Difference between revisions of "Swindon, United Kingdom"

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This [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=51&long=-1&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule] covers the parts of the [[United Kingdom]] from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -1° to -2° longitude.  It is centred on the [[Wikipedia:M4 corridor|M4 corridor]], contains the city of [[Wikipedia:Oxford|Oxford]] and the towns of [[Wikipedia:Swindon|Swindon]] and [[Wikipedia:Basingstoke|Basingstoke]]. It extends as far as [[Wikipedia:Winchester|Winchester]] and [[Wikipedia:Salisbury|Salisbury]] in the south, [[Wikipedia:Cirencester|Cirencester]] to the west, [[Wikipedia:Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire|Chipping Norton]] to the north, and the outskirts of [[Wikipedia:Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] (although not Reading town centre) to the east.
 
This [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=51&long=-1&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule] covers the parts of the [[United Kingdom]] from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -1° to -2° longitude.  It is centred on the [[Wikipedia:M4 corridor|M4 corridor]], contains the city of [[Wikipedia:Oxford|Oxford]] and the towns of [[Wikipedia:Swindon|Swindon]] and [[Wikipedia:Basingstoke|Basingstoke]]. It extends as far as [[Wikipedia:Winchester|Winchester]] and [[Wikipedia:Salisbury|Salisbury]] in the south, [[Wikipedia:Cirencester|Cirencester]] to the west, [[Wikipedia:Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire|Chipping Norton]] to the north, and the outskirts of [[Wikipedia:Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] (although not Reading town centre) to the east.
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==Potential activity==
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Anyone fancy a trip out to Salisbury on Sunday?
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The geohash is a 2.2 mile walk from the train station. It's kind of in a field just off a main road.
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XKCD location:
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http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-06-14&lat=51&long=-2&zoom=14&abs=1
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Walking directions from train station:
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http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Fisherton+St,+Salisbury,+Wiltshire,+SP2,+United+Kingdom+(Salisbury+Rail+Station)&daddr=%2B51%C2%B0+3%27+34.30%22,+-1%C2%B0+45%27+55.03%22+(51.059527,+-1.765286)&hl=en&geocode=FUxGCwMdym_k_yG8rVoyVBnicg%3BFUgbCwMdWhDl_w&mra=ls&dirflg=w&sll=51.068639,-1.785364&sspn=0.024109,0.07802&ie=UTF8&ll=51.065511,-1.785364&spn=0.024111,0.07802&t=h&z=14
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I will go if anyone else wants to!
  
 
==Past activity==
 
==Past activity==

Revision as of 20:26, 12 June 2009

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This graticule covers the parts of the United Kingdom from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -1° to -2° longitude. It is centred on the M4 corridor, contains the city of Oxford and the towns of Swindon and Basingstoke. It extends as far as Winchester and Salisbury in the south, Cirencester to the west, Chipping Norton to the north, and the outskirts of Reading (although not Reading town centre) to the east.

Potential activity

Anyone fancy a trip out to Salisbury on Sunday?

The geohash is a 2.2 mile walk from the train station. It's kind of in a field just off a main road.

XKCD location: http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-06-14&lat=51&long=-2&zoom=14&abs=1

Walking directions from train station: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Fisherton+St,+Salisbury,+Wiltshire,+SP2,+United+Kingdom+(Salisbury+Rail+Station)&daddr=%2B51%C2%B0+3%27+34.30%22,+-1%C2%B0+45%27+55.03%22+(51.059527,+-1.765286)&hl=en&geocode=FUxGCwMdym_k_yG8rVoyVBnicg%3BFUgbCwMdWhDl_w&mra=ls&dirflg=w&sll=51.068639,-1.785364&sspn=0.024109,0.07802&ie=UTF8&ll=51.065511,-1.785364&spn=0.024111,0.07802&t=h&z=14

I will go if anyone else wants to!

Past activity

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