Kirkwood Observatory
Kirkwood Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Indiana University. It is located in Bloomington, Indiana, 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.
- Observatory
- …is also known as “Daniel Kirkwood Observatory”
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Description: astronomical observatory near Bloomingon, in the US state of Indiana
- Address: 119 South Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monroe County Public Library and Eskenazi Museum of Art.
Monroe County Public Library
Monroe County Public Library serves the 138,000… Monroe County Public Library is situated 1,300 feet west of Kirkwood Observatory.
Eskenazi Museum of Art
The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana… Eskenazi Museum of Art is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Kirkwood Observatory.
Von Lee Cinema
Von Lee Cinema is a university building, which is situated 590 feet northwest of Kirkwood Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arlington and Broadview.
Arlington
Hamlet
Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. Arlington is situated 2 miles northwest of Kirkwood Observatory.
Broadview
Hamlet
Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. Broadview is situated 2 miles south of Kirkwood Observatory.
Sunny Slopes
Hamlet
Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. Sunny Slopes is situated 2½ miles south of Kirkwood Observatory.
Kirkwood Observatory
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Latitude
39.16575° or 39° 9′ 57″ north
Longitude
-86.52606° or 86° 31′ 34″ west
Open location code
86FM5F8F+8H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Kirkwood Observatory” goes by many names.
柯克伍德天文台Chinese
مرصد كيركوودEgyptian Arabic
カークウッド天文台Japanese
کرک ووڈ رصدگاہUrdu
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