United States Naval Observatory
The United States Naval Observatory is a scientific and military facility that produces geopositioning, navigation and timekeeping data for the United States Navy and the United States Department of Defense.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Military installation
- …lies at an elevation of 279 feet (85 metres)
- Description: scientific agency and observatory in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as“Depot of Charts & Instruments”“Depot of Charts and Instruments”“U.S. Naval Observatory”“USNO”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Number One Observatory Circle and Georgetown University.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Number One Observatory Circle is situated 670 feet northeast of United States Naval Observatory.
Georgetown University
University
Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Georgetown University is situated 1 mile southwest of United States Naval Observatory.
Embassy of Finland
Government office
Embassy of Finland is a government office, which is situated 1,200 feet northeast of United States Naval Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massachusetts Avenue Heights and Glover Park.
Massachusetts Avenue Heights
Neighborhood
Massachusetts Heights is a small neighborhood…
Glover Park
Suburb
Nathanael Greene, Public domain.
Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington…
Burleith
Neighborhood
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant.
United States Naval Observatory
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Latitude
38.92151° or 38° 55′ 17″ north
Longitude
-77.06687° or 77° 4′ 1″ west
Open location code
87C4WWCM+J7
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“United States Naval Observatory” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المرصد البحري للولايات المتحدة”
- Armenian: “Միացյալ Նահանգների ռազմածովային աստղադիտարան”
- Asturian: “Observatoriu Naval de los Estaos Xuníos”
- Bashkir: “АҠШ-тың хәрби-диңгеҙ обсерваторияһы”
- Belarusian: “Ваенна-марская абсерваторыя ЗША”
- Belarusian: “Вайскова-марская абсэрваторыя ЗША”
- Catalan: “Observatori Naval dels Estats Units”
- Chinese: “美国海军天文台”
- Czech: “United States Naval Observatory”
- Dutch: “United States Naval Observatory”
- Dutch: “USNO”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المرصد البحرى للولايات المتحده”
- Esperanto: “Usona Mararmea Observatorio”
- Estonian: “Ameerika Ühendriikide Mereväeobservatoorium”
- French: “Observatoire naval des États-Unis”
- French: “United States Naval Observatory”
- French: “USNO”
- German: “Naval Observatory”
- German: “U.S. Naval Observatory”
- German: “United States Naval Observatory”
- German: “USNO”
- Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים של צי ארצות הברית”
- Indonesian: “Observatorium Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat”
- Italian: “United States Naval Observatory”
- Japanese: “USNO”
- Japanese: “アメリカ海軍天文台”
- Japanese: “米海軍天文台”
- Korean: “미국 해군 천문대”
- Luxembourgish: “United States Naval Observatory”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “United States Naval Observatory”
- Norwegian: “United States Naval Observatory”
- Persian: “رصدخانه نیروی دریایی ایالات متحده آمریکا”
- Persian: “رصدخانه نیروی دریایی ایالات متحده”
- Polish: “United States Naval Observatory”
- Portuguese: “Observatório Naval dos Estados Unidos”
- Romanian: “Observatorul Naval al Statelor Unite”
- Russian: “Военно-морская обсерватория США”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Naval de los Estados Unidos”
- Swedish: “United States Naval Observatory”
- Turkish: “Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Deniz Gözlemevi”
- Ukrainian: “Військово-морська обсерваторія США”
- Urdu: “ریاستہائے متحدہ نیول رصدگاہ”
- Welsh: “Arsyllfa Llynges yr Unol Daleithiau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Foxhall Terrace.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as United States Naval Observatory and Admiral’s House Naval Observatory.
Washington, D.C.: Highlights
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