Difference between revisions of "Kekerengu, New Zealand"
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* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1984-02-10&lat=-42&long=174&zoom=9&abs=-1 Friday 10 February 1984] | * [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1984-02-10&lat=-42&long=174&zoom=9&abs=-1 Friday 10 February 1984] | ||
| − | There was also a "near miss" on [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1984-02-18&lat=-42&long=174&zoom=9&abs=-1 Saturday 18 February 1984], | + | There was also a "near miss" on [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1984-02-18&lat=-42&long=174&zoom=9&abs=-1 Saturday 18 February 1984], roughly '''20 m offshore.''' This is the closest this graticule has ever been to having a land-based [[Saturday meetup]] point. It is also interesting to note that this was only eight days after a hashpoint actually ''did'' strike land. |
'''''Note:''' These are calculated using pre-[[30W]] rules.'' | '''''Note:''' These are calculated using pre-[[30W]] rules.'' | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 1 September 2009
| Nelson | Wellington | Upper Hutt |
| Kaikoura | Kekerengu | -42,175 |
| Le Bons Bay | -43,174 | -43,175 |
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The Kekerengu graticule is at latitude -42, longitude 174. It is almost entirely covered by water. Due to the rarity of Land Geohashes in this graticule, if a hashpoint ever falls on land, it is recommended that a huge party be thrown, perhaps even if it can't be on the correct date.
Statistics and Facts
- No hashpoint has ever fallen on land since the inauguration of Geohashing on 21 May 2008.
- Of the 9,135.854 km² the graticule spans, only 0.777 km² (0.0085%) is land. The remaining 9,135.077 km² (99.9915%) is water.
- On average, a hashpoint can be expected to fall on land once every 32.2 years. By the same token, Saturday meetups would occur every 225.5 years (or about 4.44 times per millennium).
- The graticule contains approximately 1.7 km of State Highway
, its only major road, and one of only three roads in the graticule (the others being Kekerengu Rd and Sunrise Pl).
Notable Dates
Since 1 October 1928 (the earliest date for which Dow data is available), a hashpoint has fallen on land only three times:
There was also a "near miss" on Saturday 18 February 1984, roughly 20 m offshore. This is the closest this graticule has ever been to having a land-based Saturday meetup point. It is also interesting to note that this was only eight days after a hashpoint actually did strike land.
Note: These are calculated using pre-30W rules.
Geohashes
Yeah right.
Photo Gallery
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Locals
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