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==Permanent true scale models== Many towns and institutions have built outdoor scale models of the Solar System. Here is a table comparing these models with the actual system. {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size: 100%" ! Name ! Location ! Scale:<br />1 : … ! Sun dia. ! Earth dia. ! Sun–Earth ! Sun–Pluto ! Description |- | colspan="2"|'''Actual Solar System''' |align=center| '''1''' | '''1.392 Gm''' | '''12.76 Mm''' | '''149.6 Gm''' | '''5.914 Tm''' | |- | [[Sweden Solar System]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweden Solar System {{!}} |url=https://www.swedensolarsystem.se/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |language=sv-SE}}</ref> | {{Flag icon|Sweden}} [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] |align=right| 20,000,000 | 71 m | 65 cm | 7,600 m | 300 km | permanent; country-wide (begun 1998) |- | Solar System Drive<ref>{{Cite web |title=Worlds Largest Virtual Solar System Drive |url=https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/warrumbungle-area/coonabarabran/attractions/worlds-largest-virtual-solar-system-drive |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=www.visitnsw.com |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Coonabarabran: The world's largest solar system drive |url=https://playingintheworldgame.com/2012/11/05/coonabarabran-the-worlds-largest-solar-system-drive/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.playingintheworldgame.com |date=5 November 2012 |language=en-AU}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Coonabarabran]], [[Australia]] |align=right| 38,000,000 | 37 m | 34 cm | 4,100 m | 205 km | permanent; drivable; non-geodetic (est. 1997) |- |Space for MUCO project<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monumental |url=https://www.timroosen.be/monumental?lightbox=imagexct |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=timroosen |language=nl}}</ref> |{{Flagicon|Belgium}} [[Brussels|Brussells]], [[Belgium]] |align=right| 40,000,000 | 34.8 m | 32 cm | 3,730 m | 147 km |permanent; country wide; non-scale sculptures (est. 2004) |- | Maine Solar System<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bayly |first=Julia |date=2021-08-18 |title=Here's how you can visit the solar system in Maine, no rocket ship required |url=http://www.bangordailynews.com/2021/08/18/homestead/heres-how-you-can-visit-the-solar-system-in-maine-no-rocket-ship-required/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maine Solar System Model |url=https://www.mainesolarsystem.com/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Maine Solar System Model |language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Presque Isle, Maine]] |align=right| 93,000,000 | 15 m | 13.7 cm | 1,600 m | 64 km | permanent; drivable (est.2003) |- |Mont Megantic Dark Sky Reserve Great Solar System |{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Mont-Mégantic National Park|Parc national du Mont-Mégantic]], [[Canada]] |align=right| 100,000,000 |14 m |12.4 cm |1,450 m |57 km |permanent; drivable (est.2018) |- |Otago Central Interplanetary Cycle Trail<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Pam |date=2017-03-16 |title=Solar system to scale on Rail Trail |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/solar-system-scale-rail-trail |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=[[Otago Daily Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Katarina |date=2016-11-12 |title=Otago Central rail trail to become 100 million to one model replica of the Solar System |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/86256117/otago-central-rail-trail-to-become-100-million-to-one-model-replica-of-the-solar-system |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An Interplanetary Ride |url=https://www.otagocentralrailtrail.co.nz/ride/an-interplanetary-ride/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Otago Central Rail Trail |language=en}}</ref> |{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Otago Central Rail Trail]], [[New Zealand]] |align=right| 100,000,000 |13.91 m |12 cm |1,496 m |59.06 km |permanent; cyclable (est.2017) |- | Riverfront Museum Solar System<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community Solar System Scale Model {{!