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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 #14)</title> <meta HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="latitude" content="50"> <meta name="longitude" content="4"> </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=50&lon=3">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=51&lon=3">NW</a></b></font></center></td> <td><center> <font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=51&lon=4">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=51&lon=5">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=49&lon=3">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=49&lon=4">S</a></b></font></center></td> <td><center><font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=49&lon=5">SE</a></b></font></center></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td><center><font size="-2"><b><a href="/confluence.php?lat=50&lon=5">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>1.9 km (1.2 miles) S of Wignehies, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France<br> <font size="-1"> Approx. altitude: 194 m (636 ft)<br> (<a href="/maphelp.php#ConfMaps">[?]</a> maps: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=50,4&ie=UTF8&ll=50,4&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=50&longitude=4" class="maps">MapQuest</a> <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50&mlon=4#map=15/50/4&layers=C" class="maps">OpenStreetMap</a> <a href="/showworld.php?lat=50&lon=4" class="maps">ConfluenceNavigator</a>) <br>Antipode: <a href="confluence.php?lat=-50&lon=-176" TITLE="The confluence opposite this confluence on the globe">50°S 176°W</a> </font></h3> <h5>Accuracy: 2 m (6 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=23316&pic=2"><img src="/fr/all/n50e004v14/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=23316&pic=3"><img src="/fr/all/n50e004v14/thumb3.jpg" alt="#3: View South" title="#3: View South" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="194" height="146"></a> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=4"><img src="/fr/all/n50e004v14/thumb4.jpg" alt="#4: View West" title="#4: View West" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="194" height="146"></a> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=5"><img src="/fr/all/n50e004v14/thumb5.jpg" alt="#5: Ground cover (thistles) at the confluence point" title="#5: Ground cover (thistles) at the confluence point" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="146" height="194"></a> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=6"><img src="/fr/all/n50e004v14/thumb6.jpg" alt="#6: All zeros! (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS)" title="#6: All zeros! (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS)" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="130" height="217"></a> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=7"><img src="/fr/all/n50e004v14/thumb7.jpg" alt="#7: The pretty neaby village of Wignehies" title="#7: The pretty neaby village of Wignehies" align="top" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" width="194" height="146"></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>50°N 4°E (visit #14)</b> </font> </td> <td align=right bgcolor="#000070" width=300> <font face="helvetica,arial" size="-1" color="#FFFFFF"> <b></b>  </font> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=22872"> <img src="/fr/all/n50e004v13/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #13: [02-Oct-19]" title="Visit #13: [02-Oct-19]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#13: [02-Oct-19] </font> </a> </div> </td><td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=20358"> <img src="/fr/all/n50e004v12/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #12: [24-Sep-15]" title="Visit #12: [24-Sep-15]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#12: [24-Sep-15] </font> </a> </div> </td><td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=20054"> <img src="/fr/all/n50e004v11/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #11: [02-Jan-15]" title="Visit #11: [02-Jan-15]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#11: [02-Jan-15] </font> </a> </div> </td><td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=19051"> <img src="/fr/all/n50e004v10/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #10: [03-May-13]" title="Visit #10: [03-May-13]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#10: [03-May-13] </font> </a> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=17191"> <img src="/fr/all/n50e004v9/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #9: [29-Aug-10]" title="Visit #9: [29-Aug-10]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#9: [29-Aug-10] </font> </a> </div> </td><td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=16847"> <img src="/fr/all/n50e004v8/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #8: [19-Apr-10]" title="Visit #8: [19-Apr-10]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#8: [19-Apr-10] </font> </a> </div> </td><td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=15775"> <img src="/fr/all/n50e004v7/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 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</font> </a> </div> </td><td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=11589"> <img src="/fr/all/n50e004v3/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #3: [28-Nov-05]" title="Visit #3: [28-Nov-05]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#3: [28-Nov-05] </font> </a> </div> </td><td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=10534"> <img src="/fr/all/n50e004v2/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #2: [05-May-05]" title="Visit #2: [05-May-05]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#2: [05-May-05] </font> </a> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=130> <div align=center> <a href="/confluence.php?visitid=2118"> <img src="/fr/all/n50e004/preview.jpg" width=120 height=80 alt="Visit #1: [15-Jul-00]" title="Visit #1: [15-Jul-00]" hspace="1" vspace="1" border="0"><br> <font size=-1>#1: [15-Jul-00] </font> </a> </div> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border=0 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td> <br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=1"><img src="/fr/all/n50e004v14/thumb1.jpg" alt="#1: The confluence point lies in a field with scattered fruit trees. (This is also a view to the North.)" title="#1: The confluence point lies in a field with scattered fruit trees. (This is also a view to the North.)" 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>14-Sep-2023 -- </b>Before stopping at Lille airport (to fly south to Toulouse to continue my France vacation), I made a detour to visit this Degree Confluence Point. I parked on the narrow country road that runs East of the point, and entered through the gate to the Northeast. The point lies in the middle of a field, among fruit trees, with thistles growing among the grass. Because this appeared to be private property, I took my pictures quickly and left. </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=23316&pic=1">#1: The confluence point lies in a field with scattered fruit trees. (This is also a view to the North.)</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=2">#2: View East</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=3">#3: View South</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=4">#4: View West</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=5">#5: Ground cover (thistles) at the confluence point</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=6">#6: All zeros! (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS)</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=7">#7: The pretty neaby village of Wignehies</a><br> <a href="/photo.php?visitid=23316&pic=ALL">ALL: All pictures on one page</a></font></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>

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