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Germany : Nordrhein-Westfalen

1.9 km (1.2 miles) N of Gangelt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Approx. altitude: 80 m (262 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 51°S 174°W

Accuracy: 3 m (9 ft)
Quality: good

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

#2: view to the north #3: view to the east #4: view to the south #5: view to the west #6: GNSS reading at CP 51N-6E #7: area with Mercator sign and conflunce monument #8: Lindenhof, close to the confluence #9: conflunce visitor at work

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  51°N 6°E (visit #23)  

#1: location of CP 51N-6E 70 m from NE

(visited by Thomas Barthel)

30-Aug-2025 -- On a trip to and through Southern England, I was able to visit ten confluence points along the 51th parallel. The first visit took place at 51°N 6°E.

On our way west, still in Germany, we reached the town of Gangelt, with the often visited confluence point 51°N 6°E in the north. We parked the car at the big official parking place in the northern city, around 600 m south of the CP, and walked north along the Lindenstraße until we reached a very interesting place. Here you will find a large information sign explaining the achievements of Mr. Mercator and a Monument with cities located on the same Meridian (6 east). From there it was only a 200 m walk on paved ways to the exact location. The confluence point is located on a small horse paddock. During my visit, there were no horses to be seen there, not even in the nearby stables (see view to the east). So I was able to walk to my special point in a relaxed manner. At confluence 51°N 6°E I could take the needed pictures under best weather conditions.

Happy about my first and quick visit of a confluence point during this holidays, we walked back to the car and set off further direction west.


 All pictures
#1: location of CP 51N-6E 70 m from NE
#2: view to the north
#3: view to the east
#4: view to the south
#5: view to the west
#6: GNSS reading at CP 51N-6E
#7: area with Mercator sign and conflunce monument
#8: Lindenhof, close to the confluence
#9: conflunce visitor at work
ALL: All pictures on one page