Foothill Observatory
Foothill Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Peninsula Astronomical Society and Foothill College. It is located on the college's campus in Los Altos Hills, California.Photo: Elf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Redwood Grove Nature Preserve and Los Altos Library.
Redwood Grove Nature Preserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Fastily, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Redwood Grove Nature Preserve is a nature reserve.
Los Altos Library
Library
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The Santa Clara County Library District is a public library system for Santa Clara County headquartered in Campbell, California. The library serves the communities and cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Saratoga, and all unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. Los Altos Library is situated 1½ miles northeast of Foothill Observatory.
Los Altos History Museum
Museum
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Los Altos History Museum is a museum in Los Altos, California. Opened in 2001, the museum showcases the history of Los Altos and surrounding areas, including the transformation of the agricultural paradise once known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" into the high-tech Silicon Valley. Los Altos History Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Foothill Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Altos Hills and Los Altos.
Los Altos Hills
Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Altos Hills is a town in Santa Clara County, California. Considered to be one of the "richest" towns in the United States, Los Altos Hills is known for its minimum lot size of one acre and large homes.
Los Altos
Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Los Altos is in Santa Clara County, in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The city means "The Heights" or "Foothills" in Spanish.
Loyola
Hamlet
Loyola is an official census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 3,491 at the 2020 census. It was ranked as one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in America, with homes ranging from cottages to sprawling ranch houses and mansions. Loyola is situated 2½ miles east of Foothill Observatory.
Foothill Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Also known as: “Foothill College Observatory”
- Categories: astronomical observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.36299° or 37° 21′ 47″ northLongitude
-122.1318° or 122° 7′ 55″ westOperator
Foothill CollegeOpen location code
849V9V79+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 642929201OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q5466494
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Foothill Observatory” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد فوتهيل”
- Japanese: “フットヒル天文台”
- Slovenian: “Observatorij Foothill”
- Urdu: “فٹ ہل رصدگاہ”
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