The "Pyramid" of Bullescamps (Alquines, France)
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General information about the "Pyramid" in Bullescamps
Officially, this tower is called "the chimney of Bullescamps." It stands at the highest point in Pas-de-Calais: 212 meters high. However: this has nothing to do with a chimney of some furnace. Nor is it a mill without sails.
What is it? It is a geodesic tower. Geodesy is the science that deals with the shape and dimensions of the Earth. It was used to suspend an instrument to enable accurate positioning. In the tower with dropped a lead line. This was not allowed to move at all. So it had to be free of draughts, so it was hung in this masonry tower. It was built at the end of the 19th century by the geographical service of the French army. At that time, they wanted to have more accurate maps and so accurate measurements had to be possible. These measurements were carried out mainly in the North and East of France, from where they expected difficulties and possible invasions.
The person taking the measurements had to get to the top of the tower (about 14 m high) via a specially constructed wooden scaffolding. There he could operate his measuring instrument, a so-called theodolite.
The little monument that stands in front of the tower in the official geodesic memorial ( IGN ). The text that is on it has become virtually illegible due to the ravages of time.
Geographical information
Address: Rue de la Pyramide, 62850 Alquines, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Geographic coordinates:
– Google Maps: Latitude = 50.7165298 – Longitude = 1.9738612
– OpenStreetMap: Latitude = 50.716527 – Longitude = 1.973879
– Altitude h = 210 m
Location of the "Pyramid" of Bullescamps on:
Tourist map from Top.Vlaanderen – Google Maps – OpenStreetMap.
Route to the "Pyramid" of Bullescamps: Route via Google Maps
Meteo
12°C
| Day | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
9:00 p.m.
|
 light rain
|
12° | 15°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 16 Km/h | 88 % | 1021 mb |
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Tomorrow
9:00 p.m.
|
light rain
|
12° | 19°°C | 0.99 mm | 99% | 28 Km/h | 94 % | 1018 mb |
|
Sun, May 26
9:00 PM
|
 slightly cloudy
|
11° | 21°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 16 Km/h | 98 % | 1018 mb |
|
ma jun 26
21:00
|
 light rain
|
12° | 18°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 23 Km/h | 96 % | 1011 mb |
|
di jun 26
21:00
|
light rain
|
14° | 19°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 28 Km/h | 95 % | 1011 mb |
| Hour | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Today
3:00 a.m.
|
light rain
|
15° | 17°°C | 0.84 mm | 84% | 4 Km/h | 86 % | 1021 mb |
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Today
6:00 a.m.
|
light rain
|
17° | 17°°C | 0.9 mm | 90% | 4 Km/h | 86 % | 1021 mb |
|
Today
9:00 a.m.
|
light rain
|
21° | 22°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 7 Km/h | 75 % | 1021 mb |
|
Today
12:00
|
slightly cloudy
|
25° | 25°°C | 0.88 mm | 88% | 5 Km/h | 58 % | 1019 mb |
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Today
3:00 p.m.
|
 cloudy
|
25° | 25°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 9 Km/h | 57 % | 1018 mb |
|
Today
6:00 p.m.
|
cloudy
|
20° | 20°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 16 Km/h | 73 % | 1016 mb |
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Today
9:00 p.m.
|
light rain
|
16° | 16°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 8 Km/h | 88 % | 1016 mb |
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Tomorrow
12:00 AM
|
light rain
|
15° | 15°°C | 0.99 mm | 99% | 8 Km/h | 92 % | 1016 mb |
Online information about the "Pyramid" in Bullescamps
Explanations on the official website of the municipality of Alquines.
Wikipedia information on:
- the operation of a theodolite ( EN - FR - EN)
Department of tourism "Parc naturel régional des caps et marais d'Opale"
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