Science Center, Wellesley College

Science Center, Wellesley College is an university building in Town of Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Science Center, Wellesley College is situated nearby to the park H.H. Hunnewell Arboretum, as well as near Whitin Observatory.

Type: University building
Description: building in Wellesley, United States of America
Also known as: “Science Center”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Whitin Observatory and Wellesley College.

Whitin Observatory

Observatory

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Whitin Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Wellesley College. Built in 1900, with additions in 1906, 1967, and 2010, it is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and named after Wellesley College trustee Mrs. Whitin Observatory is situated 440 feet north of Science Center, Wellesley College.

Wellesley College

College

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Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is one of the Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of women's colleges in the northeastern United States. Wellesley College is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Science Center, Wellesley College.

Davis Museum at Wellesley College

Museum

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The Davis Museum is an art museum located on the Wellesley College campus in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The college art collection was first displayed in the Farnsworth Art Building, founded in 1889. Davis Museum at Wellesley College is situated 1,200 feet west of Science Center, Wellesley College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellesley and Natick.

Wellesley

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Wellesley is a city in Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. It is a wealthy suburb and home to Wellesley College, Babson College and Mass Bay Community College. Wellesley includes the villages of Babson Park and Wellesley Hills.

Natick

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Natick is a town in Massachusetts with a population of about 37,000. It's approximately 10 miles west of Boston.

Felchville

Neighborhood

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Felchville is a populated place in Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Felchville is situated 3 miles west of Science Center, Wellesley College.

Science Center, Wellesley College

Categories: building and education
Location: Town of Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.29375° or 42° 17′ 38″ north

Longitude

-71.30278° or 71° 18′ 10″ west

Open location code

87JC7MVW+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43360060

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

Q118969726

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In Other Languages

“Science Center, Wellesley College” goes by many names.

German: “Science Center des Wellesley College”

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Highlights include H.H. Hunnewell Arboretum and Alexandra Botanical Garden.

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