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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

2024-05-19

time

11:36 AM

season cycle, Spring

season cycle

iNaturalist community observations

  • Horned Nudibranch1,061 obs
  • Ochre Sea Star966 obs
  • Mallard938 obs
  • Great Blue Heron788 obs
  • American Crow734 obs
  • Canada Goose732 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail728 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco621 obs

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

light / sun / UV

UV index

4.1 · moderate

lowextreme
UV 3–5 · seek shade near midday

UV clear sky

4.8 · moderate

lowextreme
UV 3–5 · seek shade near midday

solar (GHI)

667 W/m² · partly clear

very lowbright
400–700 W/m² · broken cloud / soft sun
dawn visible (57°)

solar DNI

431 W/m²

dimsoftpartlybright

solar DHI

327 W/m²

dimsoftbrightheavy

clearness

0.77

overcastintermediateclear
weather / radar

weather

weather

Mainly clear

temperature

54°F

coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
42°F – 62°F · daily range

humidity

70%

0%100%
53% – 98% · daily range

cloud cover

25%

0%100%
0% – 100% · daily range

pressure

1025 hPa

lownear normalhigh
1020 hPa – 1025 hPa · daily range · steady

wind

5 mph

gusts 6 mph · SSE 158°

cloud layers

high cloud0%
mid cloud0%
low cloud29%

visibility

15 mi

0.0 mi25 mi
7.6 mi – 23 mi · daily range

rain

0"

dew point

45°F

radar

radar· ±1h · 10min

radar frame 7 of 13

reflectivity (dBZ)

0–75

lightmoderateheavy
ATX · N0Q · 11:36 AM · 55 km · pin marks capture location
water

water

tide· 24h

Edmonds, WA · ft MLLW

rising – 3.5 ft

tide station

Edmonds, WA · 17 km

waves

0.0 m · 3s

wave direction

NW

swell

0.0 m

stream temp

53°F

atmosphere / air quality

satellite

satellite· ±1h · 20min

satellite frame 4 of 7
goes18 · TrueColor · 11:36 AM · pin marks capture location

atmosphere

EPA AQI

38

goodhazardous
EPA 0–50 · air quality is satisfactory

PM2.5

3.5 µg/m³ · good

goodhazardous
0–12 µg/m³ · EPA good

European AQI

26 · fair

goodextremely poor
EEA 20–40 · fair

PM10

5.5 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor
0–20 µg/m³ · EEA good

ozone

66 µg/m³ · fair

goodextremely poor
50–100 µg/m³ · EEA fair

NO₂

5 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor
0–40 µg/m³ · EEA good

SO₂

2 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor
0–100 µg/m³ · EEA good

air clarity

0.06 · crystal clear

crystal clearsmoke / dust
AOD 0–0.1 · pristine, deep-blue sky

dust

0 µg/m³ · clear

clearextreme
0–10 µg/m³ · clear of mineral dust

CO

162 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor
0–4000 µg/m³ · clean air

sky cover

BFI · broken at 2,200 ft

clearovercast
BFI · broken at 2,200 ft · 54°F · 27 kmMETAR

KBFI 191835Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM BKN022 12/06 A3026 RMK T01200060 MADISHF

METAR observed

11:35 AM

night sky

moon

lunar cycle: Waxing Gibbous - day 11 not visible (-46°)

Waxing Gibbous - day 11 not visible (-46°)

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 Good

milky way

janfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepoctnovdec
in season · not visible (-46°) · W
NESWSun: 57° alt, 139° azSunMoon: 46° below horizon, az 29°MoonMercury: 53° alt, 181° az · 24° from SunMercuryVenus: 57° alt, 147° az · 4° from SunVenusMars: 44° alt, 209° az · 45° from SunMarsJupiter: 56° alt, 141° az · 1° from SunJupiterSaturn: 23° alt, 230° az · 71° from SunSaturn

Geometric positions at capture (not naked-eye visibility)

technical

lens

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max (main)

focal length

5mm (50mm equiv.)

exposure triangle: f/1.6 · 1/367s · 32

exposure triangle

color
Ultra Green17%

histogram

shadowsmidtoneshighlights
redgreenblue
 

attribution

© 2024 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)
  • Satellite: GOES-West (NOAA/NESDIS); NaturalColor derived (CIMSS recipe)
  • Water quality: Washington State Department of Ecology
  • Weather interpolated from nearest METAR station (SEATTLE/BOEING FLD, 26.9 km)
  • Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station Edmonds, WA (17 km)
  • Radar: NEXRAD ATX (54.5 km), scan time ±10 min
  • Satellite: GOES-West (goes18), product time ±20 min
  • Sun, moon, and planet positions computed for exact coordinates
  • Basemap: USGS Imagery, center ±2.5°

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