Ukiah International Latitude Observatory

Site Index

". . . six stations, all located near the parallel of 39 degrees 08 minutes, north latitude. . ."

"A report of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey for 1891-1899 records an agreement reached by members of the International Geodetic Association to establish six observatories for the purpose of measuring the variations in latitude caused by the earth's wobble on its polar axis."

Introduction
Ukiah Observatory (good background piece)
*Courtesy Gaithersburg (Maryland) Latitude Observatory
Observatory Site Photos - November 2001
City of Ukiah Proposal - December, 2001
Photos of Observatory Structures - February 2002