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'''Today's location:''' [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=41&long=-74&zoom=9&abs=-1 Newburgh, NY]]<br>
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'''Today's location:''' {{Today's location|lat=41|lon=-74|text=Newburgh, NY}}<br>
  
  
The Newburgh, New York [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=41&long=-74 41 degrees north, 74 degrees west], and contains a handful of cities, notably Newburgh, Middletown, and the western half of Kingston, New York.  Pieces of Pennsylvania and New Jersey represent the south-western corner of the [[graticule]], while the Catskills State Park overlaps the northern border.
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The Newburgh, New York [[graticule]] is at {{Today's location|lat=41|lon=-74|text=41 degrees north, 74 degrees west}}, and contains a handful of cities, notably Newburgh, Middletown, and the western half of Kingston, New York.  Pieces of Pennsylvania and New Jersey represent the south-western corner of the [[graticule]], while the Catskills State Park overlaps the northern border.
  
 
== Daily Locations ==
 
== Daily Locations ==
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*[[2009-04-28 41 -74|'''2009-04-28:''']] [[User:GISninja|GISninja]] made the first expedition of 2009 in the graticule but did not enjoy all the prickles/thorns/spines/annoying things from the local flora.
 
*[[2009-04-28 41 -74|'''2009-04-28:''']] [[User:GISninja|GISninja]] made the first expedition of 2009 in the graticule but did not enjoy all the prickles/thorns/spines/annoying things from the local flora.
 
*[[2009-10-10 41 -74|'''2009-10-10''']] [[User:D-Rock|D-Rock]] and a lovely companion attempted the day's coordinates. They turned back because D-Rock wouldn't carry his companion over the mud any further.
 
*[[2009-10-10 41 -74|'''2009-10-10''']] [[User:D-Rock|D-Rock]] and a lovely companion attempted the day's coordinates. They turned back because D-Rock wouldn't carry his companion over the mud any further.
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*[[2011-05-11 41 -74|'''2011-05-11''']] [[User:Jabib|Jabib]] reached the day's coordinates.
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*[[2015-04-18 41 -74|'''2015-04-18''']] [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]] tried to climb a hill near Sloatsburg, but was extremely ill prepared to find the correct route...
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*[[2015-11-26 41 -74|'''2015-11-26''']] [[User:Chris_47_8|Chris_47_8]] visited from Europe on thanksgiving.
  
 
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== Local Geohashers ==
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* [[User:D-Rock|D-Rock]]
 
* [[User:D-Rock|D-Rock]]
 
* [[User:Jabib|Jabib]] Lives almost on the 41° line and frequents [[40,-74|Newark, New Jersey]] graticule too.
 
* [[User:Jabib|Jabib]] Lives almost on the 41° line and frequents [[40,-74|Newark, New Jersey]] graticule too.
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* [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]] will occasionally visit from [[40,-73|New York]] if the point is close.
  
 
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[[Category:New York]]

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Today's location: Newburgh, NY


The Newburgh, New York graticule is at 41 degrees north, 74 degrees west, and contains a handful of cities, notably Newburgh, Middletown, and the western half of Kingston, New York. Pieces of Pennsylvania and New Jersey represent the south-western corner of the graticule, while the Catskills State Park overlaps the northern border.

Daily Locations

  • 2009-10-18: 41.494537°, -74.289426° On a dirt road according to Google, can't tell if dirt road is private or public. Near NYS 211 and Orange County airport.
  • 2009-10-17: 41.328313°, -74.576956° Looks like private property, and the weather looks iffy.
  • 2009-10-10: 41.497065°, -74.345635° Just off of County Route 47. D-Rock may attempt if he doesn't get too busy.
  • 2008-12-14: 41.091628°, -74.745689° Just north of Newton, NJ, only 6 miles from Saturday's location.
  • 2008-12-13: 41.035284°, -74.816116° Just west of Newton, NJ. Jevanyn may take a crack at it if he's free this weekend.
  • 2008-06-07: 41.501784°, -74.114371° Just west of Newburgh, NY at Steward International Airport. On the runway in fact.
  • 2008-06-13: 41.576378°, -74.158378° Just west of I-87 in Walden, NY at the Osiris Country Club. Just short of the 4th green.

Activities

2010-01-14: Jevanyn attempted to geohash by proxy, as the hashpoint is only a couple of miles from his dad's place.

Notable Events

  • 2008-07-25 Coyotetree made the first documented expedition in the graticule, but did not reach the coordinates.
  • 2008-12-13 41.035284°, -74.816116° Just west of Newton, NJ. Jevanyn and Gwynnath were there at about 11:30PM.
  • 2008-12-14 41.091628°, -74.745689° Just north of Newton, NJ, only 6 miles from Saturday's location. Jevanyn and Gwynnath were there, too, at the stroke of midnight.
  • 2009-04-28: GISninja made the first expedition of 2009 in the graticule but did not enjoy all the prickles/thorns/spines/annoying things from the local flora.
  • 2009-10-10 D-Rock and a lovely companion attempted the day's coordinates. They turned back because D-Rock wouldn't carry his companion over the mud any further.
  • 2011-05-11 Jabib reached the day's coordinates.
  • 2015-04-18 OtherJack tried to climb a hill near Sloatsburg, but was extremely ill prepared to find the correct route...
  • 2015-11-26 Chris_47_8 visited from Europe on thanksgiving.

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