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Observatory Campground - USFS

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Telescope PadsParks & play0.2 km · ~2 min walkDirections ↗
18-inch Schmidt Telescope
18-inch Schmidt TelescopeAttractions

The Hale Telescope is a 200-inch (5.1 m), f/3.3 reflecting telescope at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, US, named after astronomer George Ellery Hale. With funding from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1928, he orchestrated the planning, design, and construction of the observatory, but with the project ending up taking 20 years he did not live to see its commissioning. The H

4.7 km · ~10 min driveDirections ↗
60-inch Telescope
60-inch TelescopeAttractions

The Hale Telescope is a 200-inch (5.1 m), f/3.3 reflecting telescope at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, US, named after astronomer George Ellery Hale. With funding from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1928, he orchestrated the planning, design, and construction of the observatory, but with the project ending up taking 20 years he did not live to see its commissioning. The H

5.3 km · ~12 min driveDirections ↗
High Point (1,873 m)
High Point (1,873 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in San Diego County, California, USA

6.7 km · ~21 min driveDirections ↗
Upper Barker Valley FallsWaterfalls10.2 km · ~18 min driveDirections ↗
Boucher Hill (1,651 m)
Boucher Hill (1,651 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in United States of America

10.4 km · ~19 min driveDirections ↗
Palomar Mountain State Park
Palomar Mountain State ParkParks & play10.9 km · ~20 min driveDirections ↗
Lone Fir Point (1,463 m)Summits & peaks11.3 km · ~28 min driveDirections ↗
Doane Valley Natural PreserveParks & play11.3 km · ~22 min driveDirections ↗

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