Oskar von Miller Tower

The Oskar von Miller Tower is a tower for meteorological measurements located in Garching, . Built in 2007–2009, it is named after Oskar von Miller and operated by the Technical University of Munich.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: Meteorological tower
  • Also known as: “Oskar von Miller TUrM”, “Oskar-von-Miller-Tower”, and “Wetterturm”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include European Southern Observatory and Leibniz Supercomputing Centre.

Research institute
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The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, commonly referred to as the , is an intergovernmental research organisation made up of 16 member states for ground-based astronomy. is situated 560 metres east of Oskar von Miller Tower.

Research institute
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The is a supercomputing centre on the Campus Garching near , operated by the . is situated 260 metres east of Oskar von Miller Tower.

Warehouse
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is a warehouse, which is situated 200 metres southwest of Oskar von Miller Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dietersheim and Fischerhäuser.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Oskar von Miller Tower.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km west of Oskar von Miller Tower.

Oskar von Miller Tower

Latitude
48.26131° or 48° 15′ 41″ north
Longitude
11.66409° or 11° 39′ 51″ east
Inception
2010
Height
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
8FWH7M67+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 117881300
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q2033514
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In Other Languages

From Central Kurdish to German—“Oskar von Miller Tower” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include TUM Teilbibliothek Mathematik & Informatik and ix-quadrat.

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