SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 FROM 4:00-4:30 P.M. Find Gaithersburg's newest geocache! Specifics: Event takes place rain or shine and no restrooms are available. Handicapped parking is available at the park with general parking in the St. Martins field at the corner of DeSellum and Route 355.
Find Gaithersburg's newest geocache! The Latitude Observatory was created, along with five other obeservatories world-wide, to track the "wobble" of the Earth. Operating from 1899-1982, the data these observatories collected became the basis for today's GPS system. Still active through the geodetic markers located throughout Observatory Park, the site continues to provide support for satellite GPS. The Park and Observatory are owned by the City of Gaithersburg. The Park and its markers are open all year and the Latitude Observatory building is open for special events.
Some specifics: As always, this is an outdoor event and takes place rain or shine and no restrooms are available. Handicapped parking is available at the park with general parking in the St. Martins field at the corner of DeSellum and Route 355.