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Orb I

Orb I from directly overhead

Orb I is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,139 m. Broken Hand stands 2,556 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Spirit Column, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 2.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2005
Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.05368, -121.35492

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Compass Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rim Rock Natural Area: 0.4 mi
  • Pacific Crest Athletic Fields: 0.5 mi
  • Discovery Park: 0.6 mi
  • Overturf Butte Off-Leash Area: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Overturf Butte: 0.7 mi
  • Tumalo Butte: 3.0 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Pilot Butte: 3.6 mi
  • Laidlaw Butte: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 25
Waterfalls: 23
Nature reserves: 20
Springs: 18
  • Bull Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Jack Pine Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Kiwa Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Farewell Spring: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Bob the Bend Rock: 2.6 mi
  • 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 6.0 mi
  • Lava Lands Visitor Center: 9.9 mi
  • High Desert Activity Center: 15.1 mi
  • Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 1.9 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Peace Statue: 2.3 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 3.6 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 4.2 mi
  • Beach Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
  • Bivouac tables: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Paulina Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Orb I. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Broken HandW 277°2,556.053 m16.2 mi
Ball ButteW 273°2,467.356 m15.9 mi
Tumalo MountainWSW 257°2,370 m14.7 mi
Moon MountainW 270°2,275.332 m15.6 mi
Vista ButteWSW 251°2,017 m12.8 mi
Bearwallow ButteW 280°1,967 m9.9 mi
Triangle HillWNW 289°1,950 m9.8 mi
Kapka ButteWSW 246°1,877 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:18
June solstice05:2320:0820:53
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/5363133603

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