Orchard Hill Observatory
Orchard Hill Observatory is an observatory in Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Orchard Hill Observatory is situated nearby to the park UMass Orchards, as well as near the pitch Orchard Hill Basketball Court.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blue Wall Cafe and Emily E. Dickinson House.
Blue Wall Cafe
Food court
The Blue Wall is a former dive bar and current food court at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Opening inside the Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center in the 1970s, the bar made upwards of $600,000 in the late 1970s, and went through 1,800 kegs a year. Blue Wall Cafe is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Orchard Hill Observatory.
Emily E. Dickinson House
Dormitory
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Emily E. Dickinson House is a dormitory, which is situated 880 feet southeast of Orchard Hill Observatory.
Mullins Center
Stadium
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The William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 9,493-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Mullins Center is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Orchard Hill Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Amherst and Amherst.
North Amherst
Suburb
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North Amherst is a census-designated place in the city of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,819 at the 2010 census, up from 6,019 at the 2000 census.
Amherst
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Amherst is a town in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Amherst is home to about 35,000 residents as well as the campuses of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, and Hampshire College.
East Village Historic District
Neighborhood
The East Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the center of the East Village of Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It includes properties on Main Street, North East Street, and South East Street. East Village Historic District is situated 1½ miles southeast of Orchard Hill Observatory.
Orchard Hill Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.39407° or 42° 23′ 39″ northLongitude
-72.52157° or 72° 31′ 18″ westOpen location code
87J99FVH+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 495323093OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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