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|map = <map lat="29" lon="-95" />
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  | lat= 29
|s=[[Freeport, Texas|Freeport]]
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  | lon= -95
  |nw=[[College Station, Texas|College Station]]
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  | nw = [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]
|ne=[[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]]
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  | n = [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]]
  |n=[[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]]
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  | ne = [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]]
|e=[[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]]
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  | w = [[El Campo, Texas|El Campo]]
  |se=[[Gulf of Mexico]]
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  | name = [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]
|sw=[[Port Lavaca, Texas|Port Lavaca]]
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  | e = [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]]
  |w=[[Wharton, Texas|Wharton]]
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  | sw = [[Port Lavaca, Texas|Port Lavaca]]
}}
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  | s = [[Freeport, Texas|Freeport]]
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  | se = [[Gulf of Mexico 28, -94|Gulf of Mexico]]
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}}
  
The Houston, Texas [[graticule]] is located around latitude 29, longitude -95.  This area is mostly land, with only a small portion of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in its southwest corner.  The graticule contains a large portion of Harris County including all points inside Sam Houston Toll Road/Beltway 8, most of Fort Bend and Brazoria Counties, and a small portion of Galveston County.  This is a rather large area, but it is representative of how insanely spread out the Houston area is.
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The Houston, Texas [[graticule]] is located around latitude 29, longitude -95.  This area is mostly land, with only a small portion of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in its southeast corner.  The graticule contains a large portion of Harris County including all points inside Sam Houston Toll Road/Beltway 8, most of Fort Bend and Brazoria Counties, and a small portion of Galveston County.  There is a [[:Category:Meetup in 29 -95|category]] of all of our geohashes, their pages, and the maps of the locations.
  
 
==Notable Dates==
 
==Notable Dates==
May 24, the first Saturday after the launch [[2008-05-24_29_-95]]
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[[2008-05-24 29 -95|May 24, 2008]] - the first Saturday after the launch  
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{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 29 | longitude = -95 | date = 2008-05-24 | name = A group (which may include Photosinensis, Pturing, and/or Bscott) | image = Picresized th 1211718777 DSC 0060.jpg }}
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[[2008-06-07 29 -95|June 7, 2008]] - expedition by [[User:SmartGirl83|SmartGirl83]].
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[[2009-07-10 29 -95|July 10, 2009]] - Dreadnought3000 got close outside the gates to the geohash property.
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[[2009-08-15 29 -95|August 15, 2009]] - Houston, Texas right in between the beltway 8 and the feeder road. was my first geohash-- Tenari
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[[2010-09-11 29 -95|September 11, 2010]] - first successful geohash by [[User:Phineas|Phineas]] and daughter Amy.
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[[2010-10-12 29 -95|October 12, 2010]] - [[User:Phineas|Phineas]] speeds through a hash.
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[[2011-07-09 29 -95|July 9, 2011]] - [[User:Messyhair42|MessyHair42]] drags a friend to a hashpoint.
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[[2011-11-30 29 -95|November 30, 2011]] - [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] visiting from [[42,-88]] for work and hit a hashpoint
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[[2012-03-18 29 -95|March 18, 2012]] - [[User:Iki|iki]] and [[User:Montydrei|Montydrei]] reach the hash, but are frightened out of getting proof.
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==Considered geohashes==
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2008-05-26 - The location for this day is literally someone's backyard.  Kinda interesting. --[[User:Photosinensis|Photosinensis]] 03:19, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
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==Global Hash==
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The Global hash for 2015-02-19 is 171 miles away http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=29.949887,-93.042767&z=9&q=loc:29.949887,-93.042767 If someone wants to join the Global Hashers. --[[User:NWoodruff|NWoodruff]] ([[User talk:NWoodruff|talk]]) 09:54, 18 February 2015 (EST)
  
 
==Local Geohashers==
 
==Local Geohashers==
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*[[User:phineas|Phineas]] is now enjoying geohashing in this graticule
 
*[[User:pturing|pturing]] is planning to attend Saturday May 24th
 
*[[User:pturing|pturing]] is planning to attend Saturday May 24th
 
*[[User:Hgrave|Hgraves]] plans on coming out soon..
 
*[[User:Hgrave|Hgraves]] plans on coming out soon..
*BigJ, Tophat and Tony will be there.
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*BigJ, Tophat and Tony tried to make it, but due to car death were unable to.
 
*[[User:Photosinensis|photosinensis]] may or may not make it.  The location seems a bit remote.
 
*[[User:Photosinensis|photosinensis]] may or may not make it.  The location seems a bit remote.
 
*[[User:bscott|bscott]] is planning on coming out Sat. May 24th
 
*[[User:bscott|bscott]] is planning on coming out Sat. May 24th
 
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*[[User:superprofundo|superprofundo]] wants to play, but not this weekend.
[[Category:North America]][[Category:Texas]][[Category:Active Graticules]][[Category:Houston Graticule|*Houston, Texas]]
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* Amy will be in Houston next week, but probably won't be able to get away from her friends long enough to make it.
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* Newly created Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119920572392
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[[Category:Texas]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Latest revision as of 21:30, 29 June 2024

College Station Conroe Beaumont
El Campo Houston Galveston
Port Lavaca Freeport Gulf of Mexico

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The Houston, Texas graticule is located around latitude 29, longitude -95. This area is mostly land, with only a small portion of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in its southeast corner. The graticule contains a large portion of Harris County including all points inside Sam Houston Toll Road/Beltway 8, most of Fort Bend and Brazoria Counties, and a small portion of Galveston County. There is a category of all of our geohashes, their pages, and the maps of the locations.

Notable Dates

May 24, 2008 - the first Saturday after the launch

Graticule unlocked.png
A group (which may include Photosinensis, Pturing, and/or Bscott) earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (29, -95) graticule, here, on 2008-05-24.
Picresized th 1211718777 DSC 0060.jpg

June 7, 2008 - expedition by SmartGirl83.

July 10, 2009 - Dreadnought3000 got close outside the gates to the geohash property.

August 15, 2009 - Houston, Texas right in between the beltway 8 and the feeder road. was my first geohash-- Tenari

September 11, 2010 - first successful geohash by Phineas and daughter Amy.

October 12, 2010 - Phineas speeds through a hash.

July 9, 2011 - MessyHair42 drags a friend to a hashpoint.

November 30, 2011 - RocketMac visiting from 42,-88 for work and hit a hashpoint

March 18, 2012 - iki and Montydrei reach the hash, but are frightened out of getting proof.


Considered geohashes

2008-05-26 - The location for this day is literally someone's backyard. Kinda interesting. --Photosinensis 03:19, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Global Hash

The Global hash for 2015-02-19 is 171 miles away http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=29.949887,-93.042767&z=9&q=loc:29.949887,-93.042767 If someone wants to join the Global Hashers. --NWoodruff (talk) 09:54, 18 February 2015 (EST)

Local Geohashers

  • Phineas is now enjoying geohashing in this graticule
  • pturing is planning to attend Saturday May 24th
  • Hgraves plans on coming out soon..
  • BigJ, Tophat and Tony tried to make it, but due to car death were unable to.
  • photosinensis may or may not make it. The location seems a bit remote.
  • bscott is planning on coming out Sat. May 24th
  • superprofundo wants to play, but not this weekend.
  • Amy will be in Houston next week, but probably won't be able to get away from her friends long enough to make it.
  • Newly created Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119920572392