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Topic: A multi-location United Kingdom scale model of the Solar System

This is a spin-off thread from the following thread.

https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?id=37

Same scale of 1 to 20 million.

The following is helpful.

https://www.rome2rio.com/

Using the O2 Arena in London to represent the Sun.

Driving distance is like to be further than as the goose flies distance, but it can give an idea of the model.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_goose

It looks like all of the model can be fitted in, I tried working out how far John O'Groats is from the O2 Arena.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_o%27_Groats

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Re: A multi-location United Kingdom scale model of the Solar System

William wrote:

[the] as the goose flies distance

Until now I’d only ever heard of “as the crow flies”!

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