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McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near unincorporated community of Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States.The facility is located on Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, with additional facilities on Mount Fowlkes, approximately 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) to the northeast. [1]
The McDonald Observatory is situated at an elevation of 2,070 m (6,790 ft) The most common vegetation of the Davis Mountains is montane grassland, often mixed with scattered bushes and trees. As is common in most Northern Hemisphere semiarid climates, the vegetation on the southern slopes of the mountains is noticeably sparser than on the ...
Fort Davis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,201 at the 2010 census, [ 3 ] up from 1,050 at the 2000 census.
UNITED STATES – AUGUST 29: McDonald Observatory, operated by the University of Texas at Austin, and located in Fort Davis, Texas (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
Davis Mountains State Park is a 2,709-acre (1,096 ha) state park located in the Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County, Texas. The closest town is Fort Davis, Texas. The park elevation is between 5,000 and 6,000 ft (1,500 and 1,800 m) above sea level. The original portion of the park was deeded to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department by a local ...
Apr. 18—FORT DAVIS — The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory will hold its first Dark Skies Festival April 29 and April 30, a press release detailed. The festival will include ...
The road then enters Davis Mountains State Park where it intersects State Park Road 3. The road then proceeds toward Mount Locke and McDonald Observatory with many roadside picnic tables between Fort Davis and the observatory. The route toward the observatory has numerous steep grades and tight curves. At Mt. Locke, SH 118 intersects State ...
The iconic Griffith Park in Los Angeles is home to the world-famous observatory, but that's not all ... A number of Hollywood movies have filmed scenes at the park -- and you probably didn't know it!