Community Observatory, Placerville

Name: Community Observatory
Address: 6699 Campus Dr, Placerville, 95667-7744, United States
Telephone: +1 530-344-5707

#3 among attractions in Placerville

Museum, Observatories and planetariums

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The Community Observatory is a public outreach observatory located in Placerville, California, on the campus of the El Dorado Learning Center. The Community Observatory was established in 2006 through the work of the Rotarians of Cameron Park as free family-friendly park for the community. It is operated by a partnership of a team of volunteers, Folsom Lake College, the El Dorado County Office of Education and the Rotarians of Cameron Park. ()

Coordinates: 38°43'36"N, 120°52'5"W

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6699 Campus DrPlacerville 95667-7744 United States

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+1 530-344-5707

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

Nearby attractions include: Fountain-Tallman Soda Works, Placerville Speedway, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Church of Our Saviour.

3.7 miE
Museum, History museum
Fountain-Tallman Soda Works, Placerville
95 min walk • The Fountain-Tallman Soda Works is a historic building in Placerville, El Dorado County, California. It currently houses the Fountain & Tallman Museum, which is owned and operated by the El Dorado County Historical Society.
1.9 miE
Sport, Sport venue
Placerville Speedway, Placerville
50 min walk • Placerville Speedway is a 1/4 mile dirt track located in Placerville at the El Dorado County fairgrounds in the Sierra Nevada foothills of eastern California.
5.3 miN
Museum
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Coloma
135 min walk • Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a state park of California, United States, marking the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush.
3.5 miE
Church
Church of Our Saviour, Placerville
90 min walk • The Church of Our Saviour is a historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church located at 2979 Coloma Street, in Placerville, El Dorado County, California, in the United States. The church is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California.
3.7 miE
Park
Eddy Arboretum, Placerville
95 min walk • The Eddy Arboretum is located at the Institute of Forest Genetics in the Sierra Nevada near Placerville, in El Dorado County, eastern California.
3.8 miE
Vernacular architecture
John Pearson Soda Works, Placerville
98 min walk • The John Pearson Soda Works, also referred to as the Placerville Soda Works, is a historic rustic vernacular Victorian brick building in Placerville, El Dorado County, California. The building, in the Gold Country region, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1985.