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United States : Oregon

1.3 miles (2.1 km) NW of Hayesville, Marion, OR, USA
Approx. altitude: 53 m (173 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 45°S 57°E

Accuracy: 18 m (59 ft)
Quality: good

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

#2: View North #3: View East #4: View South #5: View West (into the late afternoon sun) #6: 'Half zeros' - Exactly 45 degrees North, but 60 feet past 123 degrees West #7: A close-up photo of the sign noting the 45th parallel

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  45°N 123°W (visit #8)  

#1: The confluence point lies on this freeway on-ramp, in front of this car. A sign notes the 45th parallel

(visited by Ross Finlayson)

27-Aug-2009 -- This confluence point is quite remarkable, because it lies on an on-ramp to Interstate 5 - the primary North-South highway in western North America. Some previous visitors were able to reach the exact point by walking on the on-ramp, but that's probably not legal (and certainly not particularly safe), so I chose not to do this. Instead, by walking across a nearby railway bridge (hmm, perhaps that wasn't legal either), I was able to reach a fence that's just 60 feet (18 meters) West of the confluence point.

Alongside the on-ramp - close to the confluence point - there's a sign noting the 45 degree North line of latitude: halfway between the Equator and the North Pole.


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#1: The confluence point lies on this freeway on-ramp, in front of this car. A sign notes the 45th parallel
#2: View North
#3: View East
#4: View South
#5: View West (into the late afternoon sun)
#6: 'Half zeros' - Exactly 45 degrees North, but 60 feet past 123 degrees West
#7: A close-up photo of the sign noting the 45th parallel
ALL: All pictures on one page