Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.Photo: Pretzelpaws, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Research institute
- Description: astronomical observatory
- Also known as: “690 LO”, “Flagstaff Observatory”, and “Lowell”
- Address: 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clark Dome and Pluto Dome.
Clark Dome
Observatory
Photo: Packbj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clark Dome is an observatory, which is situated 370 feet east of Lowell Observatory.
Pluto Dome
Observatory
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Pluto Dome is an observatory, which is situated 670 feet north of Lowell Observatory.
Percival Lowell Mausoleum
Tomb
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Percival Lowell Mausoleum is a tomb, which is situated 420 feet east of Lowell Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flagstaff and Riordan.
Flagstaff
Photo: StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flagstaff is a city of over 75,000 people near the San Francisco Peaks mountain range of northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon. At an altitude of 6,990 ft, Flagstaff and much of the surrounding region are substantially cooler than the low desert that dominates the southern part of the state.
Riordan
Locality
Riordan was a populated place situated in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 7,316 feet above sea level. Riordan was once the site of a train depot, lumber mills, a bunkhouse, post office, school, and store, but little remains today. Riordan is situated 4 miles west of Lowell Observatory.
Fort Tuthill
Locality
Fort Tuthill is a former National Guard training facility and a county park situated in Coconino County, Arizona. It has an estimated elevation of 6,995 feet above sea level. The fort is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fort Tuthill is situated 4½ miles south of Lowell Observatory.
Lowell Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, tourism, observatory, tourist attraction, and education
- Location: Coconino County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.20212° or 35° 12′ 8″ northLongitude
-111.66523° or 111° 39′ 55″ westOperator
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Lowell Observatory” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرصد لويل”
- Armenian: “Լոուել աստղադիտարան”
- Armenian: “Լոուելի աստղադիտարան”
- Basque: “Lowell Behatokia”
- Catalan: “Observatori Lowell”
- Chinese: “洛厄尔天文台”
- Chinese: “洛厄爾天文台”
- Chinese: “罗威尔天文台”
- Chinese: “羅威爾天文台”
- Czech: “Lowellova observatoř”
- Dutch: “Lowell Observatorium”
- Dutch: “Lowell Observatory”
- Dutch: “Lowell-observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد لويل”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio Lowell”
- Estonian: “Lowelli observatoorium”
- Finnish: “Lowellin observatorio”
- French: “observatoire Lowell”
- French: “Observatoire Lowell”
- Galician: “Observatorio Lowell”
- German: “Lowell Observatory”
- German: “Lowell-Observatorium”
- German: “Lowell-Sternwarte”
- Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο Λόουελ”
- Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים לוול”
- Hungarian: “Lowell Csillagvizsgáló”
- Indonesian: “Observatorium Lowell”
- Irish: “Réadlann Lowell”
- Italian: “Lowell Observatory”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Flagstaff”
- Italian: “osservatorio Lowell”
- Italian: “Osservatorio Lowell”
- Japanese: “ローウェル天文台”
- Japanese: “ローエル天文台”
- Korean: “로웰 천문대”
- Korean: “로웰천문대”
- Latin: “Observatorium Lowell”
- Latvian: “Louela observatorija”
- Lithuanian: “Lovelio observatorija”
- Luxembourgish: “Lowell-Observatoire”
- Macedonian: “Ловелова опсерваторија”
- Manx: “Reayrtlann Lowell”
- Manx: “Thie Rollageydys Lowell”
- Marathi: “लॉवेल वेधशाळा”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lowell Observatory”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lowell-observatoriet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lowell-observatoriet”
- Norwegian: “Lowell-observatoriet”
- Papiamento: “observatorio Lowell”
- Papiamento: “opservatorio Lowell”
- Persian: “رصدخانه لاول”
- Persian: “رصدخانهٔ لاول”
- Persian: “رصدخانه لول”
- Persian: “رصدخانهٔ لول”
- Persian: “رصدخانه لوول”
- Persian: “رصدخانهٔ لوول”
- Polish: “Lowell Observatory”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium Lowella”
- Portuguese: “Observatório de Lowell”
- Portuguese: “Observatório Lowell”
- Romanian: “observatorul Lowell”
- Russian: “Lowell Observatory”
- Russian: “Лоуэлловская обсерватория”
- Russian: “Обсерватория Лоуэлла”
- Serbian: “Опсерваторија Лоуел”
- Slovak: “Anderson Mesa”
- Slovak: “Flagstaff Station”
- Slovak: “Lowell Observatory”
- Slovenian: “Lowllov observatorij”
- Slovenian: “Observatorij Lowell”
- Spanish: “Lowell Observatory”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Lowell”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Lowell”
- Swedish: “Lowell Observatory”
- Swedish: “Lowell-observatoriet”
- Swedish: “Lowellobservatoriet”
- Tatar: “Лоуэлл обсерваториясе”
- Turkish: “Flagstaff Gözlemevi”
- Turkish: “Lowell Gözlemevi”
- Ukrainian: “Ловеллівська обсерваторія”
- Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Ловелла”
- Urdu: “لوول رصدگاہ”
- Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Lowell”
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