Kirkwood Observatory

Kirkwood Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by Indiana University. It is located in , , United States. It is named for Daniel Kirkwood an astronomer and professor of mathematics at Indiana University who discovered the divisions of the asteroid belt known as the Kirkwood Gaps.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: astronomical observatory near Bloomingon, in the US state of Indiana
  • Also known as: “Daniel Kirkwood Observatory”
  • Address: 119 South Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monroe County Public Library and Eskenazi Museum of Art.

Library
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serves the 138,000 citizens of , through the Downtown Library in downtown , the Ellettsville Branch, the Southwest Branch, and the Bookmobile. is situated 1,300 feet west of Kirkwood Observatory.

Museum
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The Sidney and Lois at Indiana University is an art museum at Indiana University Bloomington. It was opened in 1941 as the Indiana University Museum of Art under the direction of Henry Radford Hope. is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Kirkwood Observatory.

Museum
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is a museum of ethnography and cultural history that features exhibitions of traditional and folk arts at in . is situated 1,600 feet north of Kirkwood Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arlington and Broadview.

Hamlet
Bloomington is a city in , United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the . is situated 2 miles northwest of Kirkwood Observatory.

Hamlet
Bloomington is a city in , United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the . is situated 2 miles south of Kirkwood Observatory.

Hamlet
Bloomington is a city in , United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the . is situated 2½ miles south of Kirkwood Observatory.

Kirkwood Observatory

Latitude
39.16575° or 39° 9′ 57″ north
Longitude
-86.52606° or 86° 31′ 34″ west
Open location code
86FM5F8F+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105106444
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q6415900
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Kirkwood Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “柯克伍德天文台”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد كيركوود”
  • Japanese: “カークウッド天文台”
  • Urdu: “کرک ووڈ رصدگاہ”

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