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|name = Cambridge
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  | lat= 52
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  | lon= 0
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|nw = -
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  | nw = [[Hull, United Kingdom|Hull]]
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|n = -
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  | n = [[Skegness, United Kingdom|Skegness]]
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|ne = -
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  | ne = [[North Sea 53, 1|North Sea]]
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|w = [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]]
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  | w = [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]]
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|e = [[Norwich, United Kingdom|Norwich]]
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  | name = [[Cambridge, United Kingdom|Cambridge]]
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|sw = [[London West, United Kingdom|London West]]
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  | e = [[Norwich, United Kingdom|Norwich]]
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|s = [[London East, United Kingdom|London East]]  
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  | sw = [[London West, United Kingdom|London West]]
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|se = -
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  | s = [[London East, United Kingdom|London East]]
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  | se = [[Canterbury, United Kingdom|Canterbury]]
 
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This [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=52&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule] has boundaries from 52° to 53° latitude, and 0° to 1° longitude and contains Cambridge, UK. The graticle from -1° to 0° longitude is also near to Cambridge, but, due to the symmetry about the prime meridian, will never provide locations closer to the centre of Cambridge.
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* '''Today's Locations: ''' [http://geohashing.info/?lat=52.5&lon=0.5&date=today Cambridge and Adjacent Locations] - [[:Category:Meetup in 52 0|All Expeditions in 52, 0]]'''
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* KML - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?date=-1&lat=52&lon=0&skins=1 Yesterday] - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?lat=52&lon=0&skins=1 Today] - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?date=1&lat=52&lon=0&skins=1 Tomorrow] - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?date=2&lat=52&lon=0&skins=1 Tomorrow + 1] - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?date=3&lat=52&lon=0&skins=1 Tomorrow + 2] - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/testForm.php Other]
  
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==Local Geohashers==
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==The area==
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* [[User:Slainveteran|Slainveteran]] is bike powered, so will only be able to make it when the coordinates lie nearby Cambridge itself
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* [[User:Lilac|lilac]] is also bike powered, but might be prepared to cycle up to about ten miles for a Saturday location.
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[[Image:52,0 counties.svg|thumb|upright|right]]
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* [[User:Spanky|Spanky]] is also bike powered, and went Saturday (24/5), leaving a little later than expected. Saw nobody and '''will be taking a satnav in future'''. Here is an Art found outside Haverhill:
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{| class="wikitable floatright"
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!Name!!Geohash<br />probability
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|<span style="color:rgb(0, 153, 102)">■</span> Norfolk||39.9%
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|<span style="color:rgb(0, 51, 204)">■</span> Cambridgeshire||23.0%
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|-
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|<span style="color:rgb(0, 255, 0)">■</span> Suffolk||21.7%
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|-
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|<span style="color:rgb(255, 102, 153)">■</span> Lincolnshire||5.8%
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|-
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|<span style="color:rgb(255, 0, 255)">■</span> Essex||4.4%
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|-
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|<span style="color:rgb(255, 204, 51)">■</span> Hertfordshire||0.28%
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|}
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This {{Today's location|lat=52|lon=0|text=graticule}} covers the part of the [[United Kingdom]] (UK) from 52° to 53° latitude, and from 0° to 1° longitude.  It contains the city of Cambridge, and several smaller towns including King's Lynn, Wisbech, Thetford, Ely, Newmarket and Haverhill.
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Cambridge has enjoyed several spikes of activity over the last few years, and until [[Sheffield, United Kingdom|Sheffield]] and then [[Norwich, United Kingdom|Norwich]] overtook it in 2011 (although we have since re-overtaken Sheffield), it was the UK's most active graticule. Although most of the early activity was based around the city, we are now fortunate enough to have active geohashers to the north and east as well, and new hashers and meetups in any part of the graticule are most definitely welcome. Meetups are always good!
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The Cambridge graticule covers not only the county of Cambridgeshire, but also parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Geohashers reaching points in all these counties can claim a [[reverse regional achievement]] for this graticule. Most of the graticule is land, but the Norfolk coastline falls just inside its northern edge and, further west, it includes The Wash in Lincolnshire.  Much of the terrain is quite flat, with some hillier land in the south, and much of it is farmland. As Cambridge itself is arguably the [http://www.tfw.org.uk/tp-cycling.php "cycling capital of England"], the graticule offers excellent opportunities for [[bicycle geohash]]ing.
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Due to the symmetry of coordinates about the prime meridian, the neighbouring [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]] graticule, to the west, will never provide a closer hashpoint than our own graticule, no matter how close to the border you are.  However, if the day's coordinates fall close to the meridian, then the hashpoints in the two graticules will be quite close together, offering a good opportunity for a [[Multihash|Double geohash]]. Indeed, at this latitude, it even becomes possible to be in the uncertainty circle of both hashpoints simultaneously if the longitude is less than +/- 0.000100° -- this can be expected about once every 25 years.
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== Expeditions and Plans ==
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Expeditions in this graticule are listed below in reverse date order.  Here is a complete list of [[:Category:Meetup in 52 0|expeditions in Cambridge (52, 0)]] without descriptive details.
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=== 2023 ===
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''If you're planning an expedition, please add to this section. People actively watch it and they might try to join you.''
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* [[2023-10-19 52 0|19 October 2023 (Thu)]]: [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] got the train to Newmarket station then walked to the hash in a racehorse training field
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* [[2023-06-09 52 0|9 June 2023 (Fri)]]: [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] made a quick visit to a hash in Jesus Green, Cambridge
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=== 2022 ===
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* [[2022-12-09 52 0|9 December 2022 (Fri)]]: [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] managed to get there and back in time for the next train, but didn't bring spare GPS batteries, so didn't actually reach the hash.
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* [[2022-01-25 52 0|25 January 2022 (Tue)]]: [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] walked 41km to/from a field between Linton and Great Chesterford
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* [[2022-01-21 52 0|21 January 2022 (Fri)]]: A farmer's field near Stow cum Quy, which [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] walked to in the evening
  
