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XKCD-100 Geohash Achievement

Disclaimer: When any coordinates generated by the Geohashing algorithm fall within a dangerous area, are inaccessible, or would require illegal trespass, DO NOT attempt to reach them. Please research each potential location before attempting to access it. You are expected to use proper judgment in all cases and are solely responsible for your own actions. See more guidelines.

Anyone who treks over hill & dale for a distance greater than 100 miles (160 km) just to make the XKCD meetup (Saturday 4pm geohash) has achieved this award. Way to go!

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This user earned the XKCD-100 Achievement

by reaching the ({{{latitude}}}, {{{longitude}}}) geohash on [[{{{date}}} {{{latitude}}} {{{longitude}}}|{{{date}}}]].

And if you didn't reach it on a Saturday this might be more fitting.

This user earned the XKCD-100 Honorable Mention Achievement

by reaching the ({{{latitude}}}, {{{longitude}}}) geohash on [[{{{date}}} {{{latitude}}} {{{longitude}}}|{{{date}}}]]. Alas it was not a Saturday.

Achievers

Ted achieved the XKCD-100 on 2008-06-07_37_-121, traveling 106 miles to attend an XKCD meetup.
Red cordial achieved the XKCD-100 on 2008-07-18_26_-80 by travelling 15260 km or 9482 mi one way from Canberra, Australia to attend a geohash! Special thanks go to Joanna for paying their travel costs.
Thomcat travelled 200 miles and then 86 more for a pair of Saturday geohashes on 2008-08-09.
Arvid achieved the XKCD-100 by cycling 107 miles (172km) to get to a hash in the north of the Dutch province Groningen on October 10, 2008. And he cycled back.
Danatar went 120 miles (194.5 km) by train to a one-person Saturday meetup at 2009-08-22 49 8.
Ekorren broke the 1000 km mark travelling overnight by train from Southern Germany to Denmark for 2010-08-21_55_8.
NWoodruff achieved the XKCD-100 on 2010-01-12_33_-81, traveling 227 miles to attend an XKCD meetup.
Crox and Elisa travelled 380 km (236 miles) by bike, train, cableway and on foot to visit 2011-01-01 46 7
Most of the participants of 2011-05-21 52 14 achieved this through any of many different types of travel, including walking, transit, car, and airplane. The furthest distance traveled by any of the participants was at least 1500km by APR.
NWoodruff achieved the XKCD-100 on 2013-04-26_43_-79, traveling 909 miles (1462 Km) to attend an XKCD meetup.

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 *[[User:Danatar|Danatar]] went 120 miles (194.5 km) by train to a one-person Saturday meetup at [[2009-08-22 49 8]].
 *[[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]] broke the 1000 km mark travelling overnight by train from Southern Germany to Denmark for [[2010-08-21_55_8]].
-*[[User:NWoodruff|NWoodruff]] achieved the XKC-100 on [[2010-01-12_33_-81]], traveling 227 miles to attend an XKCD meetup.
+*[[User:NWoodruff|NWoodruff]] achieved the XKCD-100 on [[2010-01-12_33_-81]], traveling 227 miles to attend an XKCD meetup.
 *[[user:Crox|Crox]] and [[user:Elisa|Elisa]] travelled 380 km (236 miles) by bike, train, cableway and on foot to visit [[2011-01-01 46 7]]
 * Most of the participants of [[2011-05-21 52 14]] achieved this through any of many different types of travel, including walking, transit, car, and airplane.  The furthest distance traveled by any of the participants was at least 1500km by [[User:Aperfectring|APR]].
-*[[User:NWoodruff|NWoodruff]] achieved the XKC-100 on [[2013-04-26_43_-79]], traveling 909 miles (1462 Km) to attend an XKCD meetup.
+*[[User:NWoodruff|NWoodruff]] achieved the XKCD-100 on [[2013-04-26_43_-79]], traveling 909 miles (1462 Km) to attend an XKCD meetup.
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