Dyer Observatory
The Dyer Observatory, also known as the Arthur J. Dyer Observatory, is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Vanderbilt University. Built in 1953, it is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and is the only university facility not located on the main campus in Nashville.Photo: ShadesofCyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Vanderbilt University observatory in Brentwood, Tennessee
- Also known as: “Arthur J. Dyer Observatory” and “Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory”
- Address: 1000 Oman Drive, Nashville, TN 37027
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Radnor Lake and Brentwood Academy.
Brentwood Academy
School
Brentwood Academy is a coeducational Christian independent college preparatory school located in Brentwood, Tennessee, for grades 6–12. Brentwood Academy is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dyer Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brentwood and Forest Hills.
Brentwood
Photo: Concord715, CC0.
Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 45,373 as of the 2020 United States census. It is a suburb of Nashville and included in the Nashville metropolitan area.
Forest Hills
Village
Forest Hills is an incorporated city in Davidson County, Tennessee that operates its own municipal government under a general law manager–commission charter. Forest Hills is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dyer Observatory.
Green Hills
Hamlet
Green Hills is an affluent neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Green Hills is located south of downtown Nashville on Hillsboro Pike. Green Hills is within a region extending south to Forest Hills and Williamson County and east-west to Oak Hill and Belle Meade. Green Hills is situated 3½ miles north of Dyer Observatory.
Dyer Observatory
- Category: astronomical observatory
- Location: Davidson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.05241° or 36° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
-86.80542° or 86° 48′ 20″ westOpen location code
868M352V+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 534658139OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5318565
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Dyer Observatory” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد داير”
- French: “observatoire Dyer”
- French: “Observatoire Dyer”
- Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים של דייר”
- Italian: “osservatorio Dyer”
- Japanese: “ダイアー天文台”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Dyer”
- Urdu: “ڈائر رصدگاہ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Radnor Lake Natural Area and Wildlife Refuge and Radnor Lake Dam.
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