Detroit Observatory

The Detroit Observatory is a historic on the campus of the University of Michigan in . The Detroit Observatory is located on the corner of Ann Street and its namesake Observatory Street, on a hill overlooking the valley.
detroitobservatory.umich.edu
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: astronomical observatory in Ann Arbor, United States of America
  • Address: 1398 East Ann Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University of Michigan Museum of Natural History and University of Michigan Museum of Art.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum of the University of Michigan in , United States. The university's natural history collections date to 1837, and have been on display since 1881. is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Detroit Observatory.

Museum
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The is one of the largest university art museums in the United States, located in , with 94,000 sq ft and the new 53,000 sq ft Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing. is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Detroit Observatory.

Park
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is the oldest area of the University of Michigan campus in . Originally referred to as the Diagonal Green, acquires its name from the multitude of sidewalks that traverse or border it in diagonal directions. is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Detroit Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barton Hills and Dixboro.

Village
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is a village in in the U.S. state of . The population was 316 at the 2020 census. The village is located within just northwest of the city of . is situated 3½ miles northwest of Detroit Observatory.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles northeast of Detroit Observatory.

Town
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Pittsfield Charter Township is a charter township of in the U.S. state of . The population was 39,147 at the 2020 census. is situated 5 miles south of Detroit Observatory.

Detroit Observatory

Latitude
42.28198° or 42° 16′ 55″ north
Longitude
-83.73168° or 83° 43′ 54″ west
Inception
1854
Operator
University of Michigan
Open location code
86JR77J9+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 384164266
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­observatory
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q4159412
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Detroit Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Դետրոյտի աստղադիտարան”
  • Asturian: “Observatoriu Detroit”
  • Catalan: “Observatori Detroit”
  • Chinese: “底特律天文台”
  • Dutch: “Detroit Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ديترويت”
  • Finnish: “Detroitin observatorio”
  • French: “Observatoire de Détroit”
  • German: “Detroit Observatory”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Detroit”
  • Japanese: “デトロイト天文台”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Detroit-observatoriet”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório Detroit”
  • Romanian: “observatorul din Detroit”
  • Russian: “Детройтская обсерватория”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Анн Арбор”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Мичиганского университета”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Энн Арбор”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Энн-Арбор”
  • Scots: “Detroit Observatory”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Detroit”
  • Swedish: “Detroitobservatoriet”
  • Urdu: “ڈیٹروئٹ رصدگاہ”

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