Fuertes Observatory

Fuertes Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the North Campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The observatory was designed by L.P.

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Type: Observatory
Description: historical astronomical observatory at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Address: 209 Cradit Farm Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bailey Hall and Olin Library (Cornell).

Bailey Hall

Theater building

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Bailey Hall is the largest auditorium at Cornell University, an Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York. The auditorium seats 1,300 people, and it is named for Liberty Hyde Bailey, the first dean of what is now Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Bailey Hall is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Fuertes Observatory.

Olin Library (Cornell)

Library

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Olin Library (Cornell) is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Fuertes Observatory.

Willard Straight Hall

Community center

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Willard Straight Hall is the student union building on the central campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Conceived as a memorial to Willard Dickerman Straight, its construction was initiated by his widow, Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight, with the aim of enriching student life. Willard Straight Hall is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Fuertes Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest Home and Cayuga Heights.

Forest Home

Hamlet

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Forest Home is a census-designated place in the town of Ithaca, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forest Home had a population of 1,168. It is located immediately east of the Cornell University campus.

Cayuga Heights

Town

Cayuga Heights is a village in the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States, and a suburb of Ithaca, New York. The population was 4,114 at the 2020 census.

Northeast Ithaca

Neighborhood

Northeast Ithaca is a census-designated place in Ithaca, New York in Tompkins County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Northeast Ithaca had a population of 2,701. Northeast Ithaca is a suburb of adjacent Ithaca, New York.

Fuertes Observatory

Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.45277° or 42° 27′ 10″ north

Longitude

-76.4745° or 76° 28′ 28″ west

Elevation

902 feet (275 metres)

Open location code

87J5FG3G+45

OpenStreetMap ID

way 403931097

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

GeoNames ID

7185930

Wikidata ID

Q5507218

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Japanese—“Fuertes Observatory” goes by many names.

Italian: “Osservatorio Fuertes”
Japanese: “フェルテス天文台”

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