Peterberg Observatory

Sternwarte Peterberg is a club observatory in Saarland, Germany. Founded in 1977, it has 160 members as of 2016.

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Type: Observatory
Description: observatory in Nohfelden, Saarland
Also known as: “Peterberg observatory”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peterberg and Peterbergkapelle.

Peterberg

Peak

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Peterberg is a peak.

Peterbergkapelle

Church

Photo: Poldy 1973, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Peterbergkapelle is a church, which is situated 720 metres east of Peterberg Observatory.

Maria Himmelfahrt

Church

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Maria Himmelfahrt is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Peterberg Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nonnweiler and Neuhütten.

Nonnweiler

Village

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Nonnweiler is a municipality in the district of Sankt Wendel, in Saarland, Germany. Nonnweiler is situated 4½ km northwest of Peterberg Observatory.

Neuhütten

Village

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Neuhütten is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neuhütten is a very active village with many cultural activities. Neuhütten is situated 8 km north of Peterberg Observatory.

Theley

Village

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Theley is a village, which is situated 8 km south of Peterberg Observatory.

Peterberg Observatory

Categories: public observatory, nonprofit organization, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Nohfelden, Landkreis Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.57134° or 49° 34′ 17″ north

Longitude

6.99916° or 6° 59′ 57″ east

Elevation

580 metres (1,903 feet)

Open location code

8FX8HXCX+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 239290793

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

GeoNames ID

11073096

Wikidata ID

Q2346113

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Peterberg Observatory” goes by many names.

German: “Sternwarte Peterberg”
German: “Verein der Amateurastronomen des Saarlandes e.V.”

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