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Milky Way

Milky Way from directly overhead

Milky Way is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,141 m. Broken Top stands 2,796 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis & Clark Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 3.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.06784, -121.35539

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lewis & Clark Park: 0.3 mi
  • Discovery Park: 0.5 mi
  • Quail Park: 0.6 mi
  • Compass Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sunset View Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Overturf Butte: 1.3 mi
  • Tumalo Butte: 2.0 mi
  • Pilot Butte: 3.6 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Laidlaw Butte: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 26
Waterfalls: 23
Nature reserves: 20
Springs: 17
  • Bull Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Cold Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Jack Pine Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Kiwa Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Farewell Spring: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Bob the Bend Rock: 2.7 mi
  • 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 7.0 mi
  • Lava Lands Visitor Center: 10.9 mi
  • High Desert Activity Center: 14.3 mi
  • Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 1.9 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Peace Statue: 2.2 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 4
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 5.1 mi
  • Bivouac tables: 22.9 mi
  • Beach Day Use Area: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Paulina Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Milky Way. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Broken TopW 274°2,795.93 m17.1 mi
Broken HandW 274°2,556.053 m16.1 mi
Ball ButteW 270°2,467.356 m15.9 mi
Tumalo MountainWSW 253°2,370 m14.9 mi
Moon MountainW 266°2,275.332 m15.6 mi
Cayuse CraterW 269°2,235.3 m17.5 mi
Todd RidgeW 262°2,143 m17.5 mi
Vista ButteWSW 247°2,017 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:18
June solstice05:2320:0920:53
September equinox06:5318:2619:05
December solstice07:3815:4316:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343540445258666659483932
Precip in1.41.00.70.81.00.70.40.40.30.61.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bend, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5363133602

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