Weaver Student Observatory
The Bette M. and William R. Weaver Student Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marina High School.
Marina High School
School
Marina High School is a public high school located in Marina, California which began operating in 2006. Marina High School is within the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District. Marina High School is situated 1 mile north of Weaver Student Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marina and Blanco.
Marina
Marina is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,359, up from 19,718 in 2010. The city is located along the central coast of California, 8 miles west of Salinas and 8 miles northeast of Monterey.
Blanco
Hamlet
Blanco is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. It is located on the Salinas River, around the Blanco Road crossing, 4.5 miles west of Salinas, at an elevation of 23 feet. Blanco is situated 3½ miles east of Weaver Student Observatory.
Sand City
Village
Photo: Clotee Pridgen Alloc…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sand City is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, located on the shores of Monterey Bay, and surrounded on most sides by the larger city of Seaside. Sand City is situated 4 miles southwest of Weaver Student Observatory.
Weaver Student Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Also known as: “Bette M. and William R. Weaver Student Observatory”
- Categories: astronomical observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.66118° or 36° 39′ 40″ northLongitude
-121.80806° or 121° 48′ 29″ westOperator
Monterey Institute for Research in AstronomyOpen location code
848WM56R+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1101782166OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q7978365
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Weaver Student Observatory” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ويفر للطلاب”
- Urdu: “ویور اسٹوڈنٹ رصدگاہ”
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