The United States Naval Observatory is a scientific and military facility that produces geopositioning, navigation and timekeeping data for the United States Navy and the United States Department of D
An aerial view of the United States Naval Observatory in 2004
United states navy observatory seal
Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
Number One Observatory Circle, official home of the U.S. vice president.
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally
United States Naval Observatory
…parameters and to realize the celestial reference system (ICRF). Aside from its scientific mission, since the 1970s the Naval Observatory campus hosts the official residence of the vice president of the United States. President John Quincy Adams, who in 1825 signed the bill for the creation of a national observatory just…
The Vice President's Residence in 2017
The Queen Anne style house in 1895; built of terracotta brick, it was unpainted until 1960
Vice President Walter Mondale and Second Lady Joan Mondale host President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter in 1977
President-elect George H. W. Bush and First Lady-designate Barbara, after he was elected president on November 9, 1988