Places / Gaithersburg

International Latitude Observatory

Landmark Gaithersburg, Maryland

Small observatory building in Gaithersburg, from a worldwide chain of latitude stations. Built around 1900 to help study the slow wobble of the Earth.

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Source

Montgomery County Planning, Cultural (Places of Interest) · checked 2026-11-13

Data licence

Montgomery County Planning open data (attribution required)

Location

39.13671, -77.19869 (approximate point)

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