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The Observatory was built in 1981 in the Cane Creek area of Alamance County, approximately 8 miles from Burlington, North Carolina. It is a joint project between The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical (A&T) State University, and Guilford College.