Berkeley in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Observatory Hill

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 18, 2018

1. Observatory Hill Marker

Inscription. Former site of the Students' Observatory, completed in 1886 and named in 1951 for Armin Otto Leuschner (1868-1953), Director of the Observatory (1898-1938) and Chair of the Astronomy Department (1900-1938).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 37° 52.472′ N, 122° 15.624′ W. Marker is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County. It can be reached from the intersection of Hearst Avenue and Euclid Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Berkeley CA 94720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Samuel Hopkins Willey (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin Ide Wheeler House and Garden (about 600 feet away); Cloyne Court Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Annie's Oak" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Allenoke Manor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Founders' Rock (approx. 0.2 miles away); University of California Berkeley Campus (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Galen Howard (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berkeley.

More about this marker. The marker is located on the UC Berkeley Campus. From the north side of campus, enter at the Hearst/Euclid entrance, walk just through the gate/circular plaza, and there on

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the right, just before one goes downhill, there will be a circular path. Walk over to that, and from there one will see standing beneath a tree a concrete monument with the marker.

Also see . . . Leuschner Observatory (Wikipedia). (Submitted on February 24, 2018.)

Observatory Hill Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 18, 2018

2. Observatory Hill Marker - Wide View

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 698 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.