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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>DCP: (visit #18)</title> <meta HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="latitude" content="51"> <meta name="longitude" content="2"> </head> <body bgcolor="#EEEEEE" text="#000000" link="#0000CC">  <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=200 valign=top>   <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td><center><font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=51&lon=1">W</a></b></font></center></td> <td> <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td><center><font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=52&lon=1">NW</a></b></font></center></td> <td><center> <font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=52&lon=2">N</a></b></font><br> <img src="/graphics/arrow-n.gif" width=20 height=20 alt="N" title="N"></center></td> <td><center><font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=52&lon=3">NE</a></b></font></center></td> </tr> <tr> <td><center> <img src="/graphics/arrow-w.gif" width=20 height=20 alt="W" title="W"></center></td> <td><center> <a href="/index.php"><img src="/graphics/earthsmall.gif" alt="the Degree Confluence Project" align="bottom" width="96" height="97" border=0></a></center></td> <td><center> <img src="/graphics/arrow-e.gif" width=20 height=20 alt="E" title="E"></center></td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=50&lon=1">SW</a></b></font></center></td> <td><center> <img src="/graphics/arrow-s.gif" width=20 height=20 alt="S" title="S"><br> <font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=50&lon=2">S</a></b></font></center></td> <td><center><font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=50&lon=3">SE</a></b></font></center></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td><center><font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=51&lon=3">E</a></b></font></center></td> </tr> </table>  <h3> <a href="/country.php?id=5">France</a> : <a href="/region.php?id=211">Hauts-de-France</a></h3> <h3>3.0 km (1.9 miles) NE of Les Hemmes, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France<br> <font size="-1"> Approx. altitude: 0 m (0 ft)<br> (<a href="/maphelp.php#ConfMaps">[?]</a> maps: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=51,2&ie=UTF8&ll=51,2&spn=0.029221,0.11673&t=h&z=13&iwloc=addr" class="maps">Google</a> <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=51&longitude=2" class="maps">MapQuest</a> <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51&mlon=2#map=15/51/2&layers=C" class="maps">OpenStreetMap</a> <a href="/showworld.php?lat=51&lon=2" class="maps">ConfluenceNavigator</a>) <br>Antipode: <a href="confluence.php?lat=-51&lon=-178" TITLE="The confluence opposite this confluence on the globe">51°S 178°W</a> </font></h3> <h5>Accuracy: 84 m (275 ft)</h5> <h5>Quality: good</h5><br> <h5>Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.</h5>  <p> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=2"><img src="/fr/all/n51e002v18/thumb2.jpg" alt="#2: View East" title="#2: View East" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="194" height="146"></a> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=3"><img src="/fr/all/n51e002v18/thumb3.jpg" alt="#3: View South (towards the beach)" title="#3: View South (towards the beach)" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="194" height="146"></a> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=4"><img src="/fr/all/n51e002v18/thumb4.jpg" alt="#4: View West (towards Calais)" title="#4: View West (towards Calais)" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="194" height="146"></a> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=5"><img src="/fr/all/n51e002v18/thumb5.jpg" alt="#5: 'Half zeros’: 82m short of 51 Degrees North, 2 Degrees East (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS)" title="#5: 'Half zeros’: 82m short of 51 Degrees North, 2 Degrees East (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS)" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="130" height="217"></a> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=6"><img src="/fr/all/n51e002v18/thumb6.jpg" alt="#6: My GPS receiver, 82m from the point" title="#6: My GPS receiver, 82m from the point" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="130" height="217"></a> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=7"><img src="/fr/all/n51e002v18/thumb7.jpg" alt="#7: My GPS track shows how far the point is below the beach's high-water mark" title="#7: My GPS track shows how far the point is below the beach's high-water mark" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="130" height="217"></a> </p> </td> <td width=15> </td> <td width=535 valign=top>  <font face="helvetica,arial" size="-1"><b> { <a href="/index.php">Main</a> | <a href="/search.php">Search</a> | <a href="/country.php">Countries</a> | <a href="/information.php">Information</a> | <a href="/member.php">Member Page</a> | <a href="/random.php">Random</a> }</b></font><br><br>  <table border=0 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td align=left bgcolor="#000070" width=234> <font