Washington Observatory
Washington Observatory is a building in Hadley Township, St. Louis County, Missouri. Washington Observatory is situated nearby to Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, as well as near the railway station Skinker station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum and Francis Olympic Field.
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
Museum
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The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is an art museum located on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, within the university's Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Washington Observatory.
Francis Olympic Field
Pitch
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Francis Olympic Field is a stadium at Washington University in St. Louis that was used as the main venue for the 1904 Summer Olympics. It is currently used by the university's track and field, cross country, football, and soccer teams. Francis Olympic Field is situated 2,500 feet west of Washington Observatory.
Skinker station
Railway station
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Skinker station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This subway station is located beneath the intersection of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway near the boundary of St. Louis and University City, Missouri. Skinker station is situated 1,400 feet east of Washington Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include University City and Richmond Heights.
University City
Town
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St. Louis County is an area in the St. Louis Area of Missouri. Its current boundaries were set in 1877, when St. Louis City split off to become an independent city separate from any county.
Richmond Heights
Village
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Richmond Heights is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri. It is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The United States census shows the population grew from 8,603 in 2010 to 9,286 in 2020. Richmond Heights is situated 1½ miles southwest of Washington Observatory.
Clayton
Town
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Clayton is a city in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, that borders the independent city of St. Louis. The population was 17,355 at the 2020 census. Clayton is situated 1½ miles west of Washington Observatory.
Washington Observatory
- Type: Building
- Location: Hadley Township, St. Louis County, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.64914° or 38° 38′ 57″ northLongitude
-90.30528° or 90° 18′ 19″ westElevation
522 feet (159 metres)Open location code
86CFJMXV+MVGeoNames ID
8096954
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