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| − | [[ | + | {{graticule |
| + | | lat= 41 | ||
| + | | lon= -87 | ||
| + | | nw = [[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]] | ||
| + | | n = [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]] | ||
| + | | ne = [[Holland, Michigan]] | ||
| + | | w = [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]] | ||
| + | | name = [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] | ||
| + | | e = [[South Bend, Indiana]] | ||
| + | | sw = [[Champaign/Urbana, Illinois|Champaign/Urbana]] | ||
| + | | s = [[Danville, Illinois|Danville]] | ||
| + | | se = [[Lafayette, Indiana]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | The Chicago, IL [[graticule]] is located at latitude 41, longitude -87. It includes almost the entire city proper (excluding the area north of Devon Ave), the south suburbs, Kankakee, Gary and NW Indiana. | + | The Chicago, [[Illinois|IL]] [[graticule]] is located at {{Today's location|lat=41|lon=-87|text=latitude 41, longitude -87}}. It includes almost the entire city proper (excluding the area north of Devon Ave), the south suburbs, Kankakee, Gary and NW [[Indiana]]. |
| + | [[Image:2014_11_20_41_-87_chicago.jpg|border|500px|left]] | ||
==Notable Dates== | ==Notable Dates== | ||
| − | + | {{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 41 | longitude = -87 | date = 2008-05-24 | name = [[User:Virgletati|Virgletati]] }} | |
| + | ==Official Meetup== | ||
| + | In accordance with the [[Main_Page#Official_Meetup|Main Page]], the official meetup of the 41,-87 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | * The first Saturday meetup ([[2008-05-24 41 -87|05-24-2008]]): Happened! But only one person showed. |
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| + | * The meetup for ([[2008-06-07 41 -87|06-07-2008]]): Four of us drove down from the city. Nice little spot right off of the road. We were a few minutes late and did not see anyone else there. Pictures were taken but they remain on a cell phone that I do not have access to. | ||
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| + | * The meetup for ([[2008-06-21 41 -87|06-21-2008]]): Five people total showed up at the suggested alternate location, a beach near Uptown. | ||
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| + | * The meetup for ([[2009-07-25 41 -87|07-25-2009]]): One person showed up. Was in a residential neighborhood in the suburbs. | ||
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| + | * The meetup for [[2013-02-16 41 -87|Feb 16, 2013]]: [[User:Zhukant|zhukant]] and [[User:Lrbrink90|lrbrink90]] stamped their feet on a freezing sidewalk then ate Subway sandwiches in their car in Oriole Park. | ||
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| + | * The meetup for [[2013-12-14 41 -87|Dec 14, 2013]]: [[User:nesbiteg|nesbiteg]] walked through the fresh snow to a point just off the Lakefront Trail in Uptown. | ||
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| + | ==Other Visits== | ||
| + | If you visited a point on a date/time other than Saturday at 4:00 PM, put it here. | ||
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| + | * [[2024-02-03 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] got close to the hashpoint in the middle of Mannheim Road in Westchester. | ||
| + | * [[2023-09-30 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] in an alleyway in Berwyn, just off old Route 66. | ||
| + | * [[2023-08-20 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] in a small park in Bensenville. | ||
| + | * [[2023-08-12 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] next to a corporate building in Villa Park. | ||
| + | * [[2020-12-20 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] in an alleyway in River Grove. | ||
| + | * [[2016-07-02 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] and tag-along friend in a front yard in Elmhurst. | ||
| + | * [[2015-09-20 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] in a parking lot in Oak Brook. | ||
| + | * [[2015-05-28 41 -87]]: [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]], [[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]], & [[User:Dolphintreasure|Dolphintreasure]] met in the Brighton Park area. | ||
| + | * [[2014-11-20 41 -87]]: Solo expedition by [[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] in Eastside. | ||
| + | * [[2014-07-12 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] and [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]] in Countryside. | ||
| + | * [[2014-07-05 41 -87]]: [[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]] and [[User:Haberdasher | Haberdasher]] in North Riverside. | ||
| + | * [[2013-12-27 41 -87]]: [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]] and [[User:Haberdasher | Haberdasher]] on Northerly Island. | ||
| + | * [[2013-04-15 41 -87]]: [[User:Herdingbats|Herdingbats]] gets close to a hash on the railroad tracks. | ||
| + | * [[2013-01-07 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher | Haberdasher]] outside a building in Bellwood. | ||
| + | * [[2012-12-22 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher | Haberdasher]] in a forest preserve in Darien, IL. | ||
| + | * [[2012-11-17 41 -87]]: [[User:OtherJack | OtherJack]] and [[User:2pacchacha|2pacchacha]] encountered Summit, IL | ||
| + | * [[2012-08-13 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher | Haberdasher]] at a mall in Calumet City. | ||
| + | * [[2012-07-05 41 -87]]: [[User:Haberdasher | Haberdasher]] on a residential road in Schiller Park. | ||
| + | * [[2012-03-01 41 -87]]: [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] found a geohash and won a charity poker tournament for his camp! | ||
| + | * [[2009-06-04 41 -87]]: [[User:Jachim|Jachim]] visited the hash, but it was inside a building with no access. | ||
| + | * [[2009-04-18 41 -87]]: [[User:Virgletati|Virgletati]] got a speed racer hash in Kankakee. | ||