}} Museum & Informal Education Alliance |url=https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/content/community-solar-system-scale-model |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=informal.jpl.nasa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schoenheider |first=Jon |title=Interplanetary 5K takes runners across the solar system |url=https://www.25newsnow.com/2022/03/26/interplanetary-5k-takes-runners-across-solar-system/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=www.25newsnow.com |date=26 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Community Solar System |url=https://www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org/dome-planetarium/community-solar-system |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org/ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Peoria Scale Model of the Solar System |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/peoria-scale-model-of-the-solar-system |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=atlasobscura.com |language=en}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peoria, Illinois]] |align=right| 99,000,000 | 11 m | 10.0 cm | 1,200 m | 47 km | permanent; drivable (est. 1992?) |- | Vienna Solar System | {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] |align=right| 163,764,706 | 8.5 m | 7.78 cm | 913 m | 36 km | ''under construction since 2018.'' Physical + Augmented Reality |- | [[Planet Lofoten]]<ref>{{Cite web | title=naturfag.no: Planet Lofoten | url=https://www.naturfag.no/artikkel/vis.html?tid=858271 | access-date=2024-12-25 | website=www.naturfag.no}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Lofoten]], [[Norway]] |align=right| 200,000,000 | 7 m | 6.4 cm | 750m | 30 km | ''under construction'' |- | Planet Trek Dane County | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madison, Wisconsin]] |align=right| 200,000,000 | 7 m | 6.6 cm | 777 m | 38.3 km | permanent; fully accessible by foot and bike paths (est. 2009) |- | Sunspot Solar System Model<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunspot Solar System Model |url=https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/content/sunspot-solar-system-model |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=informal.jpl.nasa.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunspot Solar System Model |url=http://eo.nso.edu/solarsystem |access-date=2024-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411094811/http://eo.nso.edu/solarsystem |archive-date=2017-04-11 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=VISITING THE SUNSPOT OBSERVATORY |url=https://sunspot.solar/visit/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=sunspot.solar |date=19 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An Overview of Sunspot |url=https://sunspot.nmsu.edu/about/about-us.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=sunspot.nmsu.edu |language=en}}</ref> | {{flagicon|US}} [[Sunspot, New Mexico]] |align=right| 250,000,000 | 5.6 m | 5.1 cm | 1.5 m | 23.6 km | permanent, drivable |- |Lethbridge Solar System Model |{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Lethbridge|Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada]] |align=right| 254,000,000 |5.5 m |5 cm |500 m |14.7 km (Neptune) |permanent, drivable, walkable (est. 2022) |- |El Sistema Solar de la comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo |{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ciudad Rodrigo]], [[Spain]] |align=right| 290,000,000 |4.8 m |4.4 cm |1.2 m |25 km |permanent, Walk & Drive |- | If the Earth were a Ping-Pong ball{{cn|date=January 2020}} | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Westminster, London]] |align=right| 318,905,000 | 4.36 m | 4 cm | ? | ? | In construction; Walk & Drive (est. 2018) Centered around Deans Yard, Westminster |- | Moab Scale Model of the Solar System<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moab Scale Model Solar System |url=https://slideplayer.com/slide/2864862 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=slideplayer.com |language=en}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Moab, Utah|Moab]], [[Utah]] |align=right| 385,937,677 | 3.6 m | 2.4 cm | ? | 15.3 km | permanent; Walk and Drive (est. 2007) |- | Light Speed Planet Walk<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where to start your Planet Walk |url=https://anchorageplanetwalk.org/wheretostart.html |website=anchorageplanetwalk.org|access-date=2024-02-19 | language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], [[Alaska]] |align=right| 390,000,000 | ? | ? | ? | 16.6 km | permanent; drivable (est. 2005) |- |- | Community Solar System Trail<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greater Boston used to have a scale model of the Solar System |url=https://medium.com/@shirleymarquezdulcey/greater-boston-used-to-have-a-scale-model-of-the-solar-system-that-was-sponsored-by-the-museum-of-d3206fc12337 |website=medium.com |date=15 August 2021 |access-date=2024-02-19 | language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Museum of Science Boston Community Solar System |url=https://foursquare.com/eric_odea/list/museum-of-science-boston-community-solar-system |website=foursquare.com |access-date=2024-02-19 | language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] |align=right| 400,000,000 | 3.5 m | 3.2 cm | 380 m | 15.3 km | permanent; drivable (established in 1997, removed in 2015) |- | The Solar System to Scale | {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Estremoz]], [[Portugal]] |align=right| 414,000,000 | 3.4 m | 3.1 cm | 361 m | 14.3 km | permanent; drivable; bikeable |- | Solar System Stroll<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solar System Stroll website |url=https://www.sustava.sk/en |access-date=2024-02-28 | language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]] |align=right| 464,000,000 | 3 m | 2.7 cm | 322 m | 13 km | permanent; bikeable, drivable; under construction since 2024 |- | [[Somerset Space Walk]] | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Bridgwater and Taunton Canal|Bridgwater Canal]], [[Somerset]], [[England]] |align=right| 530,000,000 | 2.5 m | ? | ? | 11 km | permanent; bikeable (est. 1997) |- | York's Solar System model | {{flagicon|UK}} [[York]], [[England]] |align=right| 575,872,239 | 2.4 m | 2.2 cm | 260 m | 10.3 km | permanent; bikeable (est. 1999) |- |Traverse Bay Community Solar System<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solar System |url=https://traversetrails.org/solar-system/ |website=traversetrails.org |access-date=2024-02-20 | language=en-US}}</ref> |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]], [[Michigan]] |align=right| 592,763,356 | 0.9 m | ? | 209 m | 10.0 km |permanent; bikeable (est. 2004) |- |Michigan Solar System Model<ref>{{Cite web |title=SOLAR SYSTEM SCULPTURE INSTALLMENT |url=https://midlandcountymi.gov/parks-solar |website=midlandcountymi.gov |access-date=2024-02-20 | language=en-US}}</ref> |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Coleman, Michigan|Coleman]], [[Michigan]] |align=right| 608,000,000 | 2.3 m | 2.1 cm | 324 m | 9.8 km | permanent; bike trail Sun and Pls. Spheres (2017) |- |Solar System | {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Opava]], [[Czech Republic]] |align=right| 627,000,000 | 2.2 m | 2.0 cm | 239 m | 9.42 km | permanent; bikeable; walkable; drivable (est. 2006) |- | [[Nine Views]] | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]] |align=right| 680,000,000 | 2.0 m | 1.9 cm | 225 m | 8.7 km | permanent; bikeable (est. 2004) |- | Walk the Solar System | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] |align=right| 682,353,000 | 2.0 m | 1.9 cm | 219 m | 8.6 km | ''under construction'' |- | McCarthy Observatory<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scale Solar System |url=https://www.mccarthyobservatory.org/scale-solar-system-2/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=mccarthyobservatory.org|language=en}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[New Milford, Connecticut|New Milford]], [[Connecticut]] |align=right| 761,155,000 | 1.8 m | 1.7 cm | 195 m | 7.1 km | permanent; bikeable (est. 2009) |- | Planet Walk<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Planet Walk! |url=https://www.friendsofaatrails.org/planet-walk/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.friendsofaatrails.org |language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Glen Burnie, Maryland]]. |align=right| 781,000,000 | ? | ? | 191.5 m | 7.56 km | Walkable, bikeable (est. 2008). Part of the permanent [[Baltimore & Annapolis Trail]]. |- | Trilho do Sistema Solar | {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Paredes de Coura]], [[Portugal]] |align=right| 831,000,000 | 1.675 m | 1.533 cm | 180 m | 5.42 km (Neptune) | permanent; walkable; bikeable (est. 2016) |- |Planetenpad Utrecht |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Utrecht]], The [[Netherlands]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 |1.3 m |1.3 cm |150 m |7.4 km (Neptune) |Leads from Centre Utrecht to Rhijnauwen, on foot, on bike or on kayak |- |Model of the Solar System | {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.2 cm | 149.6 m | 6.1 km | permanent; bikeable |- |Planetenmodell Hagen | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hagen]], [[Germany]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.3 cm | 150 m | 5.9 km | permanent; bikeable (est. 1959) |- | Planetenweg Schwarzbach | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Kriftel]], [[Germany]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.3 cm | 150 m | 5.9 km | permanent; bikeable (est. 1998) |- | Uetliberg Planetenweg | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.3 cm | 150 m | 5.9 km | permanent; bikeable |- |Planetenwanderweg | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ehrenfriedersdorf]], [[Germany]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.3 cm | 150 m | 5.9 km | permanent; bikeable |- | Planetary Trail | {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Hradec Králové]], [[Czech Republic]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.3 cm | 150 m | 5.9 km | permanent; bikeable (est. 2005) |- |Planetary Trail | {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.3 cm | 150 m | {{nowrap|13 km (Sedna as discovered)}}<br />5.9 km (Pluto) | permanent; bike & walk; all objects above 1000km; (est. 13.5.2018) |- | Melbourne Solar System<ref>{{Cite web |last=museumoflost |date=2018-04-05 |title=The St Kilda Solar System |url=https://www.museumoflost.com/st-kilda-solar-system/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=The Museum of Lost Things |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick visits the Melbourne Solar System trail, finds six planets, loses Neptune and takes a surprise trip to Proxima Centauri |url=https://www.maas.museum/observations/2010/08/03/nick-visits-the-melbourne-solar-system-trail-finds-six-planets-loses-neptune-and-takes-a-surprise-trip-to-proxima-centauri/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Observations |language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.3 cm | 150 m | 5.9 km (Pluto) <br />40 140 km (Proxima Centauri) | permanent; bikeable (est. 2008) Proxima Centauri scale distance calculated travelling Melbourne to Melbourne via the Poles.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Solar system trail | url=https://stkildamelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Solar_System_Self_Guided_Trail_web_friendly.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306161640/http://stkildamelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Solar_System_Self_Guided_Trail_web_friendly.pdf | archive-date=2016-03-06}}</ref> |- | Scale Model Solar System<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outer Planet Map |url=https://members.efn.org/~jack_v/planetmaps.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=members.efn.org/|language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], [[Oregon]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.2 cm | 150 m | 5.9 km | permanent; bikeable (est. 1997) |- | Planetstien, Sandnes | {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Sandnes]], [[Norway]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.2 cm | 150 m | 5.9 km | permanent; walkable, bikeable (est. 2010) |- | Planetstien, Lemvig | {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Lemvig]], [[Denmark]] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.2 cm | 150 m | 5.9 km | permanent; walkable |- | Grand Trunk Pathway Solar System Model | {{flagicon|Canada}} [https://www.terrace.ca/ Terrace, British Columbia] |align=right| 1,000,000,000 | 1.4 m | 1.3 cm | 150 m | 6 km | permanent; walkable/bikeable (est. 2018) |- | Planet Walk | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Munich]], [[Germany]] |align=right| 1,290,000,000 | 1.1 m | 1.0 cm | 116 m | 4.6 km | permanent; walkable (est. 1995) |- | Strolling at the speed of light | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[La Malbaie]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] |align=right| 1,500,000,000 | 0.9 m | 0.8 cm | 100 m | 3 km (Neptune) | permanent; walkable (est. 2009) (temp?) |- | State of the Solar System<ref>{{Cite web |title=STATE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM |url=https://stateofthesolarsystembham.wordpress.com/guide-to-the-hunt/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=stateofthesolarsystembham.wordpress.com/ |date=5 October 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cob.org/wp-content/uploads/state-of-the-solar-system-poster.pdf |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=cob.org/ |title=State of the Solar System Poster |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What's the Deal With: The downtown solar system? |url=https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2022/may/25/whats-the-deal-with-the-downtown-solar-system/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.cascadiadaily.com/ |date=25 May 