Editing Solar System model (section)

==Other models of the Solar System: historic, temporary, virtual, or dual-scale==
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" style="font-size: 100%"
! Name
! Location
! Scale
! Sun dia.
! Earth dia.
! Sun-Earth
! Sun-Pluto
! Description
|-
| [[Kirkhill Astronomical Pillar |Kirkhill model 1776]]{{efn|Possibly the first accurate scale model after the measurement of the astronomical unit in 1769.}}
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scotland]]
| 1:778,268,620.8
| 1.8 m
| 1.6 cm
| 197 m
| -
| decayed
|-
|Planetenpad Utrecht
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Utrecht, [[Netherlands]]
|1:1,000,000,000
|1.3 m
|1.3 cm
|150 m
|7.4 km (Neptune)
|Leads from Centre Utrecht to Rhijnauwen, on foot, on bike or by kayak
|-
| Planet Walk Malta[https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/23757/1/Science%20with%20a%20difference%20HSci%202005.pdf]
|{{flagicon|Malta}} [[Buġibba]], [[Malta]]
|1:2,956,760,000 (distance) / 695,000,000 (sizes)
|2.0 m
|1.84 cm
|50.60 m
|2.0 km (Neptune)
|Leads from Malta Aquarium west along promenade
|-
| Sorghvliet
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]]
| 1:696,000,000
| 2.0&nbsp;m
| 1.8&nbsp;cm
| 215&nbsp;m
| 6.5&nbsp;km (Neptune)
| (temporary)
|-
| Sol Chicago<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sol Chicago |url=http://www.solchicago.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625231455/http://www.solchicago.com/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |archive-date=2011-06-25 | language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sol Chicago |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woJKgXufK8c |website=youtube.com/ | date=8 January 2011 |access-date=2024-02-19 | language=en-US}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|USA}} Illinois, [[Chicago]]
| 1:73,660,000
| 19&nbsp;m
| 17.3&nbsp;cm
| 2,050&nbsp;m
| 61&nbsp;km (Neptune)
| (temporary) proposed
|-
| Le Chemin des planètes
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} {{nowrap|[[Saint-Luc, Switzerland|Saint-Luc]], [[Switzerland]]}}
| 1:1,000,000,000
| 1.4&nbsp;m
| 1.3&nbsp;cm
| 150&nbsp;m
| 5.9&nbsp;km
| uses two different scales for distance and size
|-
| The Madison Planet Stroll<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to The Madison Planet Stroll |url=https://www.pbdot3.com/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.idahostatesman.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]]
| 1:4,000,000,000
| 0.3&nbsp;m
| 0.3&nbsp;cm
| 37&nbsp;m
| 1.5&nbsp;km
| (virtual)
|-
|Solar System Stroll
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]
| 1:5,000,000,000
| 0.3&nbsp;m
| 0.3&nbsp;cm
| 30&nbsp;m
| 1.2&nbsp;km
| permanent; walkable (est. 2016)
|-
|  The Thousand-Yard Model<ref>{{Cite web | title=The Thousand-Yard Model, or, The Earth as a Peppercorn|url= http://www.universalworkshop.com/guy-ottewell/the-thousand-yard-model-or-the-earth-as-a-peppercorn/|access-date=2023-05-29 |website=www.universalworkshop.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=The Thousand-Yard Model, or, The Earth as a Peppercorn | url=https://noirlab.edu/public/products/educational-programs/eduprog032/ | access-date=2023-05-29 | website=noirlab.edu |language=en-US}} </ref>
| (virtual)
| 1:6,336,000,000
| 0.2&nbsp;m
| 0.2&nbsp;cm
| 25&nbsp;m
| 1&nbsp;km
| The scale of the planets is the same as the scale between them, and the planets are represented by everyday objects; the Earth is a peppercorn, Jupiter is a walnut, and Neptune is a coffee bean.
|-
| (dismantled) <!-- I'm pretty sure it was dismantled shortly thereafter -->
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!]], [[Quebec]]
| 1:10,000,000,000
| 0.1&nbsp;m
| 0.1&nbsp;cm
| 15&nbsp;m
| 0.6&nbsp;km
| (dismantled) (est. 1985)
|-
| Lafayette Walk
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
| 1:6,336,000,000
| 23&nbsp;cm
| 0.2&nbsp;cm
| 25&nbsp;m
| 983&nbsp;m
| A walking demonstration of (un)imaginable distances.  "It's nowhere near [[Graham's Number]]."
|-
| Planets on the Path
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]], Illinois
| 1:2,195,000,000
| 
| 
| 457&nbsp;m
| 13.5 miles
| (2015, temporary)
|-
| The Solar System, to scale, for a school yard
| PDF for printing
| 1:11,945,400,000
| 11.6&nbsp;cm
| 0.1&nbsp;cm
| 12.5&nbsp;m
| 492&nbsp;m
| PDFs, A4 and 8½″×11″, to be printed, affixed to cards which are affixed to sticks; then to be held by children standing in a school yard. Includes major moons and asteroids.
|-
|Naas Virtual Solar System
|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Naas]], [[County Kildare]]
|1 : 154,557,330
|9 m
|82 mm
|968 m
|29 km (Neptune)
|In Ireland, this instantly recognisable roadside spherical sculpture is well known, and is used as the model for the Sun. The website<ref>{{cite web|title=Naas Solar System|accessdate=2023-07-27|url=https://www.naas-solar-system.com/}}</ref> maps out the planetary orbits and shows everyday objects to scale the planets (e.g. a golf ball for Mars)
|-
|Saskatoon Solar Walk
|[[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]]
|1 : 1,275,600,000
|109 cm
|1 cm
|110 m
|4,500 m
|Personal and public art installation.
|-
|Eise Eisinga Visvliet <ref>{{Cite web |last=Visvliet |first=Eise Eisinga |title=Eise Eisinga Visvliet – Visvliet.com |url=https://eiseeisinga.visvliet.com/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |language=nl-NL}}</ref>
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Visvliet]], [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]]
|1: 870,000,000
|160 cm
|1.5 cm
|172 m
|n/a
|Permanent installation honouring [[Eise Eisinga]], the creator of the world famous [[Eise Eisinga Planetarium|Planetarium in Franeker]], who lived in Visviet in 1700. As the original Planetarium only includes the planets up to Saturn, so does this one.
|}

Several sets of [[geocaching]] caches have been laid out as Solar System models.