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Bloedel Reserve does not permit commercial use of photographs taken on their grounds. We still want to share its beauty, and encourage you to check it out in person.

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place

map

Map at capture
USGS Imagery · ±2.5° · pin marks capture location

bloedel reserve

Kitsap County, WA

about the park

Bloedel Reserve

area124 acreselevation0–223 ft
date / time

date / time

2021-04-29

time

1:50 PM

season cycle, Spring

season cycle

iNaturalist community observations

  • Salmonberry1,052 obs
  • Mallard983 obs
  • American Crow891 obs
  • western sword fern829 obs
  • Great Blue Heron823 obs
  • Canada Goose762 obs
  • Song Sparrow716 obs
  • western skunk cabbage715 obs

research-grade observations within 25 km during this calendar month. Counts are total verified iNaturalist observations

light / sun / UV

solar (GHI)

759 W/m² · bright

very lowbright
700+ W/m² · clear-sky midday range
afternoon visible (56°)

solar DNI

694 W/m²

dimsoftpartlybright

solar DHI

494 W/m²

dimsoftbrightheavy

clearness

0.86

overcastintermediateclear
weather / radar

weather

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS

weather

Overcast

temperature

66°F

coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
48°F – 72°F · daily range

humidity

54%

0%100%
33% – 91% · daily range

cloud cover

99%

0%100%
98% – 100% · daily range

pressure

1021 hPa

lownear normalhigh
1021 hPa – 1025 hPa · daily range · falling

wind

8 mph

SE 143°

cloud layers

high cloud99%
mid cloud0%
low cloud0%

rain

0"

dew point

49°F

radar

radar· ±1h · 10min

radar frame 7 of 13

reflectivity (dBZ)

0–75

lightmoderateheavy
ATX · N0Q · 1:50 PM · 55 km · pin marks capture location
water

water

tide· 24h

Edmonds, WA · ft MLLW

low – -2.8 ft

tide station

Edmonds, WA · 17 km

atmosphere / air quality

atmosphere

METAR

BFI · 70°F · 27 km

station vs model

modeled 66°F / 8 mph; nearest station BFI (27 km) reported 70°F / 6 mph

visibility

10.0 mi

METAR observed

1:50 PM

night sky

moon

lunar cycle: Waning Gibbous - day 18 not visible (-57°)

Waning Gibbous - day 18 not visible (-57°)

daily moon cycle: before moonrise

before moonrise

night sky

darkness

4 · brighter rural sky

excellent dark-sky siteinner-city sky
Bortle 4 · brighter rural sky

light: dayseeing Poor

milky way

janfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepoctnovdec
in season · not visible (-55°) · WNW
NESWSun: 56° alt, 199° azSunMoon: 57° below horizon, az 306°MoonMercury: 62° alt, 178° az · 12° from SunMercuryVenus: 59° alt, 183° az · 9° from SunVenusMars: 47° alt, 106° az · 54° from SunMars

Geometric positions at capture (not naked-eye visibility)

technical

sensor / film

color science

Sony

lens

Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM

focal length

70mm

exposure triangle: f/3.5 · 1/200s · 80

exposure triangle

color
Lime It or Leave It13%

histogram

shadowsmidtoneshighlights
redgreenblue
 

attribution

© 2021 frank charlton

data attribution

  • Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)
  • Tide data: NOAA CO-OPS
  • METAR / NEXRAD: Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
  • Basemap: USGS The National Map
  • Solar: NASA POWER (CC BY 4.0)
  • Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS
  • Weather interpolated from nearest METAR station (SEATTLE/BOEING FLD, 26.8 km)
  • Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station Edmonds, WA (16.9 km)
  • Radar: NEXRAD ATX (54.5 km), scan time ±10 min
  • Sun, moon, and planet positions computed for exact coordinates
  • Basemap: USGS Imagery, center ±2.5°

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