Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory

The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is an American astronomical owned and operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; it is their largest field installation outside of their main site in .
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: astronomical observatory in Arizona, United States
  • Also known as: “Mount Hopkins Observatory” and “The Mount Hopkins Observatory”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Hopkins and Mount Wrightson.

Peak
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is a 8,553-foot peak of the range, in , southern . The peak was named after Gilbert Hopkins, who was killed nearby during the Battle of Fort Buchanan in 1865.

Peak
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is a 9,456-foot peak in the within the , in southern , United States. It was renamed from its original O'odham name: Ce:wi Duag for William Wrightson, a miner and entrepreneur in the region killed by Apaches in the 1865 Battle of Fort Buchanan. is situated 2 miles northeast of Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madera Canyon.

Hamlet
is a formerly populated place situated in the of , , United States. It has an estimated elevation of 4,911 feet above sea level. is situated 2½ miles north of Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory.

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory

Latitude
31.68093° or 31° 40′ 51″ north
Longitude
-110.87866° or 110° 52′ 43″ west
Operator
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Open location code
853FM4JC+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52218716
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­institutional
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q1452194
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد ويبل”
  • Chinese: “弗雷德·勞倫斯·惠普爾天文台”
  • Dutch: “Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد فريد لورانس ويبل”
  • French: “Observatoire du Mont Hopkins”
  • French: “observatoire Fred Lawrence Whipple”
  • French: “Observatoire Fred Lawrence Whipple”
  • German: “Fred-Lawrence-Whipple-Observatorium”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים פרד לורנס וויפל”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Fred Lawrence Whipple”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Whipple”
  • Italian: “The Mount Hopkins Observatory”
  • Japanese: “フレッド ラウレンス ウィープル天文台”
  • Japanese: “フレッド・ローレンス・ウィップル天文台”
  • Japanese: “フレッド・ローレンス・ホイップル天文台”
  • Luxembourgish: “Fred Lawrence Whipple-Observatoire”
  • Luxembourgish: “Fred-Lawrence-Whipple-Observatoire”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه فرد لارنس ویپل”
  • Persian: “رصدخانهٔ فرد لارنس ویپل”
  • Polish: “Obserwatorium Whipple’a”
  • Polish: “Whipple Observatory”
  • Romanian: “Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul astronomic Fred Lawrence Whipple”
  • Russian: “Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория имени Уиппла”
  • Slovenian: “Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij Freda Lawrenca Whippla”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Fred Lawrence Whipple”

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Highlights include Tiajuana Mine and Jack Mountain.

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