Blue Hill Observatory

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Observatory
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:American_Meteorological_Society
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:climate Hourly weather observations
gptkbp:collaborations Various universities
gptkbp:communityEngagement Educational programs
gptkbp:communityPartnerships gptkb:NOAA
NASA
Local schools
gptkbp:communityPrograms Public tours
School visits
Volunteer_opportunities
gptkbp:coordinates 42.2250° N, 71.1214° W
gptkbp:dataUsage Publicly accessible data
gptkbp:elevation 635 feet
gptkbp:established 1885
gptkbp:events Lectures
Workshops
Open house events
gptkbp:features Weather station
gptkbp:function Weather observation
gptkbp:historicalSignificance One of the oldest observatories in the U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blue Hill Observatory
gptkbp:instrument Thermometer
Anemometer
Barometer
Rain gauge
Snow gauge
gptkbp:location gptkb:Milton,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notableFeature Climate change studies
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:William_Morris_Davis
gptkb:Charles_Franklin_Brooks
gptkb:William_A._Nierenberg
John W. McGowan
Robert H. McGowan
gptkbp:notableFor Long-term weather data collection
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Blue_Hill_Meteorological_Observatory
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1885
gptkbp:publications Research papers
Meteorological reports
Annual summaries
gptkbp:researchFocus Meteorology
gptkbp:type Meteorological observatory
Climatological_data
gptkbp:visitors Open to the public
gptkbp:website www.bluehill.org