National Solar Observatory, Boulder

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The National Solar Observatory is a United States public research institute to advance the knowledge of the physics of the Sun. NSO studies the Sun both as an astronomical object and as the dominant external influence on Earth. NSO is headquartered in Boulder and operates facilities at two locations - at the 4-meter Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in the Haleakala Observatory on the island of Maui, and at Sacramento Peak near Sunspot in New Mexico. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°0'42"N, 105°14'42"W

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Nearby attractions include: Folsom Field, Coors Events Center, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Boulder.

1.2 miW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Folsom Field, Boulder
30 min walk • Folsom Field is an outdoor college football stadium in the Western United States, located on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder. It is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pac-12 Conference.
1 miSW
Basketball, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Coors Events Center, Boulder
25 min walk • The CU Events Center is an 11,064-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, on the main campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
1.2 miW
Universities and schools
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder
31 min walk • The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system.
1.2 miW
Universities and schools
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder
30 min walk • The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system.
0.7 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Twenty Ninth Street, Boulder
19 min walk • Twenty Ninth Street is a retail center in Boulder, Colorado that opened on October 13, 2006 on the former site of Crossroads Mall. The center is separated into three distinct neighborhoods connected by a series of streets, walkways, terraces, plazas and other outdoor community gathering spaces.
1.1 miSW
Museum, Observatories and planetariums, Science museum
Fiske Planetarium, Boulder
29 min walk • Fiske Planetarium and Science Center is a public museum dedicated to educating the public on astronomy and astrophysics. It is a constituent of the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, located in Boulder, Colorado.
1.1 miSW
Laboratory, Observatories and planetariums
Sommers–Bausch Observatory, Boulder
27 min walk • Sommers–Bausch Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on and owned by University of Colorado Boulder. The building was initially completed in 1953 and named after Elmer E. Sommers and Carl L. Bausch.
1.2 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Universities and schools, Buddhist architecture
Naropa University, Boulder
30 min walk • Naropa University is a private university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1974 by Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa, it is named for the 11th-century Indian Buddhist sage Naropa, an abbot of Nalanda.
1.2 miW
Universities and schools
University of Colorado, Boulder
31 min walk • The University of Colorado is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.
1.4 miNE
Climbing
Climbing, Boulder
35 min walk • Climbing is a major US-based rock climbing magazine first published in 1970. In 2007, it was bought by Skram Media, the publisher of Urban Climber Magazine. The headquarters of the magazine is in Boulder, Colorado. It is published nine times a year. Climbing was purchased by Outside in 2021.
1.2 miSW
40°0'10"N • 105°15'50"W
Kittredge West Hall, Boulder
30 min walk • Universities and schools