Old Naval Observatory

Summary

Old Naval Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #40 of 345).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old Naval Observatory is located in Washington, D.C.^[3].
• Old Naval Observatory is in the country of United States^[4].
• Old Naval Observatory's image is recorded as US Naval Observatory (Washington, District of Columbia).jpg^[5].
• Old Naval Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[6].
• Old Naval Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Old United States Naval Observatory^[7].
• +1843-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old Naval Observatory^[8].
• Old Naval Observatory was dissolved in +1893-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Old Naval Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.895, 'lon': -77.051944}^[10].
• Old Naval Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g0pqp^[11].
• Old Naval Observatory's NRHP reference number is recorded as 66000864^[12].
• Old Naval Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 787^[13].
• Old Naval Observatory's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark^[14].
• Old Naval Observatory's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[15].
• Old Naval Observatory's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4139898^[16].
• Old Naval Observatory's date of official opening is recorded as +1843-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Old Naval Observatory's date of official closure is recorded as +1893-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Old Naval Observatory's archINFORM project ID is recorded as 53849^[19].
• Old Naval Observatory's LoC HABS/HAER/HALS place ID is recorded as dc0238^[20].

Body

Founding

+1843-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old Naval Observatory^[8].

Dissolution

Old Naval Observatory was dissolved in +1893-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].

Why It Matters

Old Naval Observatory draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #40 of 345).^[2]