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United States : Kansas

3.3 miles (5.3 km) NW of Macksville, Stafford, KS, USA
Approx. altitude: 620 m (2034 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 38°S 81°E

Accuracy: 20 m (65 ft)
Quality: good

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

#2: View west. #3: View north. #4: View east. #5: View south. #6: GPS position. #7: Missed it by that much!

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  38°N 99°W (visit #3)  

#1: Confluence is hidden within the wheat!

(visited by Shawn Fleming)

05-Jun-2012 -- This would be the eighth of twelve successful visits on a clockwise loop east of Colorado Springs continuing from 38N 98W and would be the fifth of seven on this day.

I thought these Kansas confluences were just a bit too easy. I discovered that this confluence was within a wheat field that was being harvested. I was able to park about 20 meters away. I could see large combines in an eschelon formation working the field about a half mile away. If only I was several hours or a day later, this point would have also been a zeroed out visit. Not wanting to delay, I took my pictures: the field to the north had already been harvested, and 19 meters into the amber waves of grain to the south was the elusive confluence point.

It had been 5 years since the last reported visit to this confluence. Onward to 38N 100W!


 All pictures
#1: Confluence is hidden within the wheat!
#2: View west.
#3: View north.
#4: View east.
#5: View south.
#6: GPS position.
#7: Missed it by that much!
ALL: All pictures on one page