Karl Jansky Radio Astronomy Site
Karl Jansky Radio Astronomy Site is a memorial in Holmdel Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Karl Jansky Radio Astronomy Site is situated nearby to Holmdel Montessori Playground, as well as near Holmdel Library and Learning Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holmes–Hendrickson House and Holmdel Park.
Holmes–Hendrickson House
Museum
Photo: Ben McLaughlin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holmes–Hendrickson House is located at 62 Longstreet Road, adjacent to Holmdel Park, in Holmdel Township of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Holmes–Hendrickson House is situated 1 mile northwest of Karl Jansky Radio Astronomy Site.
Holmdel Park
Park
Photo: Lithium6ion, Public domain.
Holmdel Park is located in Holmdel Township, New Jersey and is part of the Monmouth County Park System. The initial park land was established in 1962, with an additional 227 acres section added in 2001.
Tatum Park
Nature reserve
Tatum Park is a public park located at 351 Red Hill Road in Middletown Township, New Jersey. The 366-acre park is operated by the Monmouth County Park System. Tatum Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Karl Jansky Radio Astronomy Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Everett and Holmdel.
Everett
Hamlet
Middletown Township is a township in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's 20th-most-populous municipality and the largest in the county, with a population of 67,106…
Holmdel
Photo: Lee Beaumont, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holmdel is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located near Raritan Bay in the Raritan Valley Region, the township is a regional commercial hub of Central Jersey, home to Bell Labs and PNC Bank Arts Center, and a bedroom community of New York City in the New York area.
Crawford Corners
Hamlet
Holmdel is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located near Raritan Bay in the Raritan Valley Region, the township is a regional commercial hub of Central Jersey, home to Bell Labs and PNC Bank Arts Center, and a bedroom community of New York City in the New York area. Crawford Corners is situated 2 miles northwest of Karl Jansky Radio Astronomy Site.
Karl Jansky Radio Astronomy Site
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “On this site in 1932, Bell Labs scientist Karl Jansky first discovered radio waves coming from outer space, thus beginning the science of radio astronomy.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Holmdel Township, Monmouth County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.36514° or 40° 21′ 55″ northLongitude
-74.16359° or 74° 9′ 49″ westOpen location code
87G79R8P+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1304564940OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holmdel Montessori Playground and Holmdel Library and Learning Center.
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