Musk Observatory
Musk Observatory is an observatory in Wayne, Utah. Musk Observatory is situated nearby to the research institute Mars Desert Research Station, as well as near White Rock Reservoir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mars Desert Research Station.
Mars Desert Research Station
Research institute
Photo: Jburk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mars Desert Research Station is the largest and longest-running Mars surface research facility and is one of two simulated Mars analog habitats owned and operated by the Mars Society. Mars Desert Research Station is situated 630 feet east of Musk Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giles and Hanksville.
Giles
Locality
Photo: Pezibu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giles is a ghost town along the Fremont River in the Blue Valley of Wayne County, Utah, United States. The town was inhabited circa 1883–1919. Giles is situated 4 miles southwest of Musk Observatory.
Hanksville
Hanksville is a small town in Wayne County, Utah, United States, at the junction of State Routes 24 and 95. The population was 158 at the 2020 census. Situated in the Colorado Plateau's cold desert ecological region, the town is just south of the confluence of the Fremont River and Muddy Creek, which together form the Dirty Devil River, which then flows southeast to the Colorado River.Musk Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Roof shape: dome
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wayne, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.40663° or 38° 24′ 24″ northLongitude
-110.79151° or 110° 47′ 29″ westOpen location code
85CFC645+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 213566739OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=dome
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