SUNY Oneonta College Observatory

The SUNY Oneonta Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Oneonta, New York, home to the state's largest optical telescope and one of the largest publicly open east of the Mississippi, a one-meter Newtonian reflector constructed by JMI Telescopes of Lakewood, Colorado.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lower Reservoir and Oneonta Municipal Airport.

Lower Reservoir

Reservoir

Oneonta's Lower Reservoir is a small 5.3-acre reservoir in Otsego County, New York, located north of the City of Oneonta. It is the source of municipal water for the City of Oneonta and parts of the Town of Oneonta.

Oneonta Municipal Airport

Aerodrome

Oneonta Municipal Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Oneonta, a city in Otsego County, New York, United States. Oneonta Municipal Airport is situated 2 miles north of SUNY Oneonta College Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oneonta and Portlandville.

Oneonta

Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, United States. It is one of the northernmost cities of Appalachia. Oneonta is home to the State University of New York at Oneonta and Hartwick College.

Portlandville

Hamlet

Portlandville is a hamlet in Otsego County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Portlandville had a population of 177. The community is located along the Susquehanna River and New York State Route 28, 7.3 miles northeast of Oneonta. Portlandville is situated 5 miles northeast of SUNY Oneonta College Observatory.

Mount Vision

Hamlet

Mount Vision is a hamlet in Otsego County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Vision had a population of 171. The community is located along New York State Route 205, 8.7 miles north of Oneonta. Mount Vision is situated 6 miles north of SUNY Oneonta College Observatory.

SUNY Oneonta College Observatory

Type: Observatory
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Town of Oneonta, Otsego, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.49681° or 42° 29′ 49″ north

Longitude

-75.05921° or 75° 3′ 33″ west

Open location code

87J6FWWR+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1100953273

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

Wikidata ID

Q7395014

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