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Welcome to the '''Geohashing Wiki'''.  Geohashing was brought to you by the [[xkcd]] webcomic. Read this information in [[Image:Flag of Germany.png|15px]] [[Hauptseite|Deutsch]] - [[Image:Flag of Spain.png|15px]] [[Image:Flag of Mexico.png|15px]] [[Image:Flag of Chile.png|15px]] [[Página Principal|Español]] - [[Image:Flag_of_France.png|15px]] [[Page d Accueil|Français]] - [[Image:800px-Flag of Sweden.png|15px]] [[Huvudsida|Svenska]] - [[Geo Hashing:Community Portal#Translation|and maybe other languages]].{{QUOTER}}<br clear=all>
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= The Adventure Starts Here =
  
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== What is this? ==
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'''[[Geohashing]] is a global game of spontaneous adventure generation with over 17,000 expeditions since 2008.''' You will explore random locations, meet fellow geohashers, brave the elements, unlock [[Achievements|achievements]], and then come back here to '''[[expedition|document your expedition]]'''.
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[[Image:Coordinates.png|thumb|400px|[[The Algorithm]] as shown in [[xkcd]] [http://www.xkcd.com/426/ comic #426], published on 21 May 2008.]]
 
  
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[[Geohashing]] is an adventure, comprising journeys to random places within a given area. Every day, effectively [http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html random locations] are generated by an [[algorithm]] that achieves randomness using stock market data. It is a ''Spontaneous Adventure Generator''. A set of coordinates is generated for each 1°×1° latitude/longitude zone (known as a [[graticule]]) in the world. The coordinates can lie anywhere in the graticule — in the forest, in a city, on a mountain, or even [[Water Geohash | in the middle of a lake]]! Everyone in a given region gets the same set of coordinates relative to their graticule.
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[[Image:Flag of Catalonia.png|15px]] [[Pàgina Principal|Català]] - [[Image:Flag of Germany.png|15px]] [[Hauptseite|Deutsch]] - [[Image:Flag of Spain.png|15px]] [[Image:Flag of Mexico.png|15px]] [[Image:Flag of Chile.png|15px]] [[Página Principal|Español]] - [[Image:Flag_of_France.png|15px]] [[Accueil|Français]] - [[Image:Flag of Italy.png|15px]] [[Pagina Principale|Italiano]] - [[File:Flag of Poland.png|15px]] [[Strona główna|Polski]] - [[Image:800px-Flag of Sweden.png|15px]] [[Huvudsida|Svenska]] - [[geohashing:translation|other languages]].{{QUOTER}}
  
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The generated coordinates are used as destinations for adventures, ''à la'' [[wikipedia:Geocaching|Geocaching]], or for local meetups. After the fun, please '''[[expedition|document your expedition]]'''! The rest of us would love to read your story, see your photos, and cheer your success (or commiserate with your [[Achievements#Consolation_Prizes | failure]]). You can use this wiki to document the daily coordinates (geohashes) you’ve been to or tried to reach.<br clear="all">
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[[Image:Coordinates.png|thumb|400px|[[The Algorithm]] was invented for [[xkcd]] [http://www.xkcd.com/426/ comic #426], published on 21 May 2008.]]
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== How to play? ==
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# Get '''[https://geohashing.info/ today's coordinates]''' with a [[Geohashing:Coordinate_calculators|coordinate calculator]]
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# '''[[A beginner's guide|Go there]]''' (or as close as you safely and legally can)
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# '''[[Special:UserLogin|Create an account]]''' <small>(Returning after a break? All accounts created before 2020-02-02 [[Dark Ages|were deleted]]; you'll need to sign up again)</small>
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# '''[[Expedition|Write about]]''' your expedition!
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== How does Geohashing work? ==
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Everyday, an [[algorithm]] generates a random coordinate from stock market data. That coordinate can be applied to every 1°×1° latitude/longitude ''[[graticule]]'' in the world, giving a point that might be in a field, a forest, a city, or even [[Water Geohash|out at sea]]! Everyone in the world gets the same set of coordinates relative to their graticule.
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Each day, people try to get their nearest generated coordinate, for an adventure, to discover somewhere new, or to meet up with other geohashers. Afterwards, you can '''[[expedition|document your expedition]]'''. The rest of us would love to read your story, see your photos, and cheer your success (or commiserate with your [[Achievements#Consolation_Prizes | failure]])! Join the other 'spot spotters', be out standing in your field and use this wiki to document the daily coordinates (geohashes) you’ve been to or tried to reach.
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Each day there is also a single [[globalhash]] somewhere on Earth: rare, valued and much harder to reach.
  
