Étang des Essaims

Étang des Essaims is in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire. Étang des Essaims is situated nearby to the locality Les Communaux de Rainjoux, as well as near Les Essaims.

Places of Interest

Highlights include HWU transmitter.

HWU transmitter

Military installation

HWU transmitter

Photo: Floppy36, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The HWU transmitter is a French facility for transmitting orders to submerged submarines of the French Navy. Situated near Rosnay at 46°42'47"N, 1°14'39"E, it is one of the largest radio transmitters in France and is visible on satellite pictures although it is completely blurred out. HWU transmitter is situated 3 km northwest of Étang des Essaims.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosnay.

Rosnay

Village

Photo: Entomolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rosnay is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Rosnay is situated 4½ km west of Étang des Essaims.

Étang des Essaims

Type: Body of water
Also known as: “Etang des Essaims”
Location: Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude

46.69297° or 46° 41′ 35″ north

Longitude

1.27191° or 1° 16′ 19″ east

Elevation

114 metres (374 feet)

Open location code

8FR3M7VC+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Étang des Essaims from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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Localities in the Area

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