Kirkwood Observatory, Bloomington

Name: Kirkwood Observatory
Address: Bloomington, United States

#9 among attractions in Bloomington

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Kirkwood Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Indiana University. It is located in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is named for Daniel Kirkwood an astronomer and professor of mathematics at Indiana University who discovered the divisions of the asteroid belt known as the Kirkwood Gaps. ()

Established: 1901 (124 years ago)Coordinates: 39°9'57"N, 86°31'34"W

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Kirkwood Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Memorial Stadium, Fountain Square Mall, Indiana University Art Museum, Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

1.1 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Memorial Stadium, Bloomington
27 min walk • Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. It is primarily used for football, and has been the home of Indiana Hoosiers football since its opening in 1960. It is the tenth largest stadium in the Big Ten Conference, with a capacity of 52,626.
0.4 miW
39°9'58"N • 86°32'3"W
Fountain Square Mall, Bloomington
12 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.4 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington
11 min walk • The Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University opened in 1941 under the direction of Henry Radford Hope. The museum was intended to be the center of a “cultural crossroads, ” an idea brought forth by then-Indiana University President Herman B Wells.
~1910 ftW
Architecture, Theater, Historical place
Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington
10 min walk • The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, formerly the Indiana Theater, is a historic theater in Bloomington, Indiana. Originally built for vaudeville in 1922, it was also used for silent films and became a movie theater.
~1030 ftNE
Universities and schools
Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington
5 min walk • The Indiana Memorial Union is a student union building at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana United States. It is located at 900 E 7th Street, facing the Jordan River and the Dunn Meadow.
0.4 miW
Shopping, Department store
Wicks Building, Bloomington
12 min walk • The Wicks Building is a historic commercial building on Courthouse Square in downtown Bloomington, Indiana, United States.
~1810 ftE
Museum
Archives of Traditional Music, Bloomington
9 min walk • The Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music holds over 100,000 individual audio and video recordings across over 3500 collections of field, broadcast, and commercial recordings.
0.4 miW
Tower
Monroe County Courthouse, Bloomington
12 min walk • Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, Indiana is a Beaux Arts building built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
~1940 ftSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Wylie House, Bloomington
10 min walk • Wylie House is a historic structure built in 1835 and located in Bloomington, Indiana. It was home of Andrew Wylie, first president of Indiana University, until his death in 1851.
~1530 ftN
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Bloomington
8 min walk • The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology is an archaeology research center and museum located in Bloomington, Indiana. It was dedicated in honor of Indiana's first professional archaeologist Glenn A. Black.
0.4 miE
Library
Lilly Library, Bloomington
11 min walk • The Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, is an important rare book and manuscript library in the United States. At its dedication on October 3, 1960, the library contained a collection of 20,000 books, 17,000 manuscripts, more than fifty oil paintings, and 300 prints.

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Which popular attractions are close to Kirkwood Observatory?

Nearby attractions include Legg House, Bloomington (5 min walk), Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington (5 min walk), Hutton Honors College, Bloomington (7 min walk), Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington (7 min walk).

How to get to Kirkwood Observatory by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kirkwood Observatory:

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4th and Washington bus terminal (9 min walk)
Bloomington Transit Center (10 min walk)