Hopkins Observatory
Hopkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Constructed in 1838 by Albert Hopkins, it is the oldest extant observatory in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: Observatory in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
- Address: 829 Main Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Williams College Museum of Art and Clark Art Institute.
Williams College Museum of Art
Museum
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The Williams College Museum of Art is a college-affiliated art museum in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is located on the Williams College campus, close to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and the Clark Art Institute.
Clark Art Institute
Nature reserve
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The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, commonly referred to as the Clark, is an art museum and research institution located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States.
East Lawn Cemetery and Sherman Burbank Memorial Chapel
Cemetery
East Lawn Cemetery and Sherman Burbank Memorial Chapel is a historic cemetery and chapel at 605 Main Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. East Lawn Cemetery and Sherman Burbank Memorial Chapel is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Hopkins Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Williamstown and Mill Village Historic District.
Williamstown
Williamstown is a town in the Berkshires at the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with New York and Vermont. It is a true college town, having hosted Williams College since 1793.
Mill Village Historic District
Neighborhood
The Mill Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing a well-preserved 19th century mill village in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is located on Cole Avenue and other streets east of Cole and south of the Hoosac River, which provided the mill's power.
Pownal
Village
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Pownal is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,258. The town of Pownal includes the villages of Pownal, North Pownal, and Pownal Center. Pownal is situated 4 miles northwest of Hopkins Observatory.
Hopkins Observatory
- Category: astronomical observatory
- Location: Town of Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.7115° or 42° 42′ 41″ northLongitude
-73.20171° or 73° 12′ 6″ westOpen location code
87J8PQ6X+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 214110500OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5900687
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“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”
- Slovenian: “Hopkins Observatory”
- Slovenian: “Hopkinsov observatorij”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Hopkins”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hopkins Observatory Planetarium and Mehlin Museum of Astronomy.
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