Haleakalā Observatories

The Haleakalā Observatory, also known as the Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory Site, is Hawaii's first astronomical research observatory. It is located on the island of and is owned by the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaiʻi, which operates some of the facilities on the site and leases portions to other organizations.
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  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 3,052 metres (10,013 feet)
  • Description: first astronomical research observatory in Hawai’i
  • Also known as
    “Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory”
    “Haleakalā Observatory”

Places of Interest

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Places in the Area

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Haleakalā Observatories

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Latitude
20.70767° or 20° 42′ 28″ north
Longitude
-156.25758° or 156° 15′ 27″ west
Open location code
73G5PP5R+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2487590293
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Wiki­data ID
Q5641443

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Haleakalā Observatories” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد هاليكالا”
  • Armenian: “Հալեակալա աստղադիտարան”
  • Armenian: “Հալեկալայի աստղադիտարան”
  • Basque: “Haleakala Behatokia”
  • Basque: “Haleakalāko Behatokia”
  • Belarusian: “абсерваторыя Халеакала”
  • Catalan: “observatori de Haleakala”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Haleakala”
  • Chinese: “哈萊亞卡拉天文台”
  • Chinese: “哈萊亞卡拉天文臺”
  • Chinese: “哈萊阿卡拉天文台”
  • Chinese: “哈雷阿卡拉天文台”
  • Chinese: “哈雷阿卡拉天文臺”
  • Czech: “Observatoř Haleakala”
  • Dutch: “Haleakala Observatorium”
  • Dutch: “Haleakala Sterrenwacht”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد هالياكالا”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد هاليكالا”
  • Finnish: “Haleakalān observatorio”
  • French: “Observatoire du Haleakalā”
  • French: “observatoire Haleakala”
  • French: “Observatoire Haleakala”
  • German: “Haleakala-Observatorium”
  • Hawaiian: “hale kilo hōkū ʻo Haleakalā”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים הליאקלה”
  • Hindi: “हलाकाला वेधशाला”
  • Irish: “Réadlann Haleakalā”
  • Italian: “Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory Site”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Haleakala”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Haleakalā”
  • Japanese: “ハレアカラてんもんだい”
  • Japanese: “ハレアカラ天文台”
  • Korean: “할레아칼라 천문대”
  • Korean: “할리아칼라 천문대”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه هالیکالا”
  • Russian: “обсерватория Халеакала”
  • Russian: “Халеакала”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij Haleakala”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Haleakala”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Haleakala”
  • Swedish: “Haleakala Observatory”
  • Tatar: “Халеакала обсерваториясе”
  • Turkish: “ATLAS Haleakala”
  • Turkish: “ATLAS1”
  • Turkish: “Haleakala Gözlemevi”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Галеакала”
  • Ukrainian: “обсерваторія Халеакала”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Халеакала”
  • Urdu: “ہالیاکالا رصدگاہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Haleakala”

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