CWOP Information for DW8044 (D8044) in Port Lorne, CA (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 44° 56' 18" N (deg min sec), 44.9382° (decimal), 4456.29N (LORAN)
Longitude: 65° 14' 14" W (deg min sec), -65.2372° (decimal), 06514.23W (LORAN)
Elevation: 162 metres (531 feet) -- validated against 163 metres (534 feet) from Google
Location: Port Lorne, CA
Weather station Manager/Operator: David
Station type/software: Davis Vantage Pro 2/Vue with Weatherlink-IP

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'DW8044' marker) will display the latitude/longitude of that point.

If the displayed location (or elevation) of the weather observing location is incorrect, please drag the marker to the right location (or click in the right location), and then send the updated information. Please note that we are trying to spot either the Stevenson Screen (or equivalent) or the location where the barometric readings are taken.

NOTE: The Registered Location is the location that the station owner provided when they signed up with CWOP. Show location history.

There are no photographs of the station. If you are the site operator and have pictures of this location, then please email them to d8044@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs.

Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station.

You can also subscribe to an RSS feed to tell you when new stations come online in this area. Choose either within 100 miles or 250 miles .

SiteDistanceLocation
EW14585.6 milesSouth Bridgetown, CA (lat 44.8576°, long -65.2408°, altitude 39 metres) (data present)
GW400511.4 milesNortheast MARGARETSVILLE, CA (lat 45.0472°, long -65.0613°, altitude 19 metres) (data present)
CW160419.2 milesSouthwest Annapolis Royal 2, NS, CA (lat 44.7450°, long -65.5195°, altitude 6 metres) (data present)
DW110748.3 milesEast Wolfville, NS, CA (lat 45.0800°, long -64.2705°, altitude 100 metres) (data present)
GW026951.6 milesSoutheast Bridgewater, CA (lat 44.3898°, long -64.5275°, altitude 37 metres) (data present)
GW029354.6 milesSoutheast Martins Point, CA (lat 44.5112°, long -64.3038°, altitude 2 metres) (data present)
DW190263.1 milesSoutheast Mill Village, NS, CA (lat 44.1395°, long -64.6185°, altitude 7 metres) (data present)
GW428679.3 milesSouthwest PORT MAITLAND, CA (lat 43.9928°, long -66.1463°, altitude 12 metres) (data present)
EW182079.3 milesSouthwest PORT MAITLAND, CA (lat 43.9930°, long -66.1468°, altitude 16 metres) (data present)
GW223284.6 milesEast DARTMOUTH, CA (lat 44.6653°, long -63.5568°, altitude 6 metres) (data present)

Location Formats

The location is shown in three different formats. Each of these is used in some software, and is shown on some websites.

Degrees Minutes Seconds: VWS/VWSAPRS, WeatherLink 5.5, WeatherLink (5.2-5.4), WeatherView (Linux)

Decimal degrees: FreeWX, WeatherView32 (PC application)

LORAN: WeatherDisplay, WUHU, Henriksen WServer

Resources

CWOP Home: This describes the whole CWOP program and has a large amount of useful information.

CWOP Siting Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Another CWOP Guide (PDF): This is another guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Urban Siting and Operations (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station in an urban environment.

APRS WX Message format: This describes the actual format of the messages transmitted that carry WX information.

WXQC Mailing List: This is a mailing list where data quality issues are discussed. Assistance with software configuration can often be found here.

Topo Map Reading Guide: How to read USGS topographic maps, with a good section on reading contours.

Geographically nearby web pages: Use Geourl to find web pages that deal with locations geographically close to this site.


Overall website comments, problems etc to Philip Gladstone
Page layout last modified Sunday, 28 February 2016
Questions for this weather station owner/operator to David
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