las Piedras is a multi-use stadium in Las Piedras, Uruguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Juventud de Las Piedras The stadium holds 12,000 people and was built in 2002. Estadio Parque Artigas Las Piedras is situated 3½ km north of Los Molinos Observatory.
Estadio Complejo Rentistas
Pitch
Photo: Rentistas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estadio Complejo Rentistas is a multi-use stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is currently used primarily for football matches. It is the home stadium of Club Atlético Rentistas. The stadium holds 6,500 people and was opened in 1998. Estadio Complejo Rentistas is situated 3½ km southeast of Los Molinos Observatory.
Museo Julio Sosa
Museum
Photo: Roxyuru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo Julio Sosa is a museum, which is situated 3½ km north of Los Molinos Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colón Sudeste and Costa y Guillamón.
Colón Sudeste
Neighborhood
Colón Sudeste–Abayubá is a composite barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. Colón Sudeste is situated 3½ km southwest of Los Molinos Observatory.
Costa y Guillamón
Village
Costa y Guillamón is a barrio of La Paz in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Costa y Guillamón is situated 4½ km west of Los Molinos Observatory.
Barrio Cópola
Village
Barrio Cópola is a barrio of La Paz in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Barrio Cópola is situated 5 km west of Los Molinos Observatory.
Los Molinos Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio G, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Los Molinos Observatory” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد لوس مولينوس”
- Esperanto: “OALM”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio Los Molinos”
- French: “Observatoire astronomique Los Molinos”
- Italian: “osservatorio astronomico Los Molinos”
- Italian: “Osservatorio astronomico Los Molinos”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronomico los Molinos”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos”
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