Hopkins Observatory

Hopkins Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by Williams College in , . Constructed in 1838 by Albert Hopkins, it is the oldest extant observatory in the United States.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: Observatory in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
  • Also known as: “Milham Planetarium”
  • Address: 829 Main Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Williams College Museum of Art and Images Cinema.

Museum
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The is a college-affiliated art museum in . It is located on the Williams College campus, close to the and the .

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 690 feet southwest of Hopkins Observatory.

Nature reserve
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The Sterling and Francine , commonly referred to as the Clark, is an art museum and research institution located in , United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Williamstown and Mill Village Historic District.

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is a town in the at the northwest corner of . It shares a border with and . It is a true college town, having hosted Williams College since 1793.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district encompassing a well-preserved 19th century mill village in . It is located on Cole Avenue and other streets east of Cole and south of the Hoosac River, which provided the mill's power.

Village
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is a town in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,258. The town of includes the villages of , , and . is situated 4 miles northwest of Hopkins Observatory.

Hopkins Observatory

Latitude
42.7115° or 42° 42′ 41″ north
Longitude
-73.20171° or 73° 12′ 6″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 214110500
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5900687
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Hopkins Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد هوبكنز”
  • French: “observatoire Hopkins”
  • French: “Observatoire Hopkins”
  • German: “Hopkins Observatory”
  • Italian: “osservatorio Hopkins”
  • Japanese: “ホプキンス天文台”
  • Japanese: “ホプキンズ天文台”
  • Luxembourgish: “Hopkins Observatoire”
  • Luxembourgish: “Hopkins Observatory”
  • Slovenian: “Hopkins Observatory”
  • Slovenian: “Hopkinsov observatorij”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Hopkins”
  • Urdu: “ہاپکنز رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hopkins Observatory Planetarium and Mehlin Museum of Astronomy.

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