| + | * [[2009-03-27 41 -87]]: Solo geohasher excursion by [[user:gigahz83 | Nathan]] to the middle of a corn field north of Manteno, IL. | ||
| + | * [[2009-03-21 41 -87]]: [[User:Virgletati|Virgletati]] went to the shore due west of a hashpoint in Lake Michigan. | ||
| + | * Bored on Thanksgiving '08 ([[2008-11-27 41 -87|11-27-2008]]): Just me out in the burbs somewhere. | ||
| + | * [[2008-06-11 41 -87]]: [[User:YellowYoshi|YellowYoshi]] tried to reach a hashpoint, but it was on private property. | ||
| + | * [[2008-06-06 41 -87]]: [[User:YellowYoshi|YellowYoshi]] tried to reach a hashpoint, but arrived after the cemetery in which it was located had closed. | ||
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| + | ==Local Geohashers== | ||
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| + | * [[user:Typewriter|Typewriter]] | ||
| + | * [[user:jazmatician|jazmatician]] | ||
| + | * [[user:lrbrink90|lrbrink90]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Herdingbats|Herdingbats]] | ||
| + | * [[User:nesbiteg|nesbiteg]] | ||
| + | * [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]] occasionally | ||
| + | * [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] is just across the graticule border and hashes here sometimes | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[https://geohashing.info/ Geohashing Coordinate Calculator] - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 10:30am Central). | ||
| + | *[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/41,-87 Official Atom feed for 41,-87] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Illinois]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Indiana]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Split cities]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Active graticules]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:15, 29 April 2024
| Schaumburg | Kenosha, Wisconsin | Holland, Michigan |
| Aurora | Chicago | South Bend, Indiana |
| Champaign/Urbana | Danville | Lafayette, Indiana |
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Today's location: geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox | ||
The Chicago, IL graticule is located at latitude 41, longitude -87. It includes almost the entire city proper (excluding the area north of Devon Ave), the south suburbs, Kankakee, Gary and NW Indiana.
Notable Dates
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Virgletati earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
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Official Meetup
In accordance with the Main Page, the official meetup of the 41,-87 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.
- The first Saturday meetup (05-24-2008): Happened! But only one person showed.
- The meetup for (06-07-2008): Four of us drove down from the city. Nice little spot right off of the road. We were a few minutes late and did not see anyone else there. Pictures were taken but they remain on a cell phone that I do not have access to.
- The meetup for (06-21-2008): Five people total showed up at the suggested alternate location, a beach near Uptown.
- The meetup for (07-25-2009): One person showed up. Was in a residential neighborhood in the suburbs.
- The meetup for Feb 16, 2013: zhukant and lrbrink90 stamped their feet on a freezing sidewalk then ate Subway sandwiches in their car in Oriole Park.
- The meetup for Dec 14, 2013: nesbiteg walked through the fresh snow to a point just off the Lakefront Trail in Uptown.
Other Visits
If you visited a point on a date/time other than Saturday at 4:00 PM, put it here.
- 2024-02-03 41 -87: Haberdasher got close to the hashpoint in the middle of Mannheim Road in Westchester.
- 2023-09-30 41 -87: Haberdasher in an alleyway in Berwyn, just off old Route 66.
- 2023-08-20 41 -87: Haberdasher in a small park in Bensenville.
- 2023-08-12 41 -87: Haberdasher next to a corporate building in Villa Park.
- 2020-12-20 41 -87: Haberdasher in an alleyway in River Grove.
- 2016-07-02 41 -87: Haberdasher and tag-along friend in a front yard in Elmhurst.
- 2015-09-20 41 -87: Haberdasher in a parking lot in Oak Brook.
- 2015-05-28 41 -87: OtherJack, Mystrsyko, & Dolphintreasure met in the Brighton Park area.
- 2014-11-20 41 -87: Solo expedition by Thomcat in Eastside.
- 2014-07-12 41 -87: Haberdasher and OtherJack in Countryside.
- 2014-07-05 41 -87: Mystrsyko and Haberdasher in North Riverside.
- 2013-12-27 41 -87: OtherJack and Haberdasher on Northerly Island.
- 2013-04-15 41 -87: Herdingbats gets close to a hash on the railroad tracks.
- 2013-01-07 41 -87: Haberdasher outside a building in Bellwood.
- 2012-12-22 41 -87: Haberdasher in a forest preserve in Darien, IL.
- 2012-11-17 41 -87: OtherJack and 2pacchacha encountered Summit, IL
- 2012-08-13 41 -87: Haberdasher at a mall in Calumet City.
- 2012-07-05 41 -87: Haberdasher on a residential road in Schiller Park.
- 2012-03-01 41 -87: RocketMac found a geohash and won a charity poker tournament for his camp!
- 2009-06-04 41 -87: Jachim visited the hash, but it was inside a building with no access.
- 2009-04-18 41 -87: Virgletati got a speed racer hash in Kankakee.
- 2009-03-27 41 -87: Solo geohasher excursion by Nathan to the middle of a corn field north of Manteno, IL.
- 2009-03-21 41 -87: Virgletati went to the shore due west of a hashpoint in Lake Michigan.
- Bored on Thanksgiving '08 (11-27-2008): Just me out in the burbs somewhere.
- 2008-06-11 41 -87: YellowYoshi tried to reach a hashpoint, but it was on private property.
- 2008-06-06 41 -87: YellowYoshi tried to reach a hashpoint, but arrived after the cemetery in which it was located had closed.
Local Geohashers
- Typewriter
- jazmatician
- lrbrink90
- Herdingbats
- nesbiteg
- OtherJack occasionally
- Haberdasher is just across the graticule border and hashes here sometimes
External Links
- Geohashing Coordinate Calculator - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 10:30am Central).
- Official Atom feed for 41,-87
