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Space Shuttle Orbiter wind tunnel model

Space Shuttle Orbiter wind tunnel model from directly overhead

Space Shuttle Orbiter wind tunnel model is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Shenandoah Plaza, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

Large-scale 0.36-scale precision engineering wind tunnel model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter used for aerodynamic testing at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field.

The record

What the record says

Built
1970s
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.41074, -122.06075
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Picnic Bench: 0.1 mi
  • Evandale Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chase Park: 0.5 mi
  • Devonshire Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hetch-Hetchy Trail: 0.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Picnic sites
Peaks
Beaches: 39
Springs: 16
  • Spring source: 8.7 mi
  • Congress Springs: 11.4 mi
  • McClure Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 12.6 mi
  • Summit Spring: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 12.8 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 12.9 mi
  • The Bluff: 17.7 mi
  • Chab: 22.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Space Shuttle Orbiter wind tunnel model. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiS 188°985 m13.1 mi
Castle RockS 189°979 m12.7 mi
The PeakS 183°917 m13.3 mi
Lookout TowerSSW 193°892 m11.7 mi
Goat RockSSW 192°890 m12.9 mi
Sunnyvale MountainS 182°880 m13.5 mi
Summit RockS 190°878 m11.9 mi
Varian PeakSSW 194°873 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1217319230

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