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Dearborn Observatory

The Dearborn Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the campus of . The observatory was originally constructed in 1888, through an agreement between the university and the Chicago Astronomical Society.
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: astronomical observatory in Evanston, Illinois
  • Also known as: “2131 Tech Drive”
  • Address: 2131 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shakespeare Garden and Northwestern University Library.

Garden
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The in , , is a on the campus of . Planned in 1915 and built from 1916 to 1929, the garden was the first in the United States.

Library
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Northwestern University Libraries is the main academic library system of . Northwestern Libraries host a total of 8,198,268 printed or electronic volumes. is situated 1,300 feet south of Dearborn Observatory.

Library
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Charles is an academic library of , a private research university in . Deering served as the university's main library on the Evanston campus from 1933, when it was established, until the construction of the in 1970. is situated 1,300 feet south of Dearborn Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evanston Lakeshore Historic District and Wilmette.

Neighborhood
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The is a residential historic district in , . The district encompasses a section of southeast Evanston that was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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is 16 miles north of . It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the . It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahá'í House of Worship.

Village
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is a village in , United States, 15 miles north of downtown . As of the 2020 census it had a population of 2,514. is situated 3 miles northwest of Dearborn Observatory.

Dearborn Observatory

Latitude
42.05668° or 42° 3′ 24″ north
Longitude
-87.67507° or 87° 40′ 30″ west
Operator
Northwestern University
Open location code
86JJ384F+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42703497
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q4553007
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Portuguese—“Dearborn Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Dearborn Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ديربورن”
  • German: “Dearborn Observatory”
  • Japanese: “2131 テック ドライヴ”
  • Japanese: “ディアボーン天文台”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dearborn Observatory”
  • Norwegian: “Dearborn Observatory”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório Astronômico”

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