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.
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  • Observatory
  • …is operated by the University of Michigan
  • …dates from 1854
  • 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.
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The … is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Detroit Observatory.
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The is one of the… is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Detroit Observatory.
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is the oldest area of the University of Michigan campus in . is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Detroit Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barton Hills and Dixboro.
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is a village in in the U.S. state of . is situated 3½ miles northwest of Detroit Observatory.
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles northeast of Detroit Observatory.
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Pittsfield Charter Township is a charter township of in the U.S. state of . is situated 5 miles south of Detroit Observatory.

Detroit Observatory

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Latitude
42.28198° or 42° 16′ 55″ north
Longitude
-83.73168° or 83° 43′ 54″ west
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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