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HOME Welcome to One Square Inch A Sanctuary for Silence at Olympic National Park Silence is not the absence of somethingbut the presence of everything. Gordon Hempton FounderOne Square Inch of Silence One Square Inch of Silence is very possibly the quietest place in the United States. It is an independent research project located in the Hoh Rain Forest of Olympic National Park which is one of the most pristine untouched and ecologically diverse environments in the United States. If nothing is done to preserve and protect this quiet place from human noise intrusions natural quiet may be nonexistent in our world in the next 10 years.