METAR/Synop Information for LFOA (07257) in Avord, France (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 47° 3' 12" N (deg min sec), 47.0533° (decimal), 4703.20N (LORAN)
Longitude: 2° 37' 57" E (deg min sec), 2.6325° (decimal), 00237.95E (LORAN)
Elevation: 177 metres (581 feet) -- validated against 172 metres (565 feet) from Google
WMO Id: 07257
Location: Avord, France

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.

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The location information for this site was gathered from 9 data sources. The source which most closely matches the consensus is chosen. Many of these sources only report the location to the nearest minute (or hundredth of degree). This can lead to the marker being placed noticeably incorrectly. Please see Discussion of Location Errors for more information. Show location history.

SourceLatitudeLongitudeElevationPlaceMilesMap
NSD47.05332.6325177Avord, France [LFOA]0.0Center 
OurAirports47.05332.6325176Avord (BA 702) Air Base, France [LFOA]0.0CenterInclude
DAFIF ARPT47.05332.6325176Avord [LFOA]0.0CenterInclude
ISH47.05302.6330176Avord, France [LFOA]0.0CenterInclude
METARTable47.052.63177Avord, France [LFOA]0.3CenterInclude
[340]47.05222.6422177Avord, France [07257]0.5CenterInclude
Master Location Identifier DB47.06062.6422177Avord AFB, F, France [07257]0.7CenterInclude
Master Location Identifier DB47.06062.6422177Avord AFB, F, France [LFOA]0.7CenterInclude
FMI47.052.65179Avord, France [07257]0.9CenterInclude
FMI47.052.65179Avord, France [LFOA]0.9CenterInclude
NCEP47.052.65179Avord (fafb), FR [LFOA]0.9CenterInclude
ISH47.052.65177Avord, France [07257]0.9CenterInclude

There are no photographs of the station. If you have pictures of this location, then please email them to lfoa@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
GW09199.9 milesSouth Bussy, FR (lat 46.9112°, long 2.6040°, altitude 177 metres) (data present)
FW675429.9 milesNorth Aubigny Sur Nere, FR (lat 47.4679°, long 2.4551°, altitude 154 metres) (data present)
EW883652.7 milesSouth Lignerolles, FR (lat 46.2923°, long 2.5895°, altitude 308 metres) (data present)
GW431162.8 milesNorthwest TOUR-EN-SOLOGNE, FR (lat 47.5380°, long 1.4998°, altitude 82 metres) (data present)
GW044665.0 milesNorthwest Olivet, FR (lat 47.8555°, long 1.9078°, altitude 104 metres) (data present)
FW528265.5 milesNorth Bellegarde, FR (lat 47.9930°, long 2.4520°, altitude 113 metres) (data present)
DW559669.1 milesNorth Courtenay, FR (lat 48.0047°, long 3.0828°, altitude 176 metres) (data present)
F4ELU-1379.8 milesSoutheast LES PARAY, FR (lat 46.4845°, long 4.0983°, altitude 0 metres) (data present)
FW624880.4 milesSoutheast Sail Les Bains, FR (lat 46.2417°, long 3.8445°, altitude 317 metres) (data present)
DW508399.2 milesNorth Sainville, FR (lat 48.4000°, long 1.9000°, altitude 150 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.


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