W
NW
N
N
NE
W
the Degree Confluence Project
E
SW
S
S
SE
E

Austria

1.9 km (1.2 miles) N of Josefsthal, Niederösterreich, Austria
Approx. altitude: 492 m (1614 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 49°S 165°W

Accuracy: 10 m (32 ft)
Quality: good

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

#2: east #3: south #4: west #5: gps coordinates #6: old marker of confluence point

  { Main | Search | Countries | Information | Member Page | Random }

  49°N 15°E (visit #11)  

#1: north

(visited by Franz Mittermayr, Paul and David)

03-Aug-2011 --

Starting at 10 a.m. we went by car from our home in Upper Austria heading North, crossing the border to Lower Austria and driving along the Czech border. Passing by a castle and a lot of small villages finally we arrived Litschau, a city pretty close to the CP.

When we saw the golf course we knew that we had to turn around, because we already missed the way to the CP. At a tavern we left our car behind and started walking on a way through a wood. No cars allowed but signposts on trees showed us to be on the right way.

After half an hour walking we reached a stone marked as the "Meridian Stone" with an inscription of the coordinates. It seems to be from an official geological survey but our GPS device showed some deviation. Within 100 m we also found the point where our GPS showed the coordinates very precisely. We took pictures from both places just to be sure. Both points are inside a wood very close to a river which is the border to Czech Republic.


 All pictures
#1: north
#2: east
#3: south
#4: west
#5: gps coordinates
#6: old marker of confluence point
ALL: All pictures on one page