Veen Observatory

The James C. Veen Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association. Built during the 1960s and opened in 1970, it is located 3.6 miles west-southwest of , , United States.
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  • Observatory
  • …is also known as “James C. Veen Observatory”
  • …is operated by Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association
  • Description: astronomical Observatory in West Michigan, USA
  • Address: 3308 Kissing Rock Avenue Southeast, 49331

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alto and Lowell.
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Veen Observatory

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Latitude
42.90534° or 42° 54′ 19″ north
Longitude
-85.40131° or 85° 24′ 5″ west
Open location code
86JPWH4X+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1242086311
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q7918069

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Veen Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد فين”
  • Urdu: “وین رصدگاہ”

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