The United States Navy Observatory is one of the oldest scientific agencies in the United States. It was established in 1830 and by Federal Law made a Nation Observatory in 1842. Its primary use is to care for the United States Navy chronometers and navigational equipment. It is located on top of Observatory Hill overlooking Massachusetts Avenue. For ten years the names National Observatory and Navy Observatory were used when referring to the observatory until a ruling passed to only use the name Navy Observatory.
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Some Of The Sites You'll See »
You will also see the following sights from the Shuttle, but we will not stop at these attractions:
Arlington Cemetery
Supreme Court
Library of Congress
Ford's Theater
FBI Building
National Archives
Union Station
Taft Memorial
Capitol Arboretum
Japanese American Memorial
Capitol Office Buildings
Washington Mall
World War I Memorial
Arlington House
National Cathedral
House and Senate
National Gallery of Art
Natural History Museum
Bureau of Engraving & Printing
Holocaust Museum
The Pentagon
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Kennedy Center
Watergate Complex
Georgetown University
Naval Observatory
Dupont Circle
D.C. Waterfront
Titanic Memorial
Awakening Sculpture
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