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bellingham, Washington|Bellingham]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] |align=right| 1,826,770,000 | 0.762 m | 0.6858 cm | 82 m | ? | permanent; walkable (est. 2016) |- | Meteoria Söderfjärden | {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Vaasa]], [[Finland]] |align=right| 2,000,000,000 | 0.7 m | ? | ? | ? | permanent; walkable |- | Planetenweg Göttingen | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Göttingen]], [[Germany]] |align=right| 2,000,000,000 | 0.70 m | 0.65 cm | 75 m | 3.2 km | permanent; walkable/bikeable (est. 2013) |- | Solar System Walking Tour<ref>{{Cite web |title=WALKING TOUR OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM |url=https://www.exploregeorgia.org/gainesville/entertainment/tours/walking-tour-of-our-solar-system |website=www.exploregeorgia.org |access-date=2024-02-19 | language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Solar System Walking Tour |url=https://www.exploregainesville.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Solar-System-Walking-Tour-with-bleed.pdf |website=www.exploregainesville.org |access-date=2024-02-19 | language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Solar System Walking Tour |url=https://www.gainesville.org/DocumentCenter/View/1163/Solar-System-Walking-Tour-PDF |website=www.gainesville.org |access-date=2024-02-19 | language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |align=right| 2,000,000,000 | 0.7 m | 0.6 cm | 75 m | 2.9 km | permanent; walkable (est. 2000) |- | [[:sv:Göteborgs Naturhistoriska museum#Rymdpromenaden|Rymdpromenaden ("Spacewalk")]] | {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]] |align=right| 2,000,000,000 | 0.7 m | 0.6 cm | 75 m | 3 km | permanent; walkable (est. 1978) |- | Montshire Museum of Science<ref>{{Cite web |title=Planet Walk (3.0 miles roundtrip) |url=https://www.montshire.org/exhibits/outdoor-discovery-trails/planet-walk. |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.montshire.org/ |language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Norwich, Vermont|Norwich]], [[Vermont]] |align=right| 2,200,000,000 | 0.6 m | 0.6 cm | 68 m | 2.7 km | permanent; walkable |- | Ride to Pluto: Boise's Solar System<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greenbelt's little-known Planet Walk shows solar system's scale |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/outdoors/playing-outdoors/article82391702.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.idahostatesman.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Boise Greenbelt]], [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], [[Idaho]] |align=right| 2,200,000,000 | 0.5 m | ? | ? | 2.4 km | permanent; walkable & bikeable |- | The Solar walk<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solar System Walk |url=https://www.mylongview.com/facilities/facility/details/Solar-System-Walk-15 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.mylongview.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SOLAR SYSTEM MAP |url=https://www.friendsofgalileo.com/solar-system-map.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.friendsofgalileo.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Longview, Washington|Longview]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] |align=right| 2,240,000,000<!-- 1.64 miles [= 2.6393 km] given at the website as its length, supposedly the distance of Pluto, in reality 5.91 billion km, hence the scale; also the size of the Sun is thus derived as 0.62 m, aligning with the size given at the website: 24 inches [= 0.61 m] --> | 0.6 m | 0.6 cm | 56.94 m | 2.7 km | permanent; walkable (est. 2001) |- | [[Akaa Solar System Scale Model]] | {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Akaa|Akaa, Finland]] |align=right| 3,000,000,000 | 0.46 m | 0.4 cm | 49.9 m | 1.958 km (Pluto) <br /> 13 370 km (Proxima Centauri) | permanent; walkable (est. 2017), Proxima Centauri in Yulara, Australia |- | Elmhurst Scale Model of the Solar System<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elmhurst Residents Can Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before |url=https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-residents-can-boldly-go-where-no-one-has-gone-before |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=patch.com |date=20 November 2013 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ELMHURST SOLAR SYSTEM MODEL |url=http://www.elmhurstsolarsystem.org/home.html |access-date=2024-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040918/http://www.elmhurstsolarsystem.org/home.html |archive-date=2016-03-05 |language=en}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]], [[Illinois]] |align=right| 3,044,620,000 | 0.5 m | 0.4 cm | 49.1 m | 1.929 km | permanent; walk & drive (est. 2013) |- | Solar System model group of sculptures | {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Kecskemét|Kecskemét, Hungary]] |align=right| 3,300,000,000 | 0.418 m | 0.4 cm <!