Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium

Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium is a planetarium in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut which is located on Prospect Street. Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium is situated nearby to the university building Betts House, as well as near Marsh Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Betts House.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Library

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The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is the rare book library and literary archive of Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of the largest buildings in the world dedicated to rare books and manuscripts and is one of the largest collections of such texts. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium.

Betts House

University building

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Betts House, also known as the John M. Davies House or Davies Mansion, is a mansion owned by Yale University in the Prospect Hill Historic District of New Haven, Connecticut. Betts House is situated 510 feet north of Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium.

Marsh Hall

University building

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Marsh Hall, historically known as the Othniel C. Marsh House, is a historic house on Prospect Hill in New Haven, Connecticut. The property, which includes the house and a 6.8 acres grounds now known as Marsh Botanical Garden, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. Marsh Hall is situated 560 feet northwest of Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prospect Hill Historic District and Prospect Hill.

Prospect Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Prospect Hill Historic District is an irregularly-shaped 185-acre historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. The district encompasses most of the residential portion of the Prospect Hill neighborhood.

Prospect Hill

Neighborhood

Prospect Hill is a neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut located in the north central portion of the city, directly north of Downtown New Haven.

Whitney Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It is a 203-acre district which included 1,084 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium

Type: Planetarium
Address: 355 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Categories: building, observatory, university building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.32113° or 41° 19′ 16″ north

Longitude

-72.92195° or 72° 55′ 19″ west

Operator

Yale University

Open location code

87H983CH+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 217366824

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=planetarium

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

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Highlights include Bog Garden and Marsh Botanical Gardens.

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