face="helvetica,arial" size="+1" color="#FFFFFF">  <b>51°N 2°E (visit #18)</b> </font> </td> <td align=right bgcolor="#000070" width=300> <font face="helvetica,arial" size="-1" color="#FFFFFF"> <b>(secondary)</b>  </font> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=22977"> <img src="/fr/all/n51e002v17/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #17: [03-Sep-19]" title="Visit #17: [03-Sep-19]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#17: [03-Sep-19] </font> </a> </div> </td><td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=21773"> <img src="/fr/all/n51e002v16/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #16: [27-Jan-19]" title="Visit #16: [27-Jan-19]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#16: [27-Jan-19] </font> </a> </div> </td><td width=130> <div align=center> <a 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border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#2: [04-May-02] </font> </a> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=4907"> <img src="/fr/all/n51e002/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #1: [18-Jan-02]" title="Visit #1: [18-Jan-02]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#1: [18-Jan-02] </font> </a> </div> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border=0 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td> <br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=1"><img src="/fr/all/n51e002v18/thumb1.jpg" alt="#1: Looking north across the North Sea towards the confluence point, 84m away. (A ferry is visible in the distance.)" title="#1: Looking north across the North Sea towards the confluence point, 84m away. (A ferry is visible in the distance.)" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="525" height="393"></a><br clear=left><br> <p> <font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1"> <em>(visited by <a href="/visitor.php?id=95">Ross Finlayson</a>)</em> </font> </p> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: smaller;"><p><b>13-Sep-2023 -- </b>I’m currently in France on vacation (primarily to watch the <a HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup">Rugby World Cup</a>), and of course will also try to visit some Degree Confluence Points while I’m here. While en route to Dunkirk to visit the “1940 Operation Dynamo” museum (commemorating the famous <a HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_evacuation">WWII evacuation</a>), I couldn't resist attempting to visit this intriguing point, lying just off the coast. Unfortunately I had little time to spare, and my visit happened to coincide with high tide, so I was not expecting to reach the point exactly. </p><p> I drove North to the edge of the Oye-Plage beach, parking at [50.99391,1.99891]. I then changed into my swim trunks and walked onto the beach, carrying my GPS receiver and smartphone (for its camera). When I got to the waterline, I was discouraged, because I was still about 500m South of the point. I feared that I might end up being the first of the 18 visitors to this point to record an ‘incomplete’ visit. But the ocean here was remarkably shallow. I was able to get 82m (+/- GPS error of 2m) from the point, with the (albeit disgusting-looking brown) ocean water coming just up to my waist. I could have gotten closer, but I didn’t want to risk damaging my smartphone by wading deeper into the choppy sea. </p><p> Looking North, I could see a ferry crossing the English Channel from the nearby port of Dunkirk. And looking West, I could see industrial buildings near the port of Calais. </p></div><br clear=left> </td> </tr> <tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#000070" width="535"><font face="helvetica,arial" size="-1" color="#FFFFFF"> <b>All pictures</b></font></td></tr> <tr><td><font face="helvetica,arial" size="-1"><a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=1">#1: Looking north across the North Sea towards the confluence point, 84m away. (A ferry is visible in the distance.)</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=2">#2: View East</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=3">#3: View South (towards the beach)</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=4">#4: View West (towards Calais)</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=5">#5: 'Half zeros’: 82m short of 51 Degrees North, 2 Degrees East (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS)</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=6">#6: My GPS receiver, 82m from the point</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=7">#7: My GPS track shows how far the point is below the beach's high-water mark</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23315&pic=ALL">ALL: All pictures on one page</a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td height="15"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=left bgcolor="#000070" width=535> <font face="helvetica,arial" size="-1" color="#FFFFFF">  <b>Notes</b> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: smaller;">About 600 m off the French coast in the English Channel.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>

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