Lick Observatory

USA / California / East Foothills / Mount Hamilton Road, 7281
 observatory, astronomy, place with historical importance

7281 Mount Hamilton Road
Mount Hamilton, CA 95140
(408) 274-5061
mthamilton.ucolick.org/

The Lick Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of California. It is on the summit of Mount Hamilton. The observatory is managed by the University of California Observatories, with headquarters on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus, where its scientific staff moved in the mid-1960s. It is named after James Lick, an American real estate investor, carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences.
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Coordinates:   37°20'25"N   121°38'23"W
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