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United States : Michigan

0.8 miles (1.2 km) NE of Gulliver, Schoolcraft, MI, USA
Approx. altitude: 189 m (620 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 46°S 94°E

Accuracy: 5 m (16 ft)
Quality: good

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#2: View North #3: View East #4: View South #5: View West #6: All zeros! #7: Crossing "Fox Creek"

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  46°N 86°W (visit #3)  

#1: The confluence point lies in a pine forest

(visited by Ross Finlayson)

30-Jul-2007 -- It seems that almost ever land confluence in this part of the US lies in either a pine forest, a marsh, or both. 46N 86W lies in a pine forest, but is accessed by crossing a marsh. (In this respect, it is very similar to Wisconsin's 45N 88W that I had visited two days earlier.)

From highway 2, there is just a 0.2 mile hike to get to the confluence point; however, the thick marshy vegetation - plus several downed trees - makes the hike non-trivial. There is also a creek to cross. Alan and Carolyn Fox - the previous visitors to this confluence point - called it Fernia Creek, but I think that future confluence visitors should call it "Fox Creek", to honor the Foxes' initial description. Fortunately, I was able to cross the creek using one of the many downed trees across it.


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#1: The confluence point lies in a pine forest
#2: View North
#3: View East
#4: View South
#5: View West
#6: All zeros!
#7: Crossing "Fox Creek"
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