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'''The sport of [[Geohashing]] officially launched with the release of [[xkcd]] [http://www.xkcd.com/426/ comic #426] on 21 May 2008.''' | '''The sport of [[Geohashing]] officially launched with the release of [[xkcd]] [http://www.xkcd.com/426/ comic #426] on 21 May 2008.''' | ||
| − | === Expeditions === | + | === Graticules with Expeditions === |
[[Blacksburg, Virginia]] -- The coordinates reside in a farm off of VA-42 near Dismal Falls. | [[Blacksburg, Virginia]] -- The coordinates reside in a farm off of VA-42 near Dismal Falls. | ||
| − | [[Boston]] -- The coordinates are in a wooded area to the south of Washington Street (Route 20) near Prospect Street in Auburn, MA. - [[2008-05-21 42 -71]] | + | [[Boston, Massachusetts]] -- The coordinates are in a wooded area to the south of Washington Street (Route 20) near Prospect Street in Auburn, MA. - [[2008-05-21 42 -71]] |
[[2008-05-21 54 -2|Carlisle, United Kingdom]] -- The coordinates are in the sands of Morecambe Bay, Lancashire. Closest safe location is a beach near a caravan park outside Silverdale. | [[2008-05-21 54 -2|Carlisle, United Kingdom]] -- The coordinates are in the sands of Morecambe Bay, Lancashire. Closest safe location is a beach near a caravan park outside Silverdale. | ||
| − | [[Chicago]] -- The coordinates are in a farm field to the northeast of Bourbonnais, IL | + | [[Chicago, Illinois]] -- The coordinates are in a farm field to the northeast of Bourbonnais, IL |
[[Houston, Texas]] -- The coordinates are at the center of the North face of a trapezoidal arrangement of trees, as far from major towns and highways as it is possible to get in this graticule | [[Houston, Texas]] -- The coordinates are at the center of the North face of a trapezoidal arrangement of trees, as far from major towns and highways as it is possible to get in this graticule | ||
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[[Los Angeles, California]] -- The coordinates are at the intersection of Thousand Oaks Blvd. and the southbound CA 23 offramp in Thousand Oaks, CA. | [[Los Angeles, California]] -- The coordinates are at the intersection of Thousand Oaks Blvd. and the southbound CA 23 offramp in Thousand Oaks, CA. | ||
| − | [[Portland]] -- The coordinates are in a riparian zone near a farm, off of I-5, near Broadacres, OR. | + | [[Portland, Oregon]] -- The coordinates are in a riparian zone near a farm, off of I-5, near Broadacres, OR. |
[[Rochester, New York]] -- [[2008-05-21 43 -77]] | [[Rochester, New York]] -- [[2008-05-21 43 -77]] | ||
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[[San Jose, California]] -- The coordinates are in the mountains of Santa Cruz - [[2008-05-21 37 -121]] | [[San Jose, California]] -- The coordinates are in the mountains of Santa Cruz - [[2008-05-21 37 -121]] | ||
| − | [[Seattle]] -- The coordinates are in the center of a large field at the southern tip of Hartstene Island, which is just north of Olympia. | + | [[Seattle, Washington]] -- The coordinates are in the center of a large field at the southern tip of Hartstene Island, which is just north of Olympia. |
=== Plans === | === Plans === | ||
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[[User:zigdon]] will be heading to the coordinate in San Fransisco Eastern Bay area. | [[User:zigdon]] will be heading to the coordinate in San Fransisco Eastern Bay area. | ||
| + | <noinclude>{{expedition summaries|2008-05-21}}</noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:05, 11 January 2016
Expedition Archives from May 2008
Tuesday 20 May 2008 | Wednesday 21 May 2008 | Thursday 22 May 2008
See also: Category:Meetup on 2008-05-21
Coordinates
0.17946799469778313, 0.8615360124576236
The sport of Geohashing officially launched with the release of xkcd comic #426 on 21 May 2008.
Graticules with Expeditions
Blacksburg, Virginia -- The coordinates reside in a farm off of VA-42 near Dismal Falls.
Boston, Massachusetts -- The coordinates are in a wooded area to the south of Washington Street (Route 20) near Prospect Street in Auburn, MA. - 2008-05-21 42 -71
Carlisle, United Kingdom -- The coordinates are in the sands of Morecambe Bay, Lancashire. Closest safe location is a beach near a caravan park outside Silverdale.
Chicago, Illinois -- The coordinates are in a farm field to the northeast of Bourbonnais, IL
Houston, Texas -- The coordinates are at the center of the North face of a trapezoidal arrangement of trees, as far from major towns and highways as it is possible to get in this graticule
Los Angeles, California -- The coordinates are at the intersection of Thousand Oaks Blvd. and the southbound CA 23 offramp in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Portland, Oregon -- The coordinates are in a riparian zone near a farm, off of I-5, near Broadacres, OR.
Rochester, New York -- 2008-05-21 43 -77
San Jose, California -- The coordinates are in the mountains of Santa Cruz - 2008-05-21 37 -121
Seattle, Washington -- The coordinates are in the center of a large field at the southern tip of Hartstene Island, which is just north of Olympia.
Plans
User:xkcd will attempt to be the first to reach these coordinates in Boston.
User:zigdon will be heading to the coordinate in San Fransisco Eastern Bay area.
Expeditions and Plans
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| Austin, Texas | Shinwa | Southwest of Austin. |
| San Jose, California | Zigdon, Relsqui | In the Santa Cruz Mountains. These coordinates were located in the San Jose, California grati... |
| Boston, Massachusetts | Randall | 42.179467N, 71.861536W These coordinates were south of Worcester, in the t... |
| Rochester, New York | Hic Sunt Laganum | About q&hl&qUTF8&ll0.042999,0.069609&t14 Google maps location]Discussion b1... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | mmoski | on a field near Reinfeld. |
| Carlisle, United Kingdom | Nick Taylor | On 21st May 2008, the day the algorithm was published, the geohash for Carlisle... |
