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United States : Kentucky

4.9 miles (7.8 km) W of Glasgow, Barren, KY, USA
Approx. altitude: 231 m (757 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 37°S 94°E

Accuracy: 5 m (16 ft)
Quality: good

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#2: International Confluence Day Eve in southern Kentucky #3: Looking south from 37N 86W #4: Looking west from 37N 86W #5: Ten zeroes in southern Kentucky #6: The successful Confluence Hunter admires her handiwork. #7: Approach from Bon Ayr:   Follow Bishop Road from east under Louie B Nunn Parkway, then immediately turn south on farm lane. #8: Looking due south to 37N 86W from farm lane #9: Gate between farm lane and 37N 86W to the east #10: View to the south along the farm lane, beyond the confluence gate

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  37°N 86°W (visit #4)  

#1: North to Cumberland Parkway

(visited by Cynthia Harrell)

19-Feb-2011 -- There are two major tourist attractions in south-central Kentucky within a stone’s throw of Interstate Highway 65: Mammoth Cave National Park and 37N 86W. [Meaning no offense to the National Corvette Museum near Bowling Green!] With un-seasonably mild weather for mid-February, this was no day to be spent underground, so off I go to the confluence point.

Back around the turn of the century, there was a time it seemed like this point was being visited every other week. (Well, at least the only two visits recorded here were just twelve days apart.) However, after that initial flurry, no one has been back to do a follow-up. With International Confluence Day 2011 looming, this seemed a great place to reconnoiter a possible ICD visit.

I exited I-65 going east on US-68. After passing through Bon Ayr, I again crossed over the Cumberland Parkway, and a few miles later made a turn south on Bishop Road. Bishop Road curves back to the west just before going through a box culvert under the Louie B. Nunn – Cumberland Parkway. Immediately after the underpass, turn southeast (left) on a farm lane that winds towards the point. At the 37th parallel, the only changes in the last ten years are far fewer cows and a new gate. A short walk to the east and I stood on the spot…


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#1: North to Cumberland Parkway
#2: International Confluence Day Eve in southern Kentucky
#3: Looking south from 37N 86W
#4: Looking west from 37N 86W
#5: Ten zeroes in southern Kentucky
#6: The successful Confluence Hunter admires her handiwork.
#7: Approach from Bon Ayr: Follow Bishop Road from east under Louie B Nunn Parkway, then immediately turn south on farm lane.
#8: Looking due south to 37N 86W from farm lane
#9: Gate between farm lane and 37N 86W to the east
#10: View to the south along the farm lane, beyond the confluence gate
ALL: All pictures on one page