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Germany : Nordrhein-Westfalen

3.4 km (2.1 miles) W of Sassenberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Approx. altitude: 62 m (203 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 52°S 172°W

Accuracy: 10 m (32 ft)
Quality: good

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#2: View north #3: View east #4: View south, with my car as a landmark #5: Proof by iPhone #6: Boulder with memorial, for comparison see my car in the background #7: Confluence memorial #8: Boulder with inscription #9: Boulder with infrastructure #10: The confluence hunter

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  52°N 8°E (visit #18) (secondary) 

#1: View east, 10 meters from ground zero in an asparagus field

(visited by Sven-Erich Czernik)

16-Nov-2025 -- English My wife had booked a two days' indigo printing course somewhere near Münster and does not like to dive in darkness. So I played the driver and had to develop my own touristical programme for the two days, with a visit of Osnabrück on the first. For the second one, I decided to make a roundtrip in eastern Münsterland and start with a visit of my third confluence (52°N; 8°E). I approached the site from west via Everswinkel and Milte. There are a few farms which form a hamlet called Gröblingen. The confluence is easily accessible using a paved country lane (where traffic is limited to locals and farmers which I neglected). I parked my car behind another one whose owner was walking his dog and may have wondered about the intentions of a foreign visitor. The ground zero itself lies only 16 m east from this lane in an asparagus field. I refrained from ruining my shoes in deep mud and stayed on the grass. The required on-site pictures were quickly taken. There is a farm approx. 200 m southwest of ground zero, in front of which the confluence is shown by an artist's work on a boulder showing the intersection. A metal plate says that the stone lies exactly on the parallel while being located 75,40 m west of 8°E - which I doubt. According to my opinion, the boulder is 155 m south of the parallel and 137 m west of the meridian. I left the place heading north for the double castle estate of Harkotten - which also offers a pleasant, cosy café where I could sit by the fireplace and ponder upon the hazards of being this confluence's first November visitor.


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#1: View east, 10 meters from ground zero in an asparagus field
#2: View north
#3: View east
#4: View south, with my car as a landmark
#5: Proof by iPhone
#6: Boulder with memorial, for comparison see my car in the background
#7: Confluence memorial
#8: Boulder with inscription
#9: Boulder with infrastructure
#10: The confluence hunter
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