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Estonia

4.0 km (2.5 miles) SSW of Ramma, Järvamaa, Estonia
Approx. altitude: 98 m (321 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 59°S 154°W

Accuracy: 44 m (144 ft)
Quality: good

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#2: View to the South #3: View to the West #4: View to the North #5: View to the East #6: GPS Reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: Bicycle Parking at the Confluence #10: Nearby Struve Arc Point

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  59°N 26°E (visit #5) (secondary) 

#1: The Confluence from 50 m Distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

23-Jun-2020 -- Due to the measures taking to prevent the spread of the corona virus – one of them being worldwide travel restrictions - the number of confluence visits has dropped dramatically: just three visits have been reported within the last three months: none in April, three in May and none in June so far.

I had originally planned to cycle in Finland, but due to a required quarantine for foreign travellers, I changed my flight destination from Helsinki to Tallinn just a few hours before departure.

Flying has become a new experience: during my 5-hour stay at Helsinki Airport – a huge intercontinental hub – I felt like wandering through a ghost town. Only a single kiosk and a pharmacy were open. During my flight from Helsinki to Tallinn two guys refused to were face masks. The cabin crew became more and more angry that I feared that we would make an U-turn to drop of those passengers in Helsinki.

However, once I had arrived in Tallinn and unpacked my bicycle, a great cycling trip began without being reminded on the current pandemic. This report is the first out of eight reports reaching confluence points during my 5-day bicycle trip (901 km) from Tallinn to Riga.

On confluence day, I started at 6 AM from Tallinn and reached the confluence 7 hours later on peaceful country roads. I parked my bicycle under a tree and walked over agricultural land towards the point into a huge wheat field. The closest I could get to the confluence point without stepping into the crops was 44 m.

After the confluence visit I continued cycling eastwards. In the afternoon I accidentally came across an Struve Arc Point, called the kaare punkt.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a road: 150 m
  • Distance to a track: 150 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 150 m
  • Time to reach the confluence from the road: 2 min
  • Time at the confluence: 12:57 PM
  • Measured height: 166 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 44 m
  • Position accuracy: 2 m
  • Topography: flat
  • Vegetation: agricultural land, young wheat.
  • Weather: sunny, 30° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Huge Wheat Field Confluence

The story continues at 59°N 27°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 50 m Distance
#2: View to the South
#3: View to the West
#4: View to the North
#5: View to the East
#6: GPS Reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: Bicycle Parking at the Confluence
#10: Nearby Struve Arc Point
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