Fenton Hill Observatory
Fenton Hill Observatory is an astronomical research facility operated by Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico, about 35 miles west of Los Alamos.- Type: Observatory
- Also known as: “REACT”, “Research and Education Automatically Controlled Telescope”, and “TA-57”
- Address: Jemez Springs, NM 87025
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Cueva.
La Cueva
Hamlet
La Cueva is a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 168 as of the 2010 census. New Mexico State Road 126 passes through the community. La Cueva is situated 2 miles east of Fenton Hill Observatory.
Fenton Hill Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sandoval, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88118° or 35° 52′ 52″ northLongitude
-106.67429° or 106° 40′ 27″ westInception
1974Open location code
857MV8JG+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 7059916133OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q5443621
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Fenton Hill Observatory” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد فنتون هيل”
- Urdu: “فینٹن ہل رصدگاہ”
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Highlights include Fenton Hill GT-2 and EE-1 and Fenton Hill.
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