Custer Observatory

Custer Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Southold, New York. It is owned and operated by the Custer Institute. Facing Peconic Bay and Shelter Island, Custer's location is host to some of the darkest skies on Long Island as a result of the comparatively lower levels of light pollution in the area.

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Type: Observatory
Also known as: “Custer Institute & Observatory”
Address: 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold, NY 11971

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Southold station and Horton Point Light.

Southold station

Railway station

Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Southold is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Youngs Avenue and Traveler Street, just north of NY 25 in Southold, New York. Southold station is situated 1 mile north of Custer Observatory.

Horton Point Light

House

Photo: GCW50, Public domain.

Horton Point Light is a lighthouse on the north side of Eastern Long Island, New York in the hamlet of Southold. The lighthouse and the grounds surrounding it are under the supervision of the Town of Southold Park District. Horton Point Light is situated 2½ miles north of Custer Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peconic and Greenport West.

Peconic

Hamlet

Peconic is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Peconic had a population of 692. Peconic is situated 1½ miles west of Custer Observatory.

Greenport West

Village

Greenport West is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Greenport West had a population of 2,282. Greenport West is in the Town of Southold. Greenport West is situated 3½ miles northeast of Custer Observatory.

Cutchogue

Village

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Cutchogue is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Fork of Long Island's East End. As of the 2020 census, Cutchogue had a population of 3,437. Cutchogue is situated 4 miles southwest of Custer Observatory.

Custer Observatory

Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Southold, Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.05196° or 41° 3′ 7″ north

Longitude

-72.43464° or 72° 26′ 5″ west

Operator

The Custer Institute

Open location code

87H93H28+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 461039489

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

Wikidata ID

Q5196314

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Portuguese—“Custer Observatory” goes by many names.

Japanese: “カスター天文台”
Portuguese: “Observatório Custer”

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Highlights include Custer Library and Southold Indian Museum.

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