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== Expeditions ==
 
== Expeditions ==
 
* [[2011-02-23 53 -1]] Tuesday: If anyone has a kayak, dingy, rubber ring or just a general willingness to get wet on purpose, this day's geohash appears from the usual mapping sites to be smack bang in the middle of the Calder & Hebble Navigation.  It's just slightly to one side of the bridge carrying the M1, so no Speed Racer/Cross That Bridge combo possible, probably, but a rare Water Hash for this graticule, instead, if the overheads are to be believed.
 
  
 
===Planned occasions===
 
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===Took place in 2011===
 
===Took place in 2011===
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* [[2011-02-24 53 -1]] Thursday: Another in a string of Lucky Thursday hits for [[User:Monty|Monty]], to which hed added a [[2011-02-19 53 -1 Retro|Retrohash]] of Saturday 19th for good measure, and might have met some potential converts.
 
* [[2011-02-19 53 -1]] Saturday: Failure, due to bad planning.  But still a nice day out.  Still open to being a decent Retrohash destination, the next available Saturday (or other day) when there's time to spare and that day's hashpoint doesn't make it difficult to do.
 
* [[2011-02-19 53 -1]] Saturday: Failure, due to bad planning.  But still a nice day out.  Still open to being a decent Retrohash destination, the next available Saturday (or other day) when there's time to spare and that day's hashpoint doesn't make it difficult to do.
 
* [[2011-02-18 53 -1]] Friday: On a whim, [[User:Monty|Monty]] aimed for and probably missed this hash.
 
* [[2011-02-18 53 -1]] Friday: On a whim, [[User:Monty|Monty]] aimed for and probably missed this hash.

Revision as of 14:42, 24 February 2011

Carlisle Middlesbrough Scarborough
Manchester Sheffield Hull
Shrewsbury Birmingham Northampton

Today's location: geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

The Sheffield graticule is at latitude 53, longitude -1. It contains York, Bradford, Leeds, Halifax, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield, Chesterfield & Mansfield.

Quirks

The Sheffield graticule tends to only be active in and around Leeds. The "4pm meetups" in this graticule tend to happen at about 11am local time, for arrival at the hashpoint at around noon. See individual excursion pages for more details.

People

Chesterfield

Jonty's in Chesterfield, but also doesn't have a car. If it's ever somewhere close by (within walking distance) then he'll try to make it!

Leeds

Ajtag is based in Leeds and occasionally has gone on his bike.

Koolkat is an XKCD fan in Leeds, but without a car so if somewhere is close I might turn up randomly.

s0600204 is a student returning home to Leeds at Christmas, Easter and Summer, and would be able to cycle to nearby locations at these times.

Another Leeds fan without a car. Hoping to show up one day.

Lannanos is in Leeds during University term times.

amc is an xkcd fan in Leeds, again without a car, and tends to go hashing in the mornings, so won't be at any 4pm meets.

Sheffield

Englishdude lives in Sheffield, and may do some.

Fin would love to come but cant drive, any where near Sheffield and I will be there.

Monty has car and near the centre of graticule. No GPS, so map-trips only unless accompanied.

SheffieldRach will make it if she can walk there.

Zootle lives in Sheffield and does have a car, but still hasn't made it to any locations yet.

Tadcaster

Caesium is in Tadcaster and has never been, but will attempt the next nearby Saturday. If it's not raining.

Wakefield

Tuomas is a Wakefield based student, XKCD fan also without a car. Waiting for a Saturday close by.

York

Athatar lives in York, has a car and plans to meet up if he isn't working

Djomp is in York so may do some.

Locale Unknown

TomViza has been on a couple of Saturdays.

Elv very much wants to come but cannot drive. She can, however, walk, bus or hire a car-driving friend for the day.

Expeditions

Planned occasions

  • None planned

Took place in 2011

Took place in 2010

Anyone for tennis? Sunday's location is a tennis court at the Graves Leisure Centre. --Zootle 17:37, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Took place in 2009

Took place in 2008