Class of 1951 Observatory
The Class of 1951 Observatory is located near the eastern edge of the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, on Vassar College's campus. The observatory was built in 1997 and sponsored by the Vassar class of 1951 who donated funds for its construction on the occasion of their forty-fifth reunion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Observatory
- Description: astronomical observatory at Vassar College
- Address: 51 New Observatory Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center and Rombout House.
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Arts center
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The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, commonly known as the Loeb, is a teaching museum, major art repository, and exhibition space on the campus of Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Class of 1951 Observatory.
Rombout House
Residential building
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Rombout House is a historic home located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1854 on land that had been part of the original British royal Rombout Patent of 1685 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay-wide, Hudson River Bracketed architectural style dwelling. Rombout House is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Class of 1951 Observatory.
Bridge for Laboratory Sciences
University building
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The Bridge for Laboratory Sciences is a two-story laboratory and classroom building on the campus of Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York. Bridge for Laboratory Sciences is situated 1,800 feet west of Class of 1951 Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arlington and Titusville.
Arlington
Town
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Arlington is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, and United States. At the 2010 census, the CDP population was 4,061.
Titusville
Hamlet
Titusville is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of LaGrange, New York, in Dutchess County, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 729. Titusville is situated 1½ miles southeast of Class of 1951 Observatory.
Red Oaks Mill
Village
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Red Oaks Mill is a hamlet and census-designated place in Dutchess County, in the U.S. state of New York. It lies within the limits of the towns of Poughkeepsie and LaGrange. Red Oaks Mill is situated 2 miles southeast of Class of 1951 Observatory.
Class of 1951 Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.68299° or 41° 40′ 59″ northLongitude
-73.89054° or 73° 53′ 26″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
87H8M4M5+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 479071364OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryGeoNames ID
7203790Wikidata ID
Q18705908
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