Strasenburgh Planetarium

The Strasenburgh Planetarium is a public planetarium located at 663 East Avenue in the city of . It is named after its benefactors, Edwin and Clara Strasenburgh.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Planetarium
  • Description: public planetarium and astronomy center in Rochester, operated by the Rochester Museum and Science Center
  • Also known as: “Planetário de Strasenburgh”, “Planetario di Strasenburgo”, “Rochester Planetarium”, “Strasenburgh”, and “Strasenburgh Gezegenevi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rochester Museum and Science Center and George Eastman Museum.

Museum
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The Rochester Museum & Science Center is a prominent educational institution and regional tourist attraction in . The RMSC offers hands-on community education in science, technology, regional history, and natural culture, it serves as a primary destination for families, student groups, and tourists in .

Museum
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The , also referred to as George Eastman House and the International Museum of Photography and Film, is a photography , located on the grounds of the George Eastman's estate in . is situated 1,900 feet east of Strasenburgh Planetarium.

Buddhist temple
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The is a Sōtō and Rinzai Zen Buddhist sangha in the Kapleau lineage, located in , and established in 1966 by Philip Kapleau. It is one of the oldest Zen centers in the United States. is situated 840 feet west of Strasenburgh Planetarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Avenue Historic District and South Wedge Historic District.

Neighborhood
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is a national historic district located at in . The district consists of a series of large 19th and early 20th century homes, houses of worship, meeting houses, and museums.

Neighborhood
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South Wedge is a historic district and neighborhood in southeast , in a predominantly residential section of the city. The district includes a variety of buildings constructed between the 1840s and 1920s, mainly two-story detached family residences.

Locality
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The is the local name for the intersection of Interstate 490, I-590, New York State Route 590, NY 96, and University Avenue on the east side of , in the United States. is situated 2 miles east of Strasenburgh Planetarium.

Strasenburgh Planetarium

Latitude
43.15216° or 43° 9′ 8″ north
Longitude
-77.58681° or 77° 35′ 13″ west
Elevation
515 feet (157 metres)
Open location code
87M45C27+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108282583
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­planetarium
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Geo­Names ID
8084653
Wiki­data ID
Q7621701
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Strasenburgh Planetarium” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Planetari i Strasenburgut”
  • Basque: “Strasenburgh Planetarioa”
  • Belarusian: “Планетарый Страсенбурга”
  • Bulgarian: “Планетариум Стразенбург”
  • Catalan: “Planetari Strasenburgh”
  • Chinese: “斯特拉森堡天文館”
  • Chinese: “斯特拉森堡天文馆”
  • Croatian: “Strasenburgh Planetarij”
  • Czech: “Strasenburghovo planetárium”
  • Danish: “Strasenburgh Planetarium”
  • Dutch: “Strasenburgh Planetarium”
  • Esperanto: “Strasenburga Planetario”
  • Finnish: “Strasenburghin planetaario”
  • French: “Planétarium Strasenburgh”
  • German: “Planetarium Strasenburgh”
  • Greek: “Πλανητάριο Στράσενμπεργκ”
  • Hungarian: “Strasenburgh Planetárium”
  • Icelandic: “Strasenburgh Planetarium”
  • Indonesian: “Planetarium Strasenburgh”
  • Irish: “Pláinéadlann Strasenburgh”
  • Italian: “Planetario Strasenburgh”
  • Japanese: “ストラーセンバーグ・プラネタリウム”
  • Korean: “스트라센버그 천문관”
  • Latin: “Strasenburgum Planetarium”
  • Latvian: “Strasenburgas planetārijs”
  • Luxembourgish: “Strasenburgh Planetarium”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Strasenburgh Planetarium”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Strasenburgh Planetarium”
  • Polish: “Planetarium Strasenburgh”
  • Portuguese: “Planetário Strasenburgh”
  • Romanian: “Planetariul Strasenburgh”
  • Russian: “Планетарий Страсенбурга”
  • Scots: “Strasenburgh Planetarium”
  • Slovak: “Planetárium Strasenburgh”
  • Slovenian: “Planetarij Strasenburgh”
  • Spanish: “Planetario Strasenburgh”
  • Swedish: “Strasenburgh Planetarium”
  • Turkish: “Strasenburgh Planetaryumu”
  • Ukrainian: “Планетарій Страсенбурга”
  • Welsh: “Planetariwm Strasenburgh”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Neighborhood of the Arts and Park Avenue.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Discovery Café and Cub Scouts.

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