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
Photo: Ammodramus, Public domain.
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″ northLongitude
-96.44706° or 96° 26′ 49″ westOperator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Physics and AstronomyOpen location code
86H55HC3+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 949600962OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata 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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