Rolnick Observatory
The Westport Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Westport, Connecticut, operated by the Westport Astronomical Society and formerly known as the Rolnick Observatory.Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
- Type: Observatory
- Description: public observatory in Westport CT
- Also known as: “Westport Observatory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Staples High School and Greenfield Hill Historic District.
Staples High School
School
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Staples High School is a public high school in Westport, Connecticut, United States. It is named after Horace Staples, who founded the school on April 26, 1884. Westport is one of eight school districts in District Reference Group A. Staples High School is situated 1¼ miles south of Rolnick Observatory.
Greenfield Hill Historic District
Park
The Greenfield Hill Historic District encompasses the historic village area of the village of Greenfield Hill in northern Fairfield, Connecticut. The area was important from the mid-18th to 19th centuries as an intellectual center in the town, driven in part by Timothy Dwight, the Greenfield Hill Church minister and later president of Yale College. Greenfield Hill Historic District is situated 2 miles east of Rolnick Observatory.
Unitarian Church in Westport
Place of worship
Photo: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport is a large active Unitarian Universalist congregation in lower Fairfield that is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Unitarian Church in Westport is situated 1½ miles west of Rolnick Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenfield Hill and Greens Farms.
Greenfield Hill
Hamlet
Greenfield Hill is an affluent historic neighborhood in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, roughly bounded by Easton to the north, southern Burr Street/northern Black Rock Turnpike to the east, and Southport and Westport to the south and west respectively. Greenfield Hill is situated 2 miles east of Rolnick Observatory.
Greens Farms
Hamlet
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
Green's Farms is the oldest neighborhood in the town of Westport in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It was first listed as a census-designated place at the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Green's Farms had a population of 3,125. Greens Farms is situated 3 miles south of Rolnick Observatory.
Aspetuck
Hamlet
Photo: Swroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aspetuck is a village, which in Connecticut is an unincorporated community, on the Aspetuck River, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, mostly situated in the town of Easton but extending also into Weston. Aspetuck is situated 3½ miles north of Rolnick Observatory.
Rolnick Observatory
Latitude
41.1711° or 41° 10′ 16″ northLongitude
-73.32751° or 73° 19′ 39″ westOpen location code
87H85MCC+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 881776941OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q14715106
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Urdu—“Rolnick Observatory” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Westport Observatory”
- German: “Westport Observatory”
- Japanese: “ロルニック天文台”
- Urdu: “رولنک رصدگاہ”
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