Green Bank 85-2 telescope
Green Bank 85-2 telescope is a building in Pocahontas, West Virginia. Green Bank 85-2 telescope is situated nearby to the building Green Bank 85-3 telescope, as well as near the hamlet Arbovale.- Type: Building
- Description: radio telescope
- Also known as: “85-2” and “85′ - 2 Telescope”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Green Bank Telescope and Green Bank 85-3 telescope.
Green Bank Telescope
Building
The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia, US is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, surpassing the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope in Germany. Green Bank Telescope is situated 1 mile northeast of Green Bank 85-2 telescope.
Green Bank 85-3 telescope
Building
40-foot radio telescope
Building
The 40-foot radio telescope at Green Bank Observatory in the U.S. state of West Virginia was constructed in 1961, and started observing a selection of variable radio sources in the same year, completing its observations in 1968. 40-foot radio telescope is situated 1½ miles northeast of Green Bank 85-2 telescope.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Green Bank and Arbovale.
Green Bank
Village
Green Bank is a census-designated place in Pocahontas County in West Virginia's Potomac Highlands inside the Allegheny Mountain Range. Green Bank is located along WV 28.
Arbovale
Hamlet
Arbovale is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Arbovale is 12 miles south of Durbin. Arbovale had a post office, which closed on March 3, 2007. Arbovale is situated 2 miles east of Green Bank 85-2 telescope.
Nida
Hamlet
Nida is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Nida is located on the Greenbrier River, 6.5 miles south-southwest of Durbin. Nida is situated 3 miles northwest of Green Bank 85-2 telescope.
Green Bank 85-2 telescope
- Category: radio telescope
- Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.42578° or 38° 25′ 33″ north
Longitude
-79.85242° or 79° 51′ 9″ west
Open location code
87C2C4GX+82
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=scientific
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telescope
Wikidata ID
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