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This [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule] covers the parts of the [[United Kingdom]] (UK) from 52° to 53° latitude, and from 1° to 2° longitude.  A bit over half of it is land, including parts of Norfolk and Suffolk and much of their coastlines.
 
This [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=52&long=1&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule] covers the parts of the [[United Kingdom]] (UK) from 52° to 53° latitude, and from 1° to 2° longitude.  A bit over half of it is land, including parts of Norfolk and Suffolk and much of their coastlines.
  
==Planned Expeditions==
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==Future Expeditions==
  
 
If you are planning an expedition, please tell everyone here.
 
If you are planning an expedition, please tell everyone here.

Revision as of 12:25, 8 August 2010

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This graticule covers the parts of the United Kingdom (UK) from 52° to 53° latitude, and from 1° to 2° longitude. A bit over half of it is land, including parts of Norfolk and Suffolk and much of their coastlines.

Future Expeditions

If you are planning an expedition, please tell everyone here.

Expeditions

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MagicIan earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling 64.1km to the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-07-25.


  • 2010-07-24 (Saturday): MagicIan walked in a big loop via the hashpoint in a field near North Burlingham, and never crossed his own path.
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MagicIan earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-07-24 on foot, travelling a distance of 18.1km.
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MagicIan earned the Tron achievement
by reaching and returning from the (52, 1) geohash without crossing his own tracks on 2010-07-24.


  • 2010-06-20 (Sunday): MagicIan made it to the hashpoint in a field in Ringland, and picked up some rubbish on the way back.
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MagicIan earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement
by cleaning up the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-06-20.


  • 2010-03-31 (Wednesday): MagicIan gained the Speed Racer ribbon on a road near Tacolneston.
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MagicIan earned the Speed racer achievement
by passing through the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-03-31 at 60 mph.


  • 2010-03-30 (Tuesday): MagicIan made it to the hashpoint in The Forum in the centre of Norwich


  • 2010-03-28 (Sunday): MagicIan had a nice cycle to a field near Cawston to reach the hashpoint.
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MagicIan earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling 34km to the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-03-28.


  • 2010-03-24 (Wednesday): MagicIan failed in his attempt for the hashpoint due to a big gate which suggested he probably shouldn't trespass on someone's grounds.
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MagicIan earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-03-24.


  • 2010-03-08 (Monday): MagicIan found the hashpoint in a very smelly part of the sewageworks near Kirby Bedon.


  • 2009-11-27 (Friday): MagicIan successfully completed a hash in a field just north of Aylsham - his first ever Geohash.
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MagicIan earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2009-11-27.


  • 2009-04-23 (Thursday): In a field near Crowfield, east of Stowmarket. Benjw planned to cycle here from Cambridge, but ran out of time and energy to make it in time for the last train home.


  • 2009-03-09 (Monday): There hasn't been any activity yet in this graticule, so Benjw came up from Cambridge to grab a hash in some pleasant UEA-owned woodland near Cringleford.

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Local Geohashers

  • Borbus is bike powered and in Norwich.
  • jaydublu is still about, but doesn't do boats or Suffolk!
  • Otarru is bike powered and in Norwich during term time, any place else in the world during holidays. :]
  • MagicIan is based just east of Norwich and will consider any inland hash if he's around
  • Sourcerer lives in Beccles. When the hash is in the sea, he might visit the Cambridge graticule.

Status Unknown

  • anderz Will try to be there if he can!
  • Keab42 Doesn't do boats or Norfolk!
  • Ytaya is bike powered for preference, but will drive if it's somewhere interesting.