Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory
The Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory on DeSellum Avenue in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It was established in 1899 as part of a system of six International Latitude Observatories to precisely measure the wobble of the Earth's rotating axis.
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Highlights include Gaithersburg High School and Gaithersburg station.
Gaithersburg High School
School
Gaithersburg High School is a public high school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. Gaithersburg High School is situated 900 feet southeast of Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory.
Gaithersburg station
Railway station
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Gaithersburg station is a commuter rail station… Gaithersburg station is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gaithersburg and Washington Grove.
Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg is a city of 70,000 people in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Washington Grove
Village
Washington Grove is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
Shady Grove
Suburb
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Shady Grove is an unincorporated area of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Shady Grove is situated 2 miles southeast of Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory.
Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory
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- Description: historic district in Maryland, United States
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Latitude
39.13666° or 39° 8′ 12″ north
Longitude
-77.1987° or 77° 11′ 55″ west
Open location code
87F44RP2+MG
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In Other Languages
“Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ゲイザーズバーグ緯度観測所”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory and Gaithersburg Mennonite Church.
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