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[[Image:HaverhillArt.JPG]]
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=== 2019 ===
  
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* [[User:Youpi|youpi]] is bike powered, was there (52.126648°, 0.547533°) this afternoon (Saturday, 24/5) between 16:00 and 16:30 but saw nobody :/ Anyway it was a cool 46 miles tour! On the way I spotted an unexpected road sign:
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* [[2019-05-25 52 0|25 May 2019 (Sat)]]: Mouseover Day: East of Brandon and south of the B1107, on a forest track in Suffolk, UK. [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] reached the hashpoint at 3:30 and again at 4pm.
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* [[2019-05-21 52 0|21 May 2019 (Tue)]]: A barley field near a wind farm near Stanhoe, Norfolk, UK. [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] arrived just before 4pm to mark Geohashing Day.
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* [[2019-03-15 52 0|15 March 2019 (Fri)]]: Just off Main Street in Hardwick, with the 52,-0 hashpoint only about half a mile away. [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] visited in the afternoon.
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* [[2019-01-17 52 0|17 January 2019 (Thu)]]: A pavement in Cambridge, and a mere 450 metres from [[User:Benjw|Benjw]]'s house; aiming for a 4pm meetup.
  
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[[Image:beware_frogs.jpg]]
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=== 2018 ===
  
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For the cycle-powered, Sunday's location (2008-05-25) looks to be reachable from Bishops Stortford / Stansted Airport railway stations (though it's about 10 miles each way):<pre>51.9417748528,0.18287359767</pre>
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* [[2018-09-20 52 0|20 September 2018 (Thu)]]: Right on a footpath just off the Newmarket Road in east Cambridge.  [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] will bike there at some convenient time (either to meet up with other hashers, or to avoid the rain).
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* [[2018-06-14 52 0|14 June 2018 (Thu)]]: [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] investigated a bush by the guided busway stop at Oakington.
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* [[2018-05-21 52 0|21 May 2018 (Mon)]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] failed to reach an arable point west of the Great Ouse, West Lynn, Norfolk, UK.
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* [[2018-01-09 52 0|9 January 2018 (Tue)]]: In the middle of the road in Broad Green, SE of Newmarket. [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] intends to hit the hashpoint late morning.
  
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Mmm, it looks like there is a mistake above: it is *not* in the (52,0) graticule...
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=== Archives for Previous Years ===
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:True, but the (52,0) location is further from Cambridge, and significantly more underwater.
 
