Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory
Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory is a planetarium in Illinois Township, Pope, Arkansas. Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory is situated nearby to Arkansas Tech University, as well as near the food court Baswell Techionary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Girls’ Domestic Science and Arts Building and Wilson Hall.
Girls’ Domestic Science and Arts Building
University building
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The Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building is an academic building on the campus of the Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story masonry building, with a tile hip roof, and walls finished in brick and stone. Girls’ Domestic Science and Arts Building is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory.
Wilson Hall
Residential building
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Wilson Hall is a historic dormitory building on the campus of Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas. It is located on the west side of North El Paso Street, just north of West M Street. Wilson Hall is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory.
Caraway Hall
University building
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Caraway Hall is a historic dormitory building on the campus of Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas, U.S. It is a brick building with Colonial Revival styling, built in 1934 with funding from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, later known as the Public Works Administration. Caraway Hall is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russellville and Shiloh.
Russellville
Photo: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Russellville is the county seat of and the largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a 2025 estimated population of 30,971. It is home to Arkansas Tech University. Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant is nearby.
Shiloh
Hamlet
Shiloh is a populated area that lies partly in Russellville and partly in unincorporated Pope County, Arkansas, United States. It is located between Interstate 40 and Dover on Arkansas Highway 7. Shiloh is situated 1½ miles north of Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory.
Norristown
Hamlet
Norristown was the name of two Arkansas communities in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. The first was a 19th-century town and trading center on the Arkansas River. Norristown is situated 2 miles southwest of Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory.
Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory
- Type: Planetarium
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Illinois Township, Pope, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.29518° or 35° 17′ 43″ northLongitude
-93.13625° or 93° 8′ 11″ westOpen location code
86787VW7+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 5302395945OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=planetarium
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