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1.9 km (1.2 miles) S of Rafína, Attikí, Greece
Approx. altitude: 46 m (150 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 38°S 156°W

Accuracy: 3 m (9 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: Athens as seen from Mount Lycabettus

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  38°N 24°E (visit #9)  

#1: The Confluence from 20 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

27-Nov-2015 -- This is the first out of 3 reports reaching confluence points during a bicycle trip through Central Greece.

Thursday afternoon after work I took a flight from Zurich (Switzerland) to Athens. My bicycle went together with me – meanwhile I know exactly how to pack the bike for a plane ride. Arriving in Athens very late at 0:40 AM, I unpacked my bicycle from the box and rode out of the airport. I rode to the nearby coastal town Artémida (ca. 8 km) and stayed in the Hotel Medusa.

The next morning I rode my bicycle to the confluence point, which was just 5 km from my hotel. Nevertheless, I got into a thunderstorm where the horizontal rain made me soaking wet.

The confluence is located in a pistachio orchard within easy reach from the dense network of roads and tracks around it (about 50 m from a track and 200 m from an asphalted road). I was able to bring my bicycle directly to the spot. The coast at 2 km distance can be seen from the confluence point.

Right after the visit, I rode into Athens. From Mount Lycabettus I got a great view of the city.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to the road: 200 m
  • Distance to a track: 50 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 0 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the road: 1 min
  • Time at the CP: 9:00 AM
  • Measured height: 58 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 3 m
  • Topography: slightly hilly
  • Vegetation: pistachio trees
  • Weather: overcast, thunderstorm 16° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Pistachio Thunderstorm Confluence

The story continues at 38°N 23°E.


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#1: The Confluence from 20 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: Athens as seen from Mount Lycabettus
ALL: All pictures on one page