🔭 Oukaïmeden Observatory

Morocco · Africa · 31.21°N, 7.87°W

Quick facts

Country	Morocco
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	31.21°N, 7.87°W · view on map
Distance to the equator	3,474 km north of it
Solar time	UTC-0:30 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 06:51, sets 17:39 — 10 h 47 min of daylight

Oukaïmeden Observatory is located in Morocco, in Africa.

Closest observatories

Rabat Observatory — 320 km away
Sierra Nevada Observatory — 771 km away, in Spain
Temisas Astronomical Observatory — 827 km away, in Spain
Calar Alto Observatory — 829 km away, in Spain
Lisbon Astronomical Observatory — 843 km away, in Portugal

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

More observatories in Morocco

Rabat Observatory.

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