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United States : Texas

3.2 miles (5.1 km) S of Lewisville, Denton, TX, USA
Approx. altitude: 168 m (551 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 33°S 83°E

Accuracy: 3 m (9 ft)
Quality: good

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

#2: View to the North #3: View to the East #4: View to the South #5: View to the West #6: GPS reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunters #9: Happy girls due to a successful visit

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  33°N 97°W (visit #16)  

#1: The Confluence from 40 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz, Elionora, Liang Zhou and Faye Chen)

14-Feb-2016 -- This is the last out of seven reports on confluence visits during our road trip across the USA. The story starts at 39°N 77°W and continues from 31°N 96°W.

My flight from Dallas back to Zurich was scheduled at 10:30 AM. Starting at 8 AM from our hotel in Lewisville was sufficient to catch both: the confluence point and my flight. The 3 km drive from Lewisville to the confluence took only 5 minutes. It is located in an office area with public access. There are offices of Texas Instruments, JP Morgan, and many more. Since it was a Sunday, we were the only people in the business park. I feared that our presence would attract attention to the security, but in fact we had an undisturbed visit.

It couldn’t be easier: there is an official parking lot in 40 m distance. A short walk over the lawn and you are at the confluence point. The Convergence office building is right next to the point – it is a lucky point, because there are fenced areas nearby that would be difficult to enter.

Unfortunately, I had to work in Zurich on Monday such that I could not join the three sisters on their way to California. Obviously they had fun with visiting confluence points since they asked for my handheld GPS to pick up more confluences on their way to the West.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a road: 40 m
  • Distance to a footpath: 40 m
  • Distance of car parking: 40 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the car: 20 seconds
  • Time at the CP: 8:11 AM
  • Measured height: 170 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 1 m
  • Position accuracy: 2 m
  • Topography: flat
  • Vegetation: lawn, scattered trees
  • Weather: cloudy 17° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Convenient Convergence Confluence

The story continues at 36°N 107°W.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 40 m distance
#2: View to the North
#3: View to the East
#4: View to the South
#5: View to the West
#6: GPS reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunters
#9: Happy girls due to a successful visit
ALL: All pictures on one page