University of Illinois Observatory

University of Illinois Observatory is an observatory in , , which is located on South Mathews Avenue. University of Illinois Observatory is situated nearby to the university building , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Foellinger Auditorium and Tina Weedon Smith Memorial Hall.

Theater building
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The , located at 709 S. Mathews Avenue in , on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is a concert hall and the university's largest lecture hall. is situated 430 feet northwest of University of Illinois Observatory.

University building
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, located at 805 S. Mathews Avenue in , is an historic building on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Museum
The is a fine art museum located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in , United States. It has 48,000 square feet of space devoted to all periods of art, dating from ancient Egypt to contemporary photography. is situated 1,700 feet southwest of University of Illinois Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilbur Heights and Savoy.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is a northern suburb of and . is situated 2½ miles north of University of Illinois Observatory.

Village
is a village in , United States. The population was 8,857 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. is situated 3½ miles south of University of Illinois Observatory.

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is a metropolitan area in central , composed of the towns of Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy. The community is the site of the main campus of the University of Illinois, one of the great public universities of the United States.

University of Illinois Observatory

Latitude
40.10518° or 40° 6′ 19″ north
Longitude
-88.22606° or 88° 13′ 34″ west
Levels
2
Operator
Department of Astronomy
Open location code
86GH4Q4F+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 137475356
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
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