100-inch Hooker Telescope Dome
100-inch Hooker Telescope Dome is a building in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 5,797 feet. 100-inch Hooker Telescope Dome is situated nearby to Mount Wilson Observatory Museum, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Echo Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Wilson Observatory.
Mount Wilson Observatory
Observatory
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The Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,710-foot peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles. Mount Wilson Observatory is situated 630 feet south of 100-inch Hooker Telescope Dome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Box and Kinneloa Mesa.
Red Box
Locality
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Red Box is the name of the junction of the Angeles Crest Highway, the Mt. Wilson-Red Box Road, and the Rincon-Red Box Road. It is located at the 1,422-meter saddle between Mount Lawlor and San Gabriel Peak. Red Box is situated 3½ miles northwest of 100-inch Hooker Telescope Dome.
Kinneloa Mesa
Hamlet
Kinneloa Mesa is an unincorporated community located in Los Angeles County, California, United States, with a population of 1,070 as of 2000. Unlike Altadena, a larger unincorporated area nearby, Kinneloa Mesa is not an official census-designated place. Kinneloa Mesa is situated 4 miles southwest of 100-inch Hooker Telescope Dome.
Sierra Madre
Town
Sierra Madre is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 11,268 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. Pasadena and Altadena are to its west, with Arcadia to its south and east. Sierra Madre is situated 4½ miles south of 100-inch Hooker Telescope Dome.
100-inch Hooker Telescope Dome
- Type: Building
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.22585° or 34° 13′ 33″ northLongitude
-118.05714° or 118° 3′ 26″ westElevation
5,797 feet (1,767 metres)Height
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
85636WGV+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 139856019OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telescope
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