The quietest place outside of an anechoic chamber? According to Gordon Hempton and John Grossmann in their book One Square Inch of Silence: One Man's Search for Natural Silence in a Noisy World America’s most naturally quiet place is in Olympic National Park in Washington State. They say "natural silence is our nation’s fastest-disappearing resource." And I believe it.
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That's amazing. I grew up in Seattle, WA and have spent SO MUCH TIME in the Olympic National Park. It's definitely absolutely quiet most times of the year. So much so that you hear the freeway from miles away and when a car drives by it makes you think about why it's there. Very different than in the city! @kenfinkel
Glad to be able to add to your understanding of a place you already know @playitforward. I've never been to Olympic National Park, but hope to visit someday. Meanwhile, there's always the foam chambers...