Gemini North Telescope Support Building

Gemini North Telescope Support Building is a building in Hawaii County, Hawaii which is located on Mauna Kea Access Road and has an elevation of 4,213 metres. Gemini North Telescope Support Building is situated nearby to the observatory UH 2.2m Telescope, as well as near University of Hawaiʻi 2.2-meter Telescope.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pu‘uwēkiu and W. M. Keck Observatory.

Pu‘uwēkiu

Volcano

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 feet above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea.

W. M. Keck Observatory

Observatory

The W. M. Keck Observatory is an astronomical observatory with two telescopes at an elevation of 4,145 meters near the summit of Mauna Kea in the U.S. state of Hawaii. W. M. Keck Observatory is situated 630 metres northwest of Gemini North Telescope Support Building.

NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

Observatory

Photo: Afshin Darian, CC BY 2.0.

The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3.2-meter telescope optimized for use in infrared astronomy and located at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii. NASA Infrared Telescope Facility is situated 420 metres northwest of Gemini North Telescope Support Building.

Gemini North Telescope Support Building

Type: Building
Address: Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI 96720
Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

19.8236° or 19° 49′ 25″ north

Longitude

-155.46915° or 155° 28′ 9″ west

Elevation

4,213 metres (13,822 feet)

Levels

Open location code

73F6RGFJ+C8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 482834344

OpenStreetMap feature

building=service

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