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|   NGS Bench Mark Disk S 1098, Texas
in U.S. Benchmarks This bench mark is found very close to the Struve Telescope at the McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis, Texas. posted by:  linkys location: Texas date approved: 03/23/2008 last visited: 08/10/2010 |
 view galleryE1.3 km |  McDonald Observatory -- near Fort Davis TX
in American Guide Series The McDonald Observatory - a cool science-y place to visit when the WPA writers showed up in the 1930s, and when Blasterz dropped in in 2016 posted by:  Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 02/12/2017 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
 view galleryE1.3 km |  McDonald Observatory - Fort Davis, TX
in Roadside Attractions The observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas claims to have some of the darkest night skies in the continental U.S. The nearby Visitor's Center and one of the 3 main telescopes is open for public viewing. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 11/06/2016 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
 view galleryE1.3 km |  McDonald Observatory Weather Station, Fort Davis, Texas
in Weather Stations Weather station near the 82" Otto Struve Telescope at the McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas. posted by: linkys location: Texas date approved: 03/30/2008 last visited: 12/23/2019 |
 view galleryE1.3 km | BQ0296 - "MCDONALD RM 1" reference mark disk - Mount Locke, TX in U.S. Benchmarks This benchmark is one of 4 still existing (read: "recovered") marks located right near the McDonald Observatory's main telescope on top of Mount Locke (Davis Mountains), Texas. The observatory is actually a benchmark as well! posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/06/2016 last visited: 09/20/2016 |
 view galleryE1.3 km | BQ0297 - "MCDONALD RM 2" reference mark disk - Mount Locke, TX in U.S. Benchmarks This benchmark is one of 4 still existing (read: "recovered") marks located right near the McDonald Observatory's main telescope on top of Mount Locke (Davis Mountains), Texas. The observatory is actually a benchmark as well! posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/06/2016 last visited: 09/20/2016 |
 view galleryE1.4 km | BQ0295 - "MCDONALD" triangulation station disk - Mount Locke, TX in U.S. Benchmarks This benchmark is one of 4 still existing (read: "recovered") marks located right near the McDonald Observatory's main telescope on top of Mount Locke (Davis Mountains), Texas. The observatory is actually a benchmark as well! posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/06/2016 last visited: 09/20/2016 |
 view galleryE1.4 km |  McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas
in Texas Historical Markers Historical marker outside the original telescope dome for the McDonald Observatory. posted by: rilekyle location: Texas date approved: 09/28/2006 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
 view galleryE1.4 km |  Otto Struve Telescope (Mount Locke, Texas)
in Wikipedia Entries The Otto Struve telescope -- one of the McDonald Observatory's three largest telescopes -- is the oldest and often the most memorable by daytime tourists due to its exquisite setting. Originally built in 1938, its lens is 82" in diameter. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/07/2016 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
 view galleryE1.4 km | BQ0406 - MCDONALD OBSERVATORY - Mount Locke, TX in U.S. Benchmarks The top center of McDonald Observatory's oldest telescope (the "Otto Struve" telescope) on top of Mount Locke, Texas is a NGS benchmark ("BQ0406"). Four more "standard" benchmarks are located close to the observatory's main entrance/doorway. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/06/2016 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
 view galleryE1.4 km |  Mount Locke Summit, near Fort Davis, Texas 6791 Ft
in Elevation Signs Elevation sign located on Highway Spur 78 at the McDonald Observatory. posted by: linkys location: Texas date approved: 10/30/2009 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
 view galleryE1.4 km | BQ0298 - "MCDONALD RM 3" reference mark disk - Mount Locke, TX in U.S. Benchmarks This benchmark is one of 4 still existing (read: "recovered") marks located right near the McDonald Observatory's main telescope on top of Mount Locke (Davis Mountains), Texas. The observatory is actually a benchmark as well! posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/06/2016 last visited: 09/20/2016 |
 view galleryE1.4 km | McDonald Observatory (Davis Mountains, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries The McDonald Observatory in West Texas is 450 miles West of its research and administrative home at The University of Texas at Austin, and under some of the darkest skies in the continental US. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/07/2016 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
 view galleryE1.4 km |  McDonald Observatory - Davis Mountains, TX
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The McDonald Observatory is located near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. It comprises of several telescopes mounted on Mount Locke and nearby Mount Fowlkes. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 11/06/2016 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
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|  McDonald Observatory
in Astronomical Observatories Research and public outreach observatory associated with the University of Texas. posted by: linkys location: Texas date approved: 03/23/2008 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
 view galleryNE1.4 km |  McDonald Observatory Sundial, Fort Davis, Texas
in Sundials Sundial in the courtyard of the Frank N. Bash visitors center at the McDonald Observatory. posted by: linkys location: Texas date approved: 03/30/2008 last visited: 03/14/2017 |
 view galleryNE1.4 km |  Frank N. Bash Visitors Center - McDonald Observatory, TX
in Tourist Information Centers - Visitor Centers The Frank N. Bash Visitors Center is the is the public outreach center for the McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas (~10 NW of Fort Davis, TX). posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/07/2016 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
 view galleryE1.4 km | Harlan J. Smith Telescope (Mount Locke, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries The Harlan J. Smith telescope -- one of the McDonald Observatory's three largest telescopes -- is a 107" single-lens telescope built in 1969, originally used to survey the planets for future space exploration by NASA. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/07/2016 last visited: 07/13/2019 |
 view galleryNE2.4 km | Hobby–Eberly Telescope (Mount Fowlkes, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries The Hobby-Eberly telescope -- one of the McDonald Observatory's three largest telescopes -- is one of the largest optical telescopes in the world and the only one in the group situated on Mt Fowlkes (vs. Mt Locke). posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/07/2016 last visited: 12/21/2016 |
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| Prude Ranch in Texas Historical Markers The state historic marker for the Prude Ranch along SH 118 west of Fort Davis posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 01/25/2017 last visited: 12/23/2016 |
 view gallerySE12.7 km |  Indian Lodge – Fort Davis, TX
in Civilian Conservation Corps Lodge inside Fort Davis State Park. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 05/21/2015 last visited: 05/16/2020 |
 view gallerySE13.2 km |  Davis Mountains State Park - Fort Davis, TX
in State/Provincial Parks In 1923, the Texas State Legislature directed the State Parks Board to investigate the Davis Mountains region. However, Davis Mountains State Park wasn’t established until 1933 with 560 acres largely donated by local landowners. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 10/08/2018 last visited: 05/16/2020 |
 view gallerySE13.8 km | CCC House -- Fort Davis State Park, Fort Davis TX in Civilian Conservation Corps The native stone CCC House at the trailhead for the CCC Trail in Fort Davis State Park was built by (and named for) the Civilian Conservation Corps posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 01/22/2017 last visited: 05/16/2020 |
 view gallerySE13.8 km |  CCC Shelter -- Fort Davis State Park, Fort Davis TX
in Remote Backcountry Shelters The native stone CCC overlook shelter was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 01/28/2017 last visited: 05/16/2020 |
 view gallerySE14.3 km |  Roadside Park SH-118 – Fort Davis, TX
in WPA Projects Picnic table and steps on the left as you head out of Fort Davis toward Fort Davis State Park. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 10/09/2018 last visited: never |
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