C. E. K. Mees Observatory

C. E. K. Mees Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Bristol, New York, owned and operated by the University of Rochester. The observatory is named after C.

Type: Observatory
Description: astronomical observatory at the University of Rochester
Also known as: “C. E. Kenneth Mees Observatory”, “C.E.K. Mees Observatory”, “Charles Edward Kenneth Mees Observatory”, “Mees Observatory”, and “University of Rochester C. E. K. Mees Observatory”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Western New York and Woodville.

Western New York

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Western New York is a phrase often used within the state of New York, but it really has no consistent definition. In Buffalo and its immediate surrounding areas, the term encompasses only the westernmost eight counties of New York.

Woodville

Hamlet

Woodville is a hamlet, in the town of Naples, Ontario County, New York, United States. It is located on the Canandaigua Lake. Parts of Woodville are in the town of South Bristol, New York. Woodville is situated 3 miles southeast of C. E. K. Mees Observatory.

Naples

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Naples is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 2,417 at the 2020 census. The Town of Naples contains a village, also called Naples.

C. E. K. Mees Observatory

Categories: astronomical observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of South Bristol, Ontario, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.70028° or 42° 42′ 1″ north

Longitude

-77.40856° or 77° 24′ 31″ west

Operator

University of Rochester

Open location code

87J4PH2R+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 825529270

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

Wikidata ID

Q5006411

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“C. E. K. Mees Observatory” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد سى اى كاى ميس”
Japanese: “C・E・K・ミース天文台”
Urdu: “سی ای کے میس رصدگاہ”

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