Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory
The Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory was founded in 1841 by Father James Curley of the Department of Physics at Georgetown College. Father Curley chose a site on the college grounds, planned the building, and supervised its construction to its completion in 1844.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: University building
- Description: historical observatory on the campus of Georgetown University
- Also known as: “Francis J. Heyden Observatory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McDonough Gymnasium and Cooper Field.
McDonough Gymnasium
Sports venue
Photo: Smartyllama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
McDonough Memorial Gymnasium, sometimes referred to as McDonough Arena when hosting a sports or entertainment event, is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The gymnasium opened in 1951 and can hold 2,200 spectators for sports events.
Cooper Field
Pitch
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cooper Field, formerly known as Harbin Field and Multi-Sport Field, is a 4,418-seat multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C., on the campus of Georgetown University. Cooper Field is situated 550 feet east of Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory.
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Hospital
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is one of the Washington, D.C. area's oldest academic teaching hospitals. It is a not-for-profit, acute care teaching and research facility located in the Georgetown neighborhood of the Northwest Quadrant… MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burleith and Georgetown.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Rosslyn
Suburb
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Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, building, observatory, and education
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90833° or 38° 54′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.07721° or 77° 4′ 38″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
87C4WW5F+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 67521365OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q5547051
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “喬治城大學天文台”
- Chinese: “喬治城大學天文臺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المرصد الفلكى لجامعة جورج تاون”
- Japanese: “ジョージタウン大学天文台”
- Urdu: “جارج ٹاؤن یونیورسٹی فلکیاتی رصدگاہ”
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