🔭 McDonald Observatory

United States · Americas · 30.67°N, 104.02°W

McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near the unincorporated community of Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The facility is located on Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, with additional facilities on Mount Fowlkes, approximately 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) to the northeast. The observatory is part of The University of Texas at Austin. It is an organized research unit of the College of Natural Sciences.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	30.67°N, 104.02°W · view on map

McDonald Observatory is located in United States, in Americas.

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