Griffith Observatory Lawn Model - Los Angeles, CA
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N 34° 07.114 W 118° 18.020
11S E 380080 N 3776066
This model of the planets' orbits is located at the famous Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.
Waymark Code: WM8MPF
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2010
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The model of the planets' orbits begins with the Sun on the pavement near the entrance of the Griffith Observatory and ends with Pluto near the Astronomers Monument.
The Observatory's website indicates the following information about the site (
visit link) :
"Mounted in the front sidewalks of Griffith Observatory is a scale-model of our solar system. One-quarter-inch-wide bronze lines mark the orbits of the planets, which are indicated with bronze plaques also embedded in the sidewalks. Each orbit is properly scaled around the Sun, a half-inch circle centered at the base of the historic Observatory front steps. In this model, each foot roughly equates to 20 million miles in the real solar system, which is roughly 110 billion times larger than this model."