High Point

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Places

United States

Palomar Mountain

Palomar Mountain is a mountain ridge in the Peninsular Ranges in northern San Diego County. It is famous as the location of the Palomar Observatory and Hale Telescope, and known for the Palomar Mountain State Park.

History

The Luiseno Indian name for Palomar Mountain was "Paauw" and High Point was called "Wikyo."

The Spanish name "Palomar", in English meaning "pigeon roost," comes from the Spanish colonial era in Alta California when Palomar Mountain was known as the home of band-tailed pigeons.

During the 1890s, the human population was sufficient to support three public schools, and it was a popular summer resort for Southern California, with three hotels in operation part of the time, and a tent city in Doane Valley each summer.

Palomar Observatory

Palomar Mountain is most famous as being home since 1936 to the Palomar Observatory, and the giant Hale Telescope. The 200-inch telescope was the world's largest and most important telescope from 1949 until 1992. The observatory currently consists of three large telescopes.

High Point (Cocoa, Florida)

Coordinates: 28°24′9″N 80°45′2″W / 28.40250°N 80.75056°W / 28.40250; -80.75056 High Point is a section of Brevard County, Florida located in the town of Cocoa. It is home to the highest point in Brevard County, listed by the USGS as being 83 feet (25 m) abovesea level at its apex. The county Central Disposal Facility in Cocoa has a higher elevation than High Point, but the USGS does not consider this to be land mass.

It may be the highest point on the east coast of Florida, though Jensen Beach and Daytona have conflicting claims.

Geography

High Point is located at 28°24′9″N 80°45′2″W / 28.40250°N 80.75056°W / 28.40250; -80.75056. The area is located at the north east junction of 528 and U.S. 1 in the northern section of Cocoa.

High Point

High Point consists of businesses, such as hotels and office buildings on its western side and homes built in the 1960s and 1970s on its eastern side, as the hill makes its steep descent to the bank of the Indian River. Recently there has been some new development in the area, although unused land is scarce.