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France : Occitanie

1.9 km (1.2 miles) N of Lapalme, Aude, Occitanie, France
Approx. altitude: 103 m (337 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 43°S 177°W

Accuracy: 2 m (6 ft)
Quality: good

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

#2: View East #3: View South #4: View West #5: Ground cover at the confluence point #6: All zeros! (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS) #7: Looking down on the point from a height of 120m #8: View North, from 120m above the point #9: View East (towards the Mediterranian Sea), from 120m above the point #10: View South, from 120m above the point #11: View West, from 120m above the point #12: A close-up of one of the wind turbines, from the access road just 50m from the point

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  43°N 3°E (visit #11)  

#1: The confluence point lies just 50m from a line of wind turbines  (This is also a view to the North.)

(visited by Ross Finlayson)

22-Sep-2023 -- As I drove North on the autoroute from Perpignan, I was excited when I saw the line of wind turbines in the distance, because I knew that the Degree Confluence Point was there. But at first I wasn’t sure whether or not I’d be able to drive close to the point; some of the previous visitors had hiked about 2km each way.

However, I found that the gravel access road (for the wind turbines) was easy to drive in my rental car (provided that I steered around the numerous puddles that had been left by earlier rain). The access road passed just 50m West of the point, leading to a trivial hike to reach the point, which lies in a flat, rock-strewn area, near the wind turbines. At the time of my visit, there was a strong wind from the North. This caused my drone difficulties, yet most of the wind turbines were not moving. (Perhaps the demand for electricity was too low at the time.)

Here is a remote-controlled aerial video of this confluence point.


 All pictures
#1: The confluence point lies just 50m from a line of wind turbines (This is also a view to the North.)
#2: View East
#3: View South
#4: View West
#5: Ground cover at the confluence point
#6: All zeros! (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS)
#7: Looking down on the point from a height of 120m
#8: View North, from 120m above the point
#9: View East (towards the Mediterranian Sea), from 120m above the point
#10: View South, from 120m above the point
#11: View West, from 120m above the point
#12: A close-up of one of the wind turbines, from the access road just 50m from the point
ALL: All pictures on one page