United States Naval Observatory

Summary

United States Naval Observatory is a government agency^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• United States Naval Observatory is located in Washington, D.C.^[3].
• United States Naval Observatory is in the country of United States^[4].
• United States Naval Observatory's image is recorded as Naval Observatory LOC npcc.00094.jpg^[5].
• United States Naval Observatory's instance of is recorded as government agency^[6].
• United States Naval Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[7].
• United States Naval Observatory's logo image is recorded as U.S. Naval Observatory-seal.gif^[8].
• United States Naval Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406006905^[9].
• United States Naval Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154074860^[10].
• United States Naval Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 31422-5^[11].
• United States Naval Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78095580^[12].
• United States Naval Observatory's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12384893m^[13].
• United States Naval Observatory's IdRef ID is recorded as 032910150^[14].
• United States Naval Observatory's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA12964894^[15].
• United States Naval Observatory's location is recorded as Observatory Circle^[16].
• United States Naval Observatory's postal code is recorded as 20392^[17].
• United States Naval Observatory's Commons category is recorded as United States Naval Observatory^[18].
• United States Naval Observatory's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4633567^[19].
• United States Naval Observatory's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36541970^[20].
• United States Naval Observatory's has part is recorded as Number One Observatory Circle^[21].
• +1842-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of United States Naval Observatory^[22].
• +1830-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of United States Naval Observatory^[23].
• United States Naval Observatory's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 531845^[24].
• United States Naval Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.92138888888889, 'lon': -77.06694444444445}^[25].
• United States Naval Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0by04^[26].
• United States Naval Observatory's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4596246A^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +1842-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22] and +1830-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].

Identity

United States Naval Observatory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'USNO'}^[28].

Why It Matters

United States Naval Observatory ranks in the top 2% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]