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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Military installation
- 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”, “US Naval Observatory”, and “USNO”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Number One Observatory Circle and Embassy of Finland.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory". Number One Observatory Circle is situated 670 feet northeast 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.
Dumbarton Oaks Estate
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss. Dumbarton Oaks Estate is situated 2,900 feet south of United States Naval Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massachusetts Avenue Heights and Glover Park.
Massachusetts Avenue Heights
Neighborhood
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Massachusetts Heights is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., dominated by the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by Woodley Road, to the southwest by Massachusetts Avenue, to the east by 34th Street NW, and to the west by Wisconsin Avenue.
Glover Park
Suburb
Photo: Nathanael Greene, Public domain.
Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
United States Naval Observatory
- Categories: government agency and astronomical observatory
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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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: “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: “US 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”
- “United States Naval Observatory”
- “USNO”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Foxhall Terrace.
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