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1.2 km (0.7 miles) E of Wichelen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Approx. altitude: 6 m (19 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 51°S 176°W

Accuracy: 43 m (141 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 39 m east of CP 51N-4E #7: parking #8: ostheopathy 270 m from the confluence

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  51°N 4°E (visit #22)  

#1: location of CP 51N-4E 100 m from N

(visited by Thomas Barthel)

31-Aug-2025 -- On a trip to and through Southern England, I was able to visit ten confluence points along the 51th parallel. The second visit took place at 51°N 4°E, Belgium.

On our way west, now in Belgium, we reached the vicinity of the intended confluence point visit near Wichelen, in the surrounding of the city of Aalst. Coming from the south, I turned right onto Brukkelenwegel via Bohemenhoek street and parked the car right next to the tracks. This way is closed to public traffic. From here it was a walk of 520 m until you had to leave the paved way and should go south into a field. It was the boarder between two fields: to the east with lower crops and to the west with tall maize growing in narrow rows. From the closest point on this boarder to the confluence it is another 39 m into this filed. So I decided not to enter this field and to complete this visit of the confluence point 51°N 4°E without all the zeros on my display. Halfway between the car and the CP there is an intersection with an ostheopathy.

This second visit to a confluence point during this vacation was an easy one. Only a view people passed by on their bicycles. Soon our trip continued westwards.


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#1: location of CP 51N-4E 100 m from N
#2: view to the north
#3: view to the east
#4: view to the south
#5: view to the west
#6: GNSS reading 39 m east of CP 51N-4E
#7: parking
#8: ostheopathy 270 m from the confluence
ALL: All pictures on one page