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Latvia

4.8 km (3.0 miles) SW of Bolderāja, Rīgas, Latvia
Approx. altitude: 19 m (62 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 57°S 156°W

Accuracy: 4 m (13 ft)
Quality: good

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

#2: View East #3: View South #4: View West #5: All GPS zeros! #6: The trailhead where I parked my car - about 300 m from the point #7: The confluence point is marked by this sign in a forest on the northwest edge of Riga

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  57°N 24°E (visit #7)  

#1: View North

(visited by Ross Finlayson)

27-Jul-2016 -- After failing to reach the adjacent Degree Confluence Point 57N 25E earlier in the day, I was able to visit this easy point - on the north-western edge of Riga - in the late afternoon, before returning to central Riga, where I was staying the night.

From satellite imagery, I figured out that if I took a country road to 57.00019°N 24.00471°E, I’d probably find a path that led towards the point. Sure enough, when I arrived at those coordinates - about 300 m from the point - I found a path. I followed a series of paths from this point - following some very sandy paths used by dirt bikers - until I reached the point, which (as previous visitors had noted) was marked by a sign. Because the point is down the side of a tall sand bank, I hiked back up on top of the bank (just a few meters away) to take the directional photos.


 All pictures
#1: View North
#2: View East
#3: View South
#4: View West
#5: All GPS zeros!
#6: The trailhead where I parked my car - about 300 m from the point
#7: The confluence point is marked by this sign in a forest on the northwest edge of Riga
ALL: All pictures on one page