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NSF LIGO - Exploration Center

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Elevation, modelled
160 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Lookout Summit1,106 m · 20.8 mi
Nearest byway
JCT SR 395 VIC MESA TO JCT SR 97 VIC BREWSTER20.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:55local time
Coordinates
46.4535, -119.4025

NSF LIGO - Exploration Center is a museum in Washington, at a modelled 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. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

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California Institute of Technology;Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

63 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Historic sites: 16
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
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).

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