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Saturday: -33° 9' 44.03", +151° 9' 39.59" Near the end of Broken Back Spur Rd, Bucketty.  May require 4WD?<br>
 
Saturday: -33° 9' 44.03", +151° 9' 39.59" Near the end of Broken Back Spur Rd, Bucketty.  May require 4WD?<br>
 
Sunday: -34° 10' 43.62", +150° 42' 52.13" On a track near the corner of Dowle & Duggan St, Douglas Park.  Much more reachable than Saturday :)
 
Sunday: -34° 10' 43.62", +150° 42' 52.13" On a track near the corner of Dowle & Duggan St, Douglas Park.  Much more reachable than Saturday :)
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:[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-25&lat=-34&long=151&zoom=9&abs=1 This] disagrees. I've got the co-ordinates as -33.94177485284444, 151.18287359766967. It ends up in the middle of a carpark at Sydney Airport. I'm not sure which carpark it is... the long-term maybe?
  
 
==Expeditions==
 
==Expeditions==

Revision as of 15:05, 23 May 2008

Newcastle
Sydney West Sydney, Australia
Wollongong Wollongong

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Sydney

The Sydney graticule lies between -34,151 and -33,152.

Sydney is Australia's largest and oldest city, and is full of interesting places and twisted, hard-to-find streets. It is a rich cultural tapestry with hidden surprises lurking around every corner, waiting to be found.

In other words, it's perfect.

Sydney west

Sydney's vast urban sprawl has led to its occupation of two graticules (well, four really, but seriously, do we count Campbelltown? I think Wollongong can have the south ones). The western graticule lies between -34,150 and -33,151. This area also includes the Blue Mountains which are glorious in their own right. On days when the target falls in the Pacific Ocean, the meet can be officially held in Sydney's western graticule.

Of course the target might also fall on the Blue Mountains which are very pretty. (But note that many locations in the Blue Mountains will be harder to get to than locations out in the Pacific Ocean!)

Interesting fact

Sydney is so far ahead of NYC in terms of time zone that it's accepted to use yesterday's data.

Graticule links

Sydney East
Sydney West

Today's location

23-05-2008: Near a baseball diamond in Chifley.

Weekend location

Saturday: -33° 9' 44.03", +151° 9' 39.59" Near the end of Broken Back Spur Rd, Bucketty. May require 4WD?
Sunday: -34° 10' 43.62", +150° 42' 52.13" On a track near the corner of Dowle & Duggan St, Douglas Park. Much more reachable than Saturday :)

This disagrees. I've got the co-ordinates as -33.94177485284444, 151.18287359766967. It ends up in the middle of a carpark at Sydney Airport. I'm not sure which carpark it is... the long-term maybe?

Expeditions

List your expeditions here!

Local geohashers

Come on Sydneysiders, sign on:
Gormster 13:29, 21 May 2008 (UTC) - northern beaches
Middlerun 13:40, 21 May 2008 (UTC) - Inner West
Pettymiam 23:57, 21 May 2008 (UTC) - Near CBD
DancingMan 00:15, 22 May 2008 (UTC) - I'm interested, but busy for the next few Saturdays. Anyone interested in Sundays?
eu/NEKE 01:16, 22 May 2008 (UTC) - I'm at the northern end of the East Sydney graticule, but only just (I'm in Valentine, on Lake Macquarie). I'd likely only be in for meets near Lake Macquarie, otherwise I'll look at where the Newcastle graticule ends up.
rikkyc 02:00, 22 May 2008 (UTC) - i'm along the coast, a few minutes from the CBD.
Danny 03:36, 22 May 2008 (UTC) - in Glebe.
Gnat 17:59, 22 May 2008 (UTC) - near parramatta/Baulkham Hills. Sunday is good.