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United States : Louisiana

2.6 miles (4.2 km) NNW of Plaucheville, Avoyelles, LA, USA
Approx. altitude: 14 m (45 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 31°S 88°E

Accuracy: 5 m (16 ft)
Quality: good

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

#2: View North #3: View East (with the cows watching me intently) #4: View South #5: View West (towards a dirt farm road, 250 feet away) #6: All zeros!

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  31°N 92°W (visit #2)  

#1: The confluence point lies in this grassy pasture, with a herd of cows nearby

(visited by Ross Finlayson)

11-Apr-2011 -- Wow - that was fun! While driving from Natchez, Mississippi to Lafayette, Louisiana, I decided to visit this easy confluence point en route. It's in a grassy pasture, just 250 feet east of a dirt farm road.

What made this visit fun, however, was the herd of cows in the pasture. When I walked out to the confluence point, the cows seemed curious, walking towards me, and then staring at me intensely. Afterward, as I walked back to the road, they all followed me (until I stepped over the low fence that surrounds the pasture).

This was only the second recorded visit to this confluence point. When David Mower visited - almost 10 years ago - he reported that the cows seemed disturbed by his presence. This new generation of cows is apparently somewhat mellower.


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#1: The confluence point lies in this grassy pasture, with a herd of cows nearby
#2: View North
#3: View East (with the cows watching me intently)
#4: View South
#5: View West (towards a dirt farm road, 250 feet away)
#6: All zeros!
ALL: All pictures on one page