07-Apr-2024 -- I had a day to spare in the Dallas-Fort Worth area before tomorrow’s solar eclipse, so decided to visit this Degree Confluence Point just to the northwest. After a long drive, I ended up on (gravel) DPS Tower Road, which runs West-East, just North of the point. I parked opposite a farm gate at [33.00500,-98.00386], 0.41 miles from the point, and hiked along a gravel farm road towards the point.

From reviewing satellite imagery, and reading Joseph Kerski’s report, I knew that I didn’t want to try hiking in a straight line through the trees to the point, because of the presence of thorny vegetation. Instead, I waited until I reached a farm field (currently growing wheat) at [33.00112,-98.00190], 0.13 miles from the point, and walked along its eastern edge. At [33.00002,-98.00200], 0.12 miles from the point, I was pleased to find a (somewhat overgrown) path through the trees, leading almost directly to the point, which lies among the grove of trees, near its southeastern corner.

Although my hike to the point was quite easy, I ran into trouble when I returned to my car, and discovered that one of its tires had been punctured. My car doesn’t have a spare tire, but it does have a tire repair kit. Unfortunately my tire repair kit (sealant) was unable to repair the puncture. Fortunately I was still within cell phone range (barely), so I was able to call for assistance, and get a tow truck to arrive (almost 2 hours later) to take my car to a tire repair shop in the town of Weatherford, almost an hour’s drive away. Then I had to wait about 3 hours for my tire to get repaired. Flat tires seem to be an occupational hazard for Confluence Hunters; I've lost track now of how many times I have punctured a tire while driving to or from a Degree Confluence Point.

Here is a remote-controlled aerial video of this confluence point.