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   | lat= 42
 
   | lat= 42
 
   | lon= -89
 
   | lon= -89
   | nw = [[Sparta, Wisconsin]]
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   | nw = [[Sparta, Wisconsin|Sparta, WI]]
   | n  = [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
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   | n  = [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison, WI]]
   | ne = [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]]
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   | ne = [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac, WI]]
   | w  = [[Dubuque, Iowa]]
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   | w  = [[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque, IA]]
 
   | name = [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]]
 
   | name = [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]]
 
   | e  = [[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]]
 
   | e  = [[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]]
   | sw = [[Quad Cities, USA]]
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   | sw = [[Quad Cities, USA|Quad Cities]]
 
   | s  = [[Sterling, Illinois|Sterling]]
 
   | s  = [[Sterling, Illinois|Sterling]]
 
   | se = [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]]
 
   | 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}}]
  
 
== Participants ==
 
== Participants ==
[[User:wdminser|Bill Minser]] and  
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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]])
[[User:starbird|starbird]] can usually be found hashing in the Madison graticule, but sometimes seek warmer climes to the south.
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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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== Recent Events ==
 
== Recent Events ==
* [[2009-11-28 42 -89]] -- our boys stand in the road in Union
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*[[2013-05-21 42 -89|May 21, 2013]] -- [[Geohashing Day]] at Dog Hollow Road, Jordan Township, Green County, Wisconsin
* [[2009-02-07 42 -89]] -- walking on water!
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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
* [[2009-01-31 42 -89]] -- no access in McFarland
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*[[2012-11-24 42 -89|November 24, 2012]] -- field NW of Belleville, WI
{{Virgin graticule | latitude = 42 | longitude = -89 | date = 2008-05-22 | name = [[User:Alric|Alric]] }}
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*[[2012-10-13 42 -89|October 13, 2012]] -- farmland east of Darlington, off Cty Hwy M
* [[2008-05-22 42 -89]] -- [[User:Alric|Alric]] inaugurates the graticule at Lake Kegonsa State Park
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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:Active 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
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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

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