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|map = <map lat="42" lon="-89" />
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  | lat= 42
|nw = [[Sparta, Wisconsin]]
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  | lon= -89
|n = [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
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  | nw = [[Sparta, Wisconsin|Sparta, WI]]
|ne = [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]]
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  | n = [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison, WI]]
|w = [[Dubuque, Iowa]]
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  | ne = [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac, WI]]
|e = [[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]]
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  | w = [[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque, IA]]
|sw = [[Quad Cities, USA]]
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  | name = [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]]
|s = [[Kewanee, Illinois|Kewanee]]
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  | e = [[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]]
|se = [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]]  
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  | sw = [[Quad Cities, USA|Quad Cities]]
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  | s = [[Sterling, Illinois|Sterling]]
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  | se = [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]]
 
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'''Today's Location:''' [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=42&long=-89&zoom=9&abs=-1 Rockford, IL]]
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'''Today's Location:''' [{{Today's location|lat=42|lon=-89|text=Rockford, IL}}]
 
 
According to http://www.bcca.org Rockford is located at 42° 21' N 89° 3' W (See Picture)
 
  
 
== Participants ==
 
== Participants ==
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*[[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] (I live in Rockford, less than 5 miles from the east side of the graticule, so sometimes I geohash in [[Schaumburg,_Illinois|Schaumburg]])
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*[[User:dleininger|DLeininger]]
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*[[User:wdminser|Bill Minser]] and [[User:starbird|starbird]] can usually be found hashing in the Madison graticule, but sometimes seek warmer climes to the south.
 
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== Next Saturday ==
 
 
2008-06-7 -- Location will be posted on Friday after the opening of the stock market<br>
 
XKCD Official Meetup Time: 4:00 PM  -  See you there!
 
  
 
== Recent Events ==
 
== Recent Events ==
* [[2009-01-31 42 -89]]
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*[[2013-05-21 42 -89|May 21, 2013]] -- [[Geohashing Day]] at Dog Hollow Road, Jordan Township, Green County, Wisconsin
{{Virgin graticule | latitude = 42 | longitude = -89 | date = 2008-05-22 | name = [[Alric]] }}
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*[[2013-03-22 42 -89|March 22, 2013]] -- [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] found a couple of caches during a two point multihash
* [[2008-05-22 42 -89]]
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*[[2012-11-24 42 -89|November 24, 2012]] -- field NW of Belleville, WI
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*[[2012-10-13 42 -89|October 13, 2012]] -- farmland east of Darlington, off Cty Hwy M
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*[[2012-09-23 42 -89|September 23, 2012]] -- [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] stood in a corn field in White Rock.
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*[[2012-06-22 42 -89|June 22, 2012]] -- A farm near Scott Township.
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*[[2012-02-04 42 -89|February 4, 2012]] -- A corn field, long since harvested, more recently manured.
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*[[2010-10-16 42 -89|October 16, 2010]] -- swamp of orange water, thistles abound
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*[[2010-08-29 42 -89|August 29, 2010]] -- thick of dense, low-lying underbrush
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*[[2010-05-02 42 -89|May 2, 2010]] -- near a shed in someone's back yard
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*[[2010-02-21 42 -89|February 1, 2010]] -- corn field
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*[[2010-01-28 42 -89|January 28, 2010]] -- corn field
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*[[2010-01-22 42 -89|January 21, 2010]] -- late night, foggy corn field
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*[[2009-11-28 42 -89|November 28, 2009]] -- our boys stand in the road in Union
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*[[2009-02-07 42 -89|February 7, 2009]] -- walking on water!
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*[[2009-01-31 42 -89|January 31, 2009]] -- no access in McFarland
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{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 42 | longitude = -89 | date = 2008-05-22 | name = [[User:Alric|Alric]] }}
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*[[2008-05-22 42 -89|May 22, 2008]] -- [[User:Alric|Alric]] inaugurates the graticule at Lake Kegonsa State Park
  
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Wisconsin]]
 
[[Category:Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Inactive Graticules]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Latest revision as of 03:58, 20 March 2024

Sparta, WI Madison, WI Fond du Lac, WI
Dubuque, IA Rockford Schaumburg
Quad Cities Sterling Aurora

Today's location: not yet announced

Today's Location: [Rockford, IL]

Participants

  • MrMoses (I live in Rockford, less than 5 miles from the east side of the graticule, so sometimes I geohash in Schaumburg)
  • DLeininger
  • Bill Minser and starbird can usually be found hashing in the Madison graticule, but sometimes seek warmer climes to the south.


Recent Events

Graticule unlocked.png
Alric earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (42, -89) graticule, here, on 2008-05-22.