McMath–Hulbert Observatory
The McMath-Hulbert Solar Observatory is a solar observatory in Lake Angelus, Michigan, USA. It was established in 1929 as a private observatory by father and son Francis Charles McMath and Robert Raynolds McMath and their friend, Judge Henry Hulbert.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Lakes Crossing Outlets and AMC Star Great Lakes Crossing 25.
Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
Shopping center
Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, formerly Great Lakes Crossing, is a shopping mall in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Great Lakes Crossing Outlets is situated 1 mile northeast of McMath–Hulbert Observatory.
AMC Star Great Lakes Crossing 25
Movie theater
AMC Star Great Lakes Crossing 25 is a movie theater, which is situated 1¼ miles east of McMath–Hulbert Observatory.
Morgan Lake
Lake
Morgan Lake is a lake located in Waterford Township, Michigan. It borders Lake Angelus Rd. and is just east of Clintonville Rd. The 28-acre lake is a private lake with two beaches for its residents. At its deepest point, the lake is 25 feet deep.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Angelus and Waterford.
Lake Angelus
Village
Photo: OmidGul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Angelus is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An affluent northern suburb of Detroit, Lake Angelus is located about 35 miles north of downtown Detroit.
Waterford
Town
Photo: WaterfordTownshipMI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waterford Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Waterford is located roughly 30 miles northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 70,565. Waterford is situated 4 miles southwest of McMath–Hulbert Observatory.
Pontiac
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pontiac is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located roughly 26 miles northwest of downtown Detroit, Pontiac is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, and is variously described as a satellite city or suburb of Detroit.
McMath–Hulbert Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Also known as: “McMath-Hulbert Solar Observatory”
- Categories: astronomical observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Lake Angelus, Oakland County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.69689° or 42° 41′ 49″ northLongitude
-83.31783° or 83° 19′ 4″ westInception
1929Operator
McMath-Hulbert Astronomical SocietyOpen location code
86JRMMWJ+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1242012649OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q3303709
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“McMath–Hulbert Observatory” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Observatori McMath-Hulbert”
- Chinese: “麥克瑪斯-胡伯特天文臺”
- Chinese: “麥克馬特-許爾伯特天文台”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ماكماث هولبرت”
- French: “McMath-Hulbert Observatory”
- German: “McMath-Hulbert-Observatorium”
- Japanese: “マクマス＝ハルバート天文台”
- Spanish: “Observatorio McMath-Hulbert”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include City of Lake Angelus Park A and Amberwood Conservation Area.
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