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United States : Kansas

2.9 miles (4.7 km) NNW of Bern, Nemaha, KS, USA
Approx. altitude: 363 m (1190 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 40°S 84°E

Accuracy: 3 m (9 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to the north and slightly uphill #3: View to the east and slightly uphill #4: View to the south #5: View to the west #6: Ground cover #7: All zeroes #8: Success! #9: Walking westward back to where I parked (rental pickup in the distance)

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  40°N 96°W (visit #6)  

#1: Confluence in the foreground, looking south

(visited by Gavin Roy)

14-Jun-2023 -- It was an easy drive south from Omaha and 41°N 96°W to reach this confluence, with a final approach from the east. At 2:45pm I parked at a pull-off just to the west, entered an ungated field of shin-high corn, and zeroed out five feet into the adjacent field of thigh-high prairie grass along a former barbed wire fence line. The house to the east was not visible through the trees, but there was an expansive view to the southwest. Partly cloudy with a temperature of 86°F, little wind, the melody of two or three birds. I spent five minutes at the confluence and was back to my rental pickup just before 3:00pm.

Heading west I discovered the bridge to Du Bois was under construction, necessitating extra travel along fresh gravel roads en route to 40°N 97°W. Flat tire (rock puncture) at 3:30pm. No lugnut key. Tow truck arrived at 7:30pm. Lots of time for contemplation. Thankful for the help of two friendly farmers and the guest room of a friend’s parents in Lincoln NE at 9:00pm. Expect the unexpected, and remember that life is good.


 All pictures
#1: Confluence in the foreground, looking south
#2: View to the north and slightly uphill
#3: View to the east and slightly uphill
#4: View to the south
#5: View to the west
#6: Ground cover
#7: All zeroes
#8: Success!
#9: Walking westward back to where I parked (rental pickup in the distance)
ALL: All pictures on one page