Hale Solar Laboratory
The Hale Solar Laboratory is a historic astronomical observatory in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States. Built in 1923, it was the laboratory of astronomer George Ellery Hale, a pioneering figure in the development of the discipline of astrophysics in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Shinku Hisaki, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Foothill Boulevard Milestone and Allen station.
Foothill Boulevard Milestone
Historic site
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The Foothill Boulevard Milestone, also known as the Foothill Boulevard Milestone or the Bancroft Marker, is a historical milestone located on Colorado Boulevard west of Holliston Street in Pasadena, California. Foothill Boulevard Milestone is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Hale Solar Laboratory.
Allen station
Railway station
Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
Allen station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 210, above North Allen Avenue, after which the station is named, in Pasadena, California. Allen station is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Hale Solar Laboratory.
Lake station
Railway station
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Lake station is a below-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 210, below North Lake Avenue, after which the station is named, in Pasadena, California. Lake station is situated 3,400 feet west of Hale Solar Laboratory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bungalow Heaven and San Pasqual.
Bungalow Heaven
Neighborhood
Photo: Kafziel, Public domain.
Bungalow Heaven is a neighborhood in Pasadena, California, named for the more than 800 small craftsman homes built there from 1900 to 1930, most of which still stand.
San Pasqual
Suburb
San Pasqual is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California. It lies between San Marino and Pasadena. The major streets in San Pasqual are San Pasqual Street, South Sierra Madre Blvd., and Oakdale Street.
Pasadena
Pasadena is one of the oldest cities adjoining Los Angeles and is the main population center of the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. Known as the City of Roses, Pasadena is most famous for its New Year's Day Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game.
Hale Solar Laboratory
- Type: Building
- Category: astronomical observatory
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Hale Solar Laboratory” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “Сонячна лабораторія Гейла”
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