Behlen Observatory
Behlen Observatory is a research facility and astronomical observatory in Mead, Nebraska. It is owned and operated by the astronomy department of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mead and Ithaca.
Mead
Village
Mead is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. Mead is situated 4½ miles northwest of Behlen Observatory.
Ithaca
Village
Memphis
Village
Memphis is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. Memphis is situated 5 miles south of Behlen Observatory.
Behlen Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Description: Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Marble Township, Saunders County, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.17077° or 41° 10′ 15″ north
Longitude
-96.44706° or 96° 26′ 49″ west
Operator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Open location code
86H55HC3+85
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Behlen Observatory” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد بهلين”
- Portuguese: “Observatório de Behlen”
- Urdu: “بیہلن رصدگاہ”
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