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NSF LIGO - Exploration Center

NSF LIGO - Exploration Center from directly overhead

NSF LIGO - Exploration Center is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Lookout Summit stands 1,106 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is APS Commemoration Plaque, a historic site 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 395 VIC MESA TO JCT SR 97 VIC BREWSTER passes 21 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California Institute of Technology;Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.45354, -119.40249
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ringold Springs Boat Launch: 7.6 mi
  • Hanford Legacy Park: 9.3 mi
  • Buchanan Park: 9.4 mi
  • USS Triton Sail Park: 9.6 mi
  • Innovation Center Park: 10.1 mi
Artworks
  • Saturn: 9.6 mi
  • Cougar Pride: 10.6 mi
  • Wind Riders: 10.7 mi
  • Half Sphere and Vessel Grouping: 10.8 mi
  • Cougar Statue: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 26
  • The Horn: 5.1 mi
  • Goose Egg Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Sand Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Gable Mountain: 10.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 17
  • Horn Rapids County Park: 7.1 mi
  • Horn Rapids Natural Open Space: 9.8 mi
  • Wetland Migitation Area: 10.4 mi
  • Tapteal Bend: 11.2 mi
  • Paul Keith Wetland Reserve: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • APS Commemoration Plaque: 0.1 mi
  • IEEE Commemoration Plaque: 0.2 mi
  • WSC Arch: 10.5 mi
  • WSC Arch: 10.5 mi
  • Black Pioneers: 10.6 mi
Springs: 9
  • Katie Fleck Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Doke Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Benson Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Snively Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 14.9 mi
Museums: 8
  • Hanford History Project Storage & Archives: 9.6 mi
  • White Bluffs Quilt Museum: 12.6 mi
  • B Reactor Building: 16.9 mi
  • REACH Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Pasco Aviation Museum: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 5
  • USS Triton Submarine: 9.6 mi
  • Gravity Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Max Air Trampoline Park: 18.4 mi
  • 9/11 WTC Memorial Kennewick: 21.6 mi
  • The Pink House: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Carbody Beach: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of NSF LIGO - Exploration Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout SummitW 269°1,106 m20.8 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWSW 252°1,076 m10.5 mi
Emerson NippleWNW 296°675 m23.9 mi
Chandler ButteSSW 208°622 m16.2 mi
GibbonSW 219°565 m21.5 mi
Dead Dog LaunchSSW 199°556 m15.6 mi
Sagebrush RidgeWSW 241°508 m18.4 mi
Badger MountainSSE 165°481.3 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:10
June solstice05:0620:0820:55
September equinox06:4518:1718:57
December solstice07:3915:2316:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946536167757465534134
Precip in1.00.70.60.60.60.60.20.10.30.50.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richland, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1149306547

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