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The Degree Confluence Project is a website that collects photos of the areas around the world where the latitudes and longitudes are exact whole numbers, such as 42N 76W on the New York State?Pennsylvania border. Included are the stories of how the confluence hunters discovered the spots. Teams use handheld GPS units to track latitude and longitude. Confluences are often difficult to discover. They can be in or on mountains, hills, bodies of water, buildings, forests, shrub, and private property. Teams often drive as close as possible to the confluence and then walk on foot after getting permission to be on the property.
Users can select confluences by country or state. Confluence points are shown as dots on maps that users can click on for photos and stories. The website accepts photos and stories from volunteers. Not all confluence points have been discovered and pictured. The website raises money by donations and sale of items, such as T-shirts and mugs.
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