 
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== Gallery of recent expeditions ==
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The gallery for each day is added to this page automatically, but pictures are selected to the gallery by ''us''. Any geohasher is welcome to add a picture from that day. Just add your image name in the list at the “add yours” link. If the gallery hasn't been started yet, copy the format from the previous day, or [[Template:Expedition Images2/How-to|read the how-to]]. Please also write an account of your expedition, even if only a short one, so that people can click the link on your picture and find out more.
 
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==Recent non-expeditions==
 
==Recent non-expeditions==
 
This section documents hash expeditions that geohashers ''wish'' they could make, but have not been able to for the reasons stated.
 
This section documents hash expeditions that geohashers ''wish'' they could make, but have not been able to for the reasons stated.
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*[[2014-09-23 global]] In the coastal national park/forest about 15km north-east of Bintulu, in Sarawak, East Malaysia. It's only several hundred metres from the palm oil plantation roads. Bintulu has the largest single gas manufacturing complex in the world, with a significant 'expatriate' population, so there are potentially many nerdy geohashers.
 
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*[[2014-08-29 31 35]] Drive or walk along the mostly deserted (no buildings) [https://maps.google.com/?q=loc:31.764150138609057,35.181923394624576&ll=31.764133,35.181924&spn=0.000009,0.005397&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=31.76404,35.181921&panoid=eMPaWr4CT0j0Sj0GfBurvg&cbp=12,348.89,,0,37.13 Kadish Luz Street], West Jerusalem. The hash is beside a pipe access cover. [[User:1PE|1PE (Canberra)]] ([[User talk:1PE|talk]]) 23:49, 28 August 2014 (EDT)
 
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*[[2014-08-29 global]] An easy walk from a road in the western United States.  Unfortunately, it's in Montana, and I have commitments in California, so I couldn't make it there in time for midnight even if I had a car at hand. [[User:Codae|Codae]] ([[User talk:Codae|talk]])
 
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*[[2014-08-27 28 77]] In the outskirts of [[Delhi, India]], at the [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=3.4336937424125206,101.16771098954005&z=6&q=loc:3.4336937424125206,101.16771098954005 rear of an upmarket country estate house] in the Dera Mandi district. I'd love to knock on that door./gate.[[User:1PE|1PE (Canberra)]] ([[User talk:1PE|talk]]) 00:16, 27 August 2014 (EDT)
 
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*[[2014-04-30 49 -2]] This was [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:(49.42017599,-2.36908827) pretty much on the beach, on the island of Sark]! It's unusual enough for the Channel Islands to be hit at all, but a beach (or small boat) hash on Sark is something else. Wish I could have been there. [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]] ([[User talk:Macronencer|talk]]) 08:10, 2 May 2014 (EDT)
 
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*[[2014-02-18 52 4]] THE place to waste your time [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:(52.959333,4.778435)] On the dock of the bay no less. But, the restricted part of the naval base. [[User:JwB|JwB]] ([[User talk:JwB|talk]])09:52, 18 February 2014 (CET)
 
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* [[2014-01-30]] Global Hash [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:(28.374485,126.663613)] 28N 126E South China Sea, north-west of Okinawa. I have a friend sailing through this area at the moment, about 240km South East so perhaps two days sail from this GH. However, there is no chance of 'diverting' him ''today''. Hence, no chance of various achievements (he is capable of navigating by compass AND sextant, has a cat onboard the yacht to pat, etc.) A pity! [[User:1PE|1PE (Canberra)]] ([[User talk:1PE|talk]]) 17:30, 29 January 2014 (EST)
 
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* [[2014-01-11 -34 149]] [http://goo.gl/maps/pS6Jg] ON the south-bound track of a bendy bit of the [[Melbourne, Australia]] to [[Sydney, Australia]] main train line, near Gunning, New South Wales (west of / in the graticule of [[Goulburn, Australia]]) -- SOMEONE must be on a train! [[User:1PE|1PE (Canberra)]] ([[User talk:1PE|talk]]) 18:09, 10 January 2014 (EST)
 
  
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[[Recent_non-expeditions#2013|2013]] - [[Recent_non-expeditions#2014|2014]] - [[Recent_non-expeditions#2015|2015]] - [[Recent_non-expeditions#2017|2017]] - [[Recent_non-expeditions#2020|2020]]
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* [[2013-12-03 39 -84]] [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=loc:39.1033839,+-84.4145787+(Geohashing+for+3+Dec+2013+in+39,-84)&ie=UTF8&t=h Cincinnati, OH]. Smack on the tarmac of Lunken Airport. Almost epic enough to justify the police record. [[User:Humbucker|Humbucker]] ([[User talk:Humbucker|talk]]) 14:15, 3 December 2013 (EST)
 
