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

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Mead is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 617 at the 2020 census. Mead is situated 4½ miles northwest of Behlen Observatory.

Ithaca

Village

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Ithaca is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census. Ithaca is situated 5 miles west of Behlen Observatory.

Memphis

Village

Photo: Paltron, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Memphis is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 109 at the 2020 census. 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

way 949600962

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

Wikidata ID

Q4880928

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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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