  
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[[User:Spanky|Spanky]] suggests: some cunning way of indicating who has visited a spot...?
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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[[User:JPD|JPD]] is bike powered as well. 16:00 is usually Not A Good Time, but will occasionally get there before that and leave a mark.
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|-
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| '''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''
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| '''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expeditions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''
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| '''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reached&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''
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| '''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retro&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2017|2017]]'''
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| 6
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| 6
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2016|2016]]'''
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| 18
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| 17
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2015|2015]]'''
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| 81
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| 74
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| 2
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2014|2014]]'''
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| 11
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| 10
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2013|2013]]'''
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| 15
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| 11
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2012|2012]]'''
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| 20
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| 18
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| 3
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2011|2011]]'''
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| 9
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| 8
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| 1
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2010|2010]]'''
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| 28
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| 22
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2009|2009]]'''
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| 18
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| 18
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2008|2008]]'''
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| 4
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| 3
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| 0
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| '''Totals'''
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| 210
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| 187
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| 6
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==Mini Geohashing==
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The highest number of expeditions in a calendar year was the 81 during 2015, and the highest number in a month was 13, in August 2015.  A few times, Cambridge has been the most active graticule in the world for a particular month, earning us some shiny ribbons. In 2015 Cambridge came third in the world for expeditions and coordinates-reached. There was stiff competition with [[Mannheim, Germany]] who came second in these categories. Congratulations to them!
  
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A new idea for the bike-powered.  To get a location always close to the centre of Cambridge, try mini-geohashing over an area 1% of a standard graticule.
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{{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = September 2015
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| reached = true
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| count = 10
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = August 2015
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| reached = true
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| count = 12
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = September 2012
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| count = 11
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = September 2012
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| reached = true
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| count = 11
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = October 2010
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| reached = true
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| count = 5
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = August 2010
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| count = 8
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = August 2010
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| reached = true
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| count = 6
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}}
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==Local Geohashers==
  
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Method: find your current coordinates and remove everything after the first decimal place.  In Cambridge, that's going to be either 52.1 or 52.2 north and 0.0 or 0.1 east.  Then add the standard string of digits to the end of the number.
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:''See also: [[:Category:Geohashers in 52,0]].''
  
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E.g. the geohash coordinates for Sunday 25th May 2008 in the standard graticule are 52.941774°, 0.182873°.  That makes the mini-geohash location closest to the centre of Cambridge 52.1941774°, 0.1182873° - [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=52.1941774%C2%B0,+0.1182873%C2%B0&ie=UTF8&ll=52.194166,0.119176&spn=0.012469,0.040169&t=h&z=15&iwloc=addr much more convenient]
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The following are known to be currently active:
  
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What do you think? - Sarah
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* [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] is in central Cambridge.  He hashes by bicycle and car, albeit sporadically, but checks the wiki frequently and is always keen for meetups.
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* [[User:MagicIan|MagicIan]] is in the [[Norwich, United Kingdom|Norwich]] graticule.
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* [[User:PaintedJaguar|PaintedJaguar]] is in Ely.
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* [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] lives in central Cambridge during term time, and walks to hashes that are a couple of hours or less away.
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* [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] based in the [[Norwich, United Kingdom|Norwich]] graticule frequently visits.
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* [[User:Transhumanist|Transhumanist]] is in the [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]] graticule, but still considers himself a Cambridge resident and is working on improved means of transport.
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* [[User:Tongs|The Tongs]] all live in Cambridge apart from [[User:Tongs/B|B]].
  
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:I like it in principle, but I think we risk diluting an already-small number of people. A good coverage of Cambridge would seem to be 52.15° + 0.1 x, 0.1° + 0.1 y. Also, if there's a convenient hash every day, it would make it significantly less special when the numbers happen to work out. Perhaps only on Saturdays (and maybe only when the usual hash lands outside of the (52.15, 0.1) - (52.25, 0.2) box)? What do other people think? - Richard
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Other hashers have previously been active in this graticule; they are listed on the [[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2008|2008 archive page]].
  
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[[Category:British Isles]]
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[[Category:United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 20 April 2024

Hull Skegness North Sea
Northampton Cambridge Norwich
London West London East Canterbury

Today's location: geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

The area

52,0 counties.svg
Name Geohash
probability
■ Norfolk 39.9%
■ Cambridgeshire 23.0%
■ Suffolk 21.7%
■ Lincolnshire 5.8%
■ Essex 4.4%
■ Hertfordshire 0.28%

This graticule covers the part of the United Kingdom (UK) from 52° to 53° latitude, and from 0° to 1° longitude. It contains the city of Cambridge, and several smaller towns including King's Lynn, Wisbech, Thetford, Ely, Newmarket and Haverhill.

Cambridge has enjoyed several spikes of activity over the last few years, and until Sheffield and then Norwich overtook it in 2011 (although we have since re-overtaken Sheffield), it was the UK's most active graticule. Although most of the early activity was based around the city, we are now fortunate enough to have active geohashers to the north and east as well, and new hashers and meetups in any part of the graticule are most definitely welcome. Meetups are always good!

