Lick Observatory Main Building
Lick Observatory Main Building is an university building in Santa Clara County, California which is located on Mount Hamilton Road. Lick Observatory Main Building is situated nearby to Observatory Peak, as well as near the tourism office Lick Observatory Visitor Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: University building
- Description: building in Santa Clara County, United States of America
- Also known as: “Main Building”
- Address: 29600 Mount Hamilton Road, San Jose, CA 95140
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Hamilton and Copernicus Peak.
Mount Hamilton
Peak
Photo: Elf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Hamilton is a mountain in the Diablo Range in Santa Clara County, California. The mountain's peak, at 4,265 feet, overlooks the heavily urbanized Santa Clara Valley and is the site of Lick Observatory, the world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory.
Copernicus Peak Lookout Tower
Tower
Photo: Dave Raiman, CC BY 3.0.
Copernicus Peak Lookout Tower is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Lick Observatory Main Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lick Observatory.
Lick Observatory
Photo: Seano1, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Lick Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of California. It is on the summit of Mount Hamilton, in the Diablo Range just east of San Jose, California, United States.
Lick Observatory Main Building
- Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and education
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.34138° or 37° 20′ 29″ northLongitude
-121.64276° or 121° 38′ 34″ westLevels
1Open location code
849W89R4+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 39869731OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q104816677
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Lick Observatory Main Building” goes by many names.
- French: “bâtiment principal de l’observatoire Lick”
- French: “Bâtiment principal de l’observatoire Lick”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Observatory Peak and Lick Observatory Visitor Center.
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