-- described as "borsószemnyi", the size of a pea --> | 45 m <!-- calculated --> | 1.8 km <!-- calculated --> | permanent; walkable (est. 2002) |- | Milky Way path | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Westerbork (village)|Westerbork, The Netherlands]] |align=right| 3,700,000,000 | ? | ? | ? | 2.5 km | permanent; walkable |- | Solar Walk | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]], [[Florida]] |align=right| 4,000,000,000 | 0.3 m | 0.3 cm | 37.4 m | 1.5 km | permanent; walkable (est. 2002) |- | Otford Solar System Model <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www3.astronomicalheritage.net/index.php/heritage/places-connected-to-the-sky?place=otford-solar-system-united-kingdom | title=UNESCO Astronomy and World Heritage Webportal - Places connected to the Sky }}</ref> | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Otford]], England |align=right| 4,595,700,000 | 0.3 m | 0.3 cm | 32 m | 900 m | permanent; walkable; Includes: Proxima Centauri in Los Angeles, USA; Barnard's Star in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands; Sirius in Sydney, Australia; and Ross 154 in Christchurch, New Zealand |- | Wooster Planet Walk | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]], [[Ohio]] |align=right| 5,000,000,000 | 0.3 m | 0.3 cm | 30 m | 1.2 km | permanent; walkable (est. 2014) |- | [[Sagan Planet Walk|The Sagan Planet Walk]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], New York |align=right| 5,000,000,000 | 0.3 m | 0.3 cm | 30 m | 1.2 km | permanent; walkable (est. 1997) |- | Delmar Loop Planet Walk | {{flagicon|USA}} [[University City, Missouri|University City]], [[Missouri]] |align=right| 5,000,000,000 | 0.3 m | 0.2 cm | 30 m | 870 m (Neptune) | permanent; walkable (est. 2009) |- |The Solar Walk | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] |align=right| 5,280,000,000 | 0.3 m | 0.2 cm | 28.4 m | 1.1 km | permanent; walkable |- |Solar System Walk An Exploration of Scale |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Carlsbad, California]] |align=right| 5,280,000,000 | ? | ? | 28 m | 1.119 km |Located near Lake Calavera |- | O Sistema Solar no Parque<ref>{{Cite web |title=O Sistema Solar no Parque |date=2 June 2016 |url=https://www.zenite.nu/o-sistema-solar-no-parque/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203170037/https://www.zenite.nu/o-sistema-solar-no-parque/ |archive-date=2023-12-03 |language=pt}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]], [[Brazil]] |align=right| 7,000,000,000 | 0.2 m | 1.8 mm | 22 m | 875 m | permanent; walkable/bikeable (est. June 3rd, 2016) |- | A True Scale Model of the Solar System<ref>{{Cite web |title=A True Scale Model of the Solar System |url=https://www2.tntech.edu/leap/astr1010/sssm.html |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=www2.tntech.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Building a True Scale Model of the Solar System |url=https://www2.tntech.edu/leap/astr1010/project_locations_2017.pdf |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=www2.tntech.edu}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cookeville, Tennessee]] |align=right| 10,000,000,000 | 0.14 m | 0.12 cm | 15 m | 590 m | permanent; walkable (est. 2017) |- | [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/ Voyage National Program] [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/voyage-in-the-news/ <sup><nowiki>[1]</nowiki></sup>] | {{flagicon|USA}} {{ubl|}} [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-in-washington-dc/ National Mall, Washington, D.C.] (2001) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-i-communities/kansas-city-kansas-voyage-mark-i/ Kansas City, Missouri] (2008)[http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-i-communities/houston-texas-voyage-mark-i/ Space Center Houston, Texas] (2008) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-i-communities/corpus-christi-texas-voyage-mark-i/ Corpus Christi, Texas] (2009)[http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/boulder-co/ Boulder, Colorado] (2021) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/palo-alto-ca/ Palo Alto, California] (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Voyage Scale Model Solar System |url=https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/365/the-voyage-scale-model-solar-system |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=NASA Solar System Exploration|date=27 November 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bennett |first=J. |date=2020-01-01 |title=Voyage Mark II — Scale Model Solar Systems at Moderate Prices |journal=American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #235 |url=https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020AAS...23523906B |volume=235 |pages=239.06 |bibcode=2020AAS...23523906B}}</ref> [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/broken-arrow-ok/ Broken Arrow, Oklahoma] (2022) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/ocala-fl/ Ocala, Florida] (2022) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/lake-charles-la/ Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana] (2022) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/dover-nh/ Dover, New Hampshire] (2023) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/spokane-wa/ Spokane, Washington] (2022) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/memphis-tn/ Memphis, Tennessee] (2023) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/chalmette-la/ Chalmette, Louisiana] (2023) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/jonesboro-ar/ Jonesboro, Arkansas] (2023) [http://voyagesolarsystem.org/community-network/voyage-mark-ii-communities/troy-ny/ Troy, New York] (2024) |align=right| 10,000,000,000 | 0.1 m | 0.1 cm | 15 m | 600 m |permanent; walkable; US national program |- |Lake Innitou Thousand Yard Interplanetary Walk |{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Woburn, Massachusetts]] |10,000,000,000 |0.23 m (bowling ball) |N/A (stone plaque) |24 m |932 m (1019 yd) |permanent; walkable (est. 2004); along the sidewalk by [[Horn Pond (Massachusetts)|Horn Pond]]. |- | NJ Botanical Garden | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ringwood, New Jersey|Ringwood]], [[New Jersey]] |align=right| 10,000,000,000 | 0.2 m | 2.0 cm | 23.8 m | 927 m | walkable |- | Colorado Scale Model Solar System | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fiske Planetarium]], [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], [[Colorado]] |align=right| 10,000,000,000 | 0.1 m | 0.1 cm | 15 m | 600 m | permanent; walkable (est. 1987) |- | Anstruther Model Solar System | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Anstruther]], Scotland |align=right| 10,000,000,000 | 0.1 m | 0.1 cm | 15 m | 600 m | permanent; walkable (est. 2014) |- | Le Chemin Solaire | {{flagicon|France}} [[La Couyère]], [[Brittany]] |align=right| 10,000,000,000 | 1 m | 0.1 cm | ? | 450 m | permanent; walkable (est. 2011) |- | Solar Walk UofT Scarborough | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] and [[Eureka, Nunavut]] |align=right| 10,000,000,000 | 0.14 m | 0.13 cm | 15 m | 591 m | permanent; walkable/bikeable (est. 2017) |- | MIT's Infinite Solar System<ref name="InfSolar">{{cite web |title=Infinite Solar System |url=https://eaps.mit.edu/infinite-solar-system/ |website=MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology |access-date=2024-11-19}}</ref><ref name=Binzel>{{cite web |last1=Binzel |first1=Richard P. |title=Corralling the cosmos in the Infinite Corridor |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/10/24/132399/corralling-the-cosmos-in-the-infinite-corridor/ |website=MIT Technology Review |access-date=2022-03-05 |language=en |date=October 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Keller">{{cite web |last1=Keller |first1=Julia C. |title=An Infinite solar system |url=https://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-infinite-corridor-solar-system-1116 |website=MIT News |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology |access-date=2022-03-05 |language=en |date=November 16, 2018}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] |align=right| 30,000,000,000 | 4.6 cm | 0.43 mm | 5.0 m | 200 m | permanent; walkable (est. 2018); along "[[Infinite Corridor]]" |- | Solar System Lawn Model<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solar System Lawn Model |url=https://griffithobservatory.org/exhibits/exterior-exhibits/solar-system-lawn-model/ |website=griffithobservatory.org|access-date=2023-05-29 | language=en-US}}</ref> | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Griffith Observatory]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] |align=right| 105,000,000,000 | 1.32 cm | 0.12 mm | 1.42 m | 56 m | permanent; walkable; engraved in the front sidewalk |}
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