Solar observing tower
Solar observing tower is an observatory in Beijing, North China. Solar observing tower is situated nearby to Huairou Solar Observatory, NAOC, as well as near the peak 玉泉山.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huairou Solar Observatory, NAOC and Beizhai.
Huairou Solar Observatory, NAOC
The Huairou Solar Observing Station is a solar observatory in China. It is situated on the north bank of the Huairou Reservoir, in Huairou District, Beijing, about 60 km north of central Beijing.Beizhai
Railway station
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beizhai is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Solar observing tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huairou and Quanhe.
Huairou
Photo: Matthew Summerton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huairou District is a district in the far north of Beijing Municipality. It is a mix of rural and urban settlements. Mutianyu, one of the most popular sections of the Great Wall of China for international tourists, is located in the district.
Quanhe
Suburb
Quanhe Subdistrict is a subdistrict situated in the south of Huairou District, Beijing, China. It is located to the north of Longshan Subdistrict, to the east of Huairou Reservoir, and is surrounded by Huairou Town to the other directions. Quanhe is situated 3 km east of Solar observing tower.
Longshan Subdistrict
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Longshan Subdistrict is a subdistrict situated in southern Huairou District, Beijing, China. It borders Quanhe Subdistrict in the north, Miaocheng Town in the south, and surrounded by Huairou Town in the east and west sides. Longshan Subdistrict is situated 3 km east of Solar observing tower.
Solar observing tower
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
40.3158° or 40° 18′ 57″ northLongitude
116.5942° or 116° 35′ 39″ eastOperator
国家天文台Open location code
8PGR8H8V+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1053001076OpenStreetMap feature
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man_made=observatory
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Solar observing tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “太阳观测塔”
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Highlights include 玉泉山 and Feng Hill.
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