GPS Coordinates of

David Dunlap Observatory Canada

Central address: 123 Hillsview Dr, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 1T3, Canada

Elevation: 235.285
Time Zone: America/Toronto

Latitude: 43° 51' 42.8472'' N
Longitude: 79° 25' 22.7568'' W

David Dunlap Observatory, Canada

The latitude of David Dunlap Observatory is 43.861902, and the longitude is -79.422988. David Dunlap Observatory is located in Richmond Hill, Canada with the gps coordinates of 43° 51' 42.8472'' N and 79° 25' 22.7568'' W. The category of David Dunlap Observatory is Observatories & Planetariums.

The David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) is a large astronomical observatory site just north of Toronto in Richmond Hill, Ontario, housed on a 189-acre (76 ha) estate. Formerly owned and operated by the University of Toronto from its establishment in 1935 until 2008, the observatory is now managed by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Centre (RASC-TC) and the David Dunlap Observatory Defenders (DDOD). Its primary instrument is a 74-inch (1.88 m) reflector telescope, at one time the second largest telescope in the world, and still the largest in Canada. Several other telescopes are also located at the site, which formerly included a small radio telescope as well.

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Observatories & Planetariums

Latitude43.861902Longitude-79.422988
Elevation235.285DMS Lat43° 51' 42.8472'' N
DMS Lng79° 25' 22.7568'' WGeoHASHdpz988vfn5pub
UTM Zone17TUTM Easting626728.935402031
UTM Northing4857743.20872399Time ZoneAmerica/Toronto
CountryCanadaStateOntario

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