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Italy : Sicilia

3.5 km (2.2 miles) ENE of Carpinteri, Siracusa, Sicilia, Italy
Approx. altitude: 486 m (1594 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 37°S 165°W

Accuracy: 2 m (6 ft)
Quality: good

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#2: View to the South #3: View to the West #4: View to the North #5: View to the East #6: GPS Reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: Bicycle Parking at the Confluence #10: Flower at the Confluence #11: Another Flower at the Confluence

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  37°N 15°E (visit #11)  

#1: The Confluence from 15 m Distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

17-Feb-2020 -- This is the first out of 2 confluence visits during a 3-day bicycle trip in Sicily.

After continuing our hike from Zurich to Marsala for 9 days, I didn’t return home immediately. Instead, I toured another 3 days in the eastern part of Sicily with my bicycle.

On confluence day, I started in the early morning from the coastal town Gela. This winter had been very dry and sunny this year and this day was no exception. While I was enjoying the sunshine, Sicilian farmers are becoming increasingly worried about the drought. However, I had a great cycling day in the mountains, climbing and descending several hills. Finally, I visited the confluence along the way to the eastern coast on Strada Provinciale 80. I parked my bicycle at a distance of exactly 99 m from the confluence and walked on a footpath to the exact location.

The confluence is on a high plateau with grass, flowers, bushed and all over dotted with scattered stones. Olive trees and typical traditional Mediterranean stone walls delimit the plot of land.

I walked back to the bicyle and continued my trip to the eastern coast. I spent the night in the town Fiumefreddo.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a road: 99 m
  • Distance to a track: 20 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 99 m
  • Time to reach the confluence point from the bike: 2 minutes
  • Time at the confluence point: 2:17 PM
  • Measured height: 500 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 2 m
  • Topography: hilly
  • Vegetation: grass, various flowers (orchids), bushes, olive trees
  • Weather: sunny, 14° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Stone Wall Confluence

The story continues at 38°N 15°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 15 m Distance
#2: View to the South
#3: View to the West
#4: View to the North
#5: View to the East
#6: GPS Reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: Bicycle Parking at the Confluence
#10: Flower at the Confluence
#11: Another Flower at the Confluence
ALL: All pictures on one page