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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 Cornell Fine Arts Library.
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.
Cornell Fine Arts Library
Library
The Cornell Fine Arts Library is an extensive educational facility that services the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University. In 1871, three years into his tenure as the first president of Cornell University, Andrew Dickson White… Cornell Fine Arts Library is situated 2,400 feet west of Fuertes Observatory.
John Henrik Clarke Africana Library
Library
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John Henrik Clarke Africana Library is situated 2,700 feet northwest 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. The population was 572 at the 2010 census. 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. The population was 2,655 at the 2000 census. 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″ northLongitude
-76.4745° or 76° 28′ 28″ westElevation
902 feet (275 metres)Open location code
87J5FG3G+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 403931097OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryGeoNames ID
7185930Wikidata ID
Q5507218
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In Other Languages
“Fuertes Observatory” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “フェルテス天文台”
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