State of the Solar System — Bellingham, WA
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Dunbar Loop
N 48° 44.605 W 122° 29.064
10U E 537905 N 5399060
Stretching 1.5 miles, the State of the Solar System is a 1:1,826,770,000 scale model of the planets and Pluto that surround the Sun.
Waymark Code: WM11FG4
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2019
Views: 6
Following State Street in Bellingham, the State of the Solar System is a fully scaled model of our solar system. At 1:1,826,770,000 it runs 3/4 miles along the east side of State Street before looping back on the west side to the starting point near the Wharf Street Roundabout.
Working community volunteers, this project starts with a 30 inch Sun. From there, there is a hand-blown marble representing each planet in the proper scale.
This model of the solar system is great way to understand the sheer distance of the sun and planets. Interestingly at this scale "our nearest star, Alpha Centauri, is 14,130 miles or farther than the most distant place on our planet from Bellingham Washington."
Space and the universe is clearly one vast place.
Address:
State Street near the Wharf Street Roundabout
Bellingham, WA United States
To-Scale by distance: yes
To-Scale by Size: yes
Is the model an Orrery?: no
Web Page: [Web Link]
Hours:
24/7
Admission Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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