Bowman Observatory, Greenwich

#23 among attractions in Greenwich

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Bowman Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Greenwich, Connecticut Board of Education. ()

Coordinates: 41°1'57"N, 73°37'16"W

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Central Greenwich (Anderson Ridge)Greenwich United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Putnam Cottage, Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich Library.

0.9 miS
Museum, Science museum, Art museum
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Greenwich
25 min walk • The Bruce Museum is a museum in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut with both art and natural history exhibition space. The Bruce's main building sits on a hill in a downtown park, and its tower can be easily seen by drivers passing by on Interstate 95.
~1710 ftN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Putnam Cottage, Greenwich
9 min walk • Putnam Cottage was also known as Knapp Tavern during the American Revolution. It is located at 243 East Putnam Avenue, on the former route of the Boston Post Road, in Greenwich, Connecticut.
0.5 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich
13 min walk • The Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, now the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church building and congregation at 44 Lake Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
0.5 miSW
Library
Greenwich Library, Greenwich
13 min walk • Greenwich Library is the main library in the Greenwich library system of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The Greenwich Library system consists of the Main Library and its Byram Shubert and Cos Cob branches.
0.7 miSW
City hall
Greenwich Town Hall, Greenwich
18 min walk • The Greenwich Senior Center, formerly Greenwich Town Hall, is a historic municipal building at 299 Greenwich Avenue in the business district of Greenwich, Connecticut. USA.
1.5 miSW
Church
St. Roch Church, Greenwich
38 min walk • St. Roch is a Roman Catholic church in Greenwich, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. Although the Parish of St. Roch was formally established in 1938, it had been preceded by a mission church and it for this mission that the church was built.
~1490 ftW
Church
St. Mary's Church, Greenwich
8 min walk • St. Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
1.3 miE
41°2'20"N • 73°35'55"W
The Drawing Room Boutique, Greenwich
32 min walk • Museum
~1470 ftW
Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich
8 min walk • The Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church and parsonage at 61 East Putnam Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut. Built in 1868-69 for a Methodist congregation established in 1805, the church is a fine local example of Carpenter Gothic architecture, and the parsonage, built in 1872, is a good example of Italianate architecture.
0.9 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Rosemary Hall, Greenwich
23 min walk • Rosemary Hall was an independent girls school at Ridgeway and Zaccheus Mead Lane in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was later merged into Choate Rosemary Hall and moved to the Choate boys' school campus in Wallingford, Connecticut.
1.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Strickland Road Historic District, Greenwich
28 min walk • The Strickland Road Historic District of Greenwich, Connecticut is a 9-acre historic district that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bowman Observatory?

Nearby attractions include Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich (8 min walk), St. Mary's Church, Greenwich (8 min walk), Putnam Hill Historic District, Greenwich (8 min walk), Putnam Cottage, Greenwich (9 min walk).

How to get to Bowman Observatory by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bowman Observatory:

Train

Greenwich (21 min walk)
Cos Cob (29 min walk)