Difference between revisions of "Nags Head, North Carolina"

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The N35, W75 Graticule

This graticule contains one of the best wildlife refuges on the east coast - Alligator River. It is also home to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Pea Island NWR.

Beautiful creatures such as the Black Bear, White-tailed deer, the endangered Red Wolf, foxes, rabbits, and indigenous and migrating waterfowl call this graticule home.

Upcoming Expeditions

Today's Location [Nags Head, North Carolina]

Successful Expeditions

2009-02-21 - Successful Geohash in the Alligator River NWR just off US64. Crossed log over canal! - NCBears

Achievements

NCBears earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (35, -75) graticule, here, on 2009-02-21.

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 {{graticule
-|map = <map lat="35" lon="-75" />
+   | lat= 35
-|nw = [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, VA]]
+   | lon= -75
-|n = [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|VA Beach, VA]]
+   | nw = [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
-|ne = [[Atlantic Ocean]]
+   | n  = [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]
-|w = [[Belhaven, North Carolina|Belhaven]]
+   | ne = [[36,-74]]
-|e = [[Atlantic Ocean]]
+   | w  = [[Belhaven, North Carolina|Belhaven]]
-|sw = [[Havelock, North Carolina|Havelock]]
+   | name = [[Nags Head, North Carolina|Nags Head]]
-|s = [[Atlantic Ocean]]
+   | e  = [[35,-74]]
-|se = [[Atlantic Ocean]]
+   | sw = [[Havelock, North Carolina|Havelock]]
+   | s  = [[34,-75]]
+   | se = [[34,-74]]
 }}
-The Nags Head [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=35&long=-75&zoom=8 latitude 35, longitude -75].
-[[Category:North Carolina]]
+== The N35, W75 Graticule ==
-[[Category:Inactive Graticules]]
+This [[graticule]] contains one of the best wildlife refuges on the east coast - [http://www.fws.gov/alligatorriver/ Alligator River]. It is also home to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Pea Island NWR.
+Beautiful creatures such as the Black Bear, White-tailed deer, the endangered Red Wolf, foxes, rabbits, and indigenous and migrating waterfowl call this graticule home.
+== Upcoming Expeditions ==
+'''Today's Location'''
+[{{Today's location|lat=35|lon=-75|text={{PAGENAME}}}}]
+== Successful Expeditions ==
+[[2009-02-21_35_-75|2009-02-21]] - Successful Geohash in the Alligator River NWR just off US64.  Crossed log over canal! - [[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]
-== Expeditions ==
+== Achievements ==
+{{Graticule unlocked|date=2009-02-21|latitude=35|longitude=-75|name=[[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]}}
-[[2009-01-16]] - Geohash lands in Pea Island Wildlife Refuge, but, unfortunately, in the [http://www.fws.gov/peaisland/images/PINWRMap.pdf "Hatched Area"] that is closed! ARRRGGG! - [[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]
+[[Category:North Carolina]]
+[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Norfolk, Virginia	Virginia Beach, Virginia	36,-74
Belhaven	Nags Head	35,-74
Havelock	34,-75	34,-74
Today's location: not yet announced