Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory

The Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory on DeSellum Avenue in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It was established in 1899 as part of a system of six International Latitude Observatories to precisely measure the wobble of the Earth's rotating axis.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gaithersburg High School and Gaithersburg station.

Gaithersburg High School

School

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Gaithersburg High School is a public high school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. Gaithersburg High School is situated 910 feet southeast of Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory.

Gaithersburg station

Railway station

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Gaithersburg station is a commuter rail station… Gaithersburg station is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gaithersburg and Washington Grove.

Gaithersburg

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Gaithersburg is a city of 70,000 people in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Washington Grove

Village

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Washington Grove is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.

Shady Grove

Suburb

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Shady Grove is an unincorporated area of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Shady Grove is situated 2 miles southeast of Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory.

Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory

Type: Building
Address: Gaithersburg, MD
Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.13672° or 39° 8′ 12″ north

Longitude

-77.1987° or 77° 11′ 55″ west

Levels

Open location code

87F44RP2+MG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 189610696

OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory and Gaithersburg Mennonite Church.

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