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.Photo: Shinku Hisaki, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huntington Library and Tournament Park.
Huntington Library
Garden
Tournament Park
Park
Tournament Park is a park and athletics venue in Pasadena, California, United States, northeast of Los Angeles. Currently maintained by the California Institute of Technology, it was simply known as the "town lot" before being renamed "Tournament Park" in 1900.
Sherman Fairchild Library of Engineering and Applied Science
Library
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sherman Fairchild Library of Engineering and Applied Science is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Hale Solar Laboratory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oak Knoll and San Pasqual.
Oak Knoll
Neighborhood
Oak Knoll is the southernmost neighborhood in Pasadena, California. It is bordered by Oak Knoll Circle to the north, Old Mill Road to the south, South Oak Knoll Avenue and South Oakland Avenue to the west, and the San Marino border to the east.
San Pasqual
Suburb
San Pasqual is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California. It lies between San Marino and Pasadena.
Hale Solar Laboratory
- Type: Observatory
- Address: 740 Holladay Road, Pasadena, CA
- Categories: astronomical observatory, historic site, historic building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.13321° or 34° 7′ 60″ northLongitude
-118.12091° or 118° 7′ 15″ westInception
1923Named after
George Ellery HaleOpen location code
85634VMH+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 13647407156OpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q5641417
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In Other Languages
From Ukrainian to Urdu—“Hale Solar Laboratory” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “Сонячна лабораторія Гейла”
- Urdu: “ہال سولر لیبارٹری”
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