The Cambridge graticule covers not only the county of Cambridgeshire, but also parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Geohashers reaching points in all these counties can claim a reverse regional achievement for this graticule. Most of the graticule is land, but the Norfolk coastline falls just inside its northern edge and, further west, it includes The Wash in Lincolnshire. Much of the terrain is quite flat, with some hillier land in the south, and much of it is farmland. As Cambridge itself is arguably the "cycling capital of England", the graticule offers excellent opportunities for bicycle geohashing.

Due to the symmetry of coordinates about the prime meridian, the neighbouring Northampton graticule, to the west, will never provide a closer hashpoint than our own graticule, no matter how close to the border you are. However, if the day's coordinates fall close to the meridian, then the hashpoints in the two graticules will be quite close together, offering a good opportunity for a Double geohash. Indeed, at this latitude, it even becomes possible to be in the uncertainty circle of both hashpoints simultaneously if the longitude is less than +/- 0.000100° -- this can be expected about once every 25 years.

Expeditions and Plans

Expeditions in this graticule are listed below in reverse date order. Here is a complete list of expeditions in Cambridge (52, 0) without descriptive details.

2023

If you're planning an expedition, please add to this section. People actively watch it and they might try to join you.

2022

2019

  • 25 May 2019 (Sat): Mouseover Day: East of Brandon and south of the B1107, on a forest track in Suffolk, UK. Sourcerer reached the hashpoint at 3:30 and again at 4pm.
  • 21 May 2019 (Tue): A barley field near a wind farm near Stanhoe, Norfolk, UK. Sourcerer arrived just before 4pm to mark Geohashing Day.
  • 15 March 2019 (Fri): Just off Main Street in Hardwick, with the 52,-0 hashpoint only about half a mile away. Benjw visited in the afternoon.
  • 17 January 2019 (Thu): A pavement in Cambridge, and a mere 450 metres from Benjw's house; aiming for a 4pm meetup.

2018

  • 20 September 2018 (Thu): Right on a footpath just off the Newmarket Road in east Cambridge. Benjw will bike there at some convenient time (either to meet up with other hashers, or to avoid the rain).
  • 14 June 2018 (Thu): Benjw investigated a bush by the guided busway stop at Oakington.
  • 21 May 2018 (Mon): Sourcerer failed to reach an arable point west of the Great Ouse, West Lynn, Norfolk, UK.
  • 9 January 2018 (Tue): In the middle of the road in Broad Green, SE of Newmarket. Benjw intends to hit the hashpoint late morning.

Archives for Previous Years

   Link       Expeditions       Reached       Retro   
2017 6 6 0
2016 18 17 0
2015 81 74 2
2014 11 10 0
2013 15 11 0
2012 20 18 3
2011 9 8 1
2010 28 22 0
2009 18 18 0
2008 4 3 0
Totals 210 187 6

The highest number of expeditions in a calendar year was the 81 during 2015, and the highest number in a month was 13, in August 2015. A few times, Cambridge has been the most active graticule in the world for a particular month, earning us some shiny ribbons. In 2015 Cambridge came third in the world for expeditions and coordinates-reached. There was stiff competition with Mannheim, Germany who came second in these categories. Congratulations to them!


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 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of September 2015 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 10 successful expeditions.
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 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of August 2015 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 12 successful expeditions.
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 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of September 2012 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 11 expeditions.
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 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of September 2012 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 11 successful expeditions.
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 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement
for the month of October 2010 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 5 successful expeditions.
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 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement
for the month of August 2010 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 8 expeditions.
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 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement
for the month of August 2010 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 6 successful expeditions.


Local Geohashers

See also: Category:Geohashers in 52,0.

The following are known to be currently active:

  • Benjw is in central Cambridge. He hashes by bicycle and car, albeit sporadically, but checks the wiki frequently and is always keen for meetups.
  • MagicIan is in the Norwich graticule.
  • PaintedJaguar is in Ely.
  • PeterRoder lives in central Cambridge during term time, and walks to hashes that are a couple of hours or less away.
  • Sourcerer based in the Norwich graticule frequently visits.
  • Transhumanist is in the Northampton graticule, but still considers himself a Cambridge resident and is working on improved means of transport.
  • The Tongs all live in Cambridge apart from B.

Other hashers have previously been active in this graticule; they are listed on the 2008 archive page.

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