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* [[2013-11-27 global]] [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:(48.871876,98.259569) globalhash, Mongolia] is about 1km off a dirt road around 10km north of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosontsengel,_Zavkhan Tosontsengel, Mongolia] and it has an [http://skyvector.com/airport/ZMTL/Tosontsengel-Airport airport].[[User:1PE|1PE (Canberra)]] ([[User talk:1PE|talk]])
 
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* [[2013-10-25 global]] [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:(42.29243569,-6.47057902) GlobalHash in Spain], 48 km from Ponferrada, 113 km from León, 210 km from Salamanca, 366 km from Madrid --[[User:LeslieHapablap|LeslieHapablap]] ([[User talk:LeslieHapablap|talk]]) 09:57, 24 October 2013 (EDT)
 
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* [[2013-07-12 41 -6]] ([https://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:(41.183617,-6.973834) GlobalHash]) by [[User:1PE|1PE]] - northern Portugal, just off the N220 east of the village of Carvalhal, itself east of Torre de Moncorvo. Even do-able from Spain: Salamanca or Zamora.
 
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* [[2013-07-04 34 35]] by [[User:1PE|1PE]] - Syria! Near a major road intersection, in an olive grove.
 
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* [[2013-03-20 33 72]] (GlobalHash) by [[User:1PE|1PE]] - Western side of the Indus River valley, about 25km south of Nowshera, Pakistan; only 60km from Pashawar.
 
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 21 July 2024

The Adventure Starts Here

Geohashing is a global game of spontaneous adventure generation with over 17,000 expeditions since 2008. You will explore random locations, meet fellow geohashers, brave the elements, unlock achievements, and then come back here to document your expedition.

Flag of Catalonia.png Català - Flag of Germany.png Deutsch - Flag of Spain.png Flag of Mexico.png Flag of Chile.png Español - Flag of France.png Français - Flag of Italy.png Italiano - Flag of Poland.png Polski - 800px-Flag of Sweden.png Svenska - other languages.

“
Do you want to hit up the Portland geohash with Alison and me? Today. Like right now. We're going to drive to your house if you don't answer.
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find some more great geohashing quotations here.
—Frogman initiates an expedition to 2013-09-07 45 -122 with an increasingly menacing series of text messages.
The Algorithm was invented for xkcd comic #426, published on 21 May 2008.

How to play?

  1. Get today's coordinates with a coordinate calculator
  2. Go there (or as close as you safely and legally can)
  3. Create an account (Returning after a break? All accounts created before 2020-02-02 were deleted; you'll need to sign up again)
  4. Write about your expedition!

How does Geohashing work?

Everyday, an algorithm generates a random coordinate from stock market data. That coordinate can be applied to every 1°×1° latitude/longitude graticule in the world, giving a point that might be in a field, a forest, a city, or even out at sea! Everyone in the world gets the same set of coordinates relative to their graticule.

Each day, people try to get their nearest generated coordinate, for an adventure, to discover somewhere new, or to meet up with other geohashers. Afterwards, you can document your expedition. The rest of us would love to read your story, see your photos, and cheer your success (or commiserate with your failure)! Join the other 'spot spotters', be out standing in your field and use this wiki to document the daily coordinates (geohashes) you’ve been to or tried to reach.

Each day there is also a single globalhash somewhere on Earth: rare, valued and much harder to reach.

Learn more

How to geohash:

Other people's expeditions:

Get involved


news archive • Edit What's new on the wiki?

More pages needing discussion • Discussion archive • Edit Now discussing - please join in: 


Official xkcd meetups

Felix Dance, Mdixon4, Rhonda, Lachie and Stevage meet up at the 28 December 2015 (a Monday) coordinates for Bairnsdale, VIC, Australia.

Based on the title text from the comic that established geohashing, the "official" meetup day was interpreted as being Saturday; that is, the day one would have the best chance of meeting others -- see also Mouseover Day. Additionally it was decided through convention that a good meeting time would be 16:00 local time (4:00 P.M.)¹

However, neither of these are hard rules, and they were formulated at a very different early stage in the sport's history. Nowadays and for quite awhile actually, any date or time can be good (or bad, depending on how many other hashers are near you) for meeting up, especially if prearranged. Note that this only applies to that day’s normal local geohash or globalhash coordinates, if you try to go to an alternate location without telling anyone else, it's highly unlikely you'd meet up with a hasher there (obviously).

¹Or earlier if that would be too close to sunset during the winter, or other quirks of temporal tradition; see your local graticule page for consensus there.

Gallery of