How to Reach Our Observatory . Location. ... The administrative centre, library, scientific laboratories, computer centre, hotel and apartment houses of the Observatory are located in the Observatory campus called as settlement Nizhnij Arkhyz , which is in 25 km to the south from village Zelenchukskaya. Nizhnij Arkhyz (local people's name is Bukovo because of the beech ("book" in Russian) forest surroundings) is located in a valley of river Big Zelenchuk at height 1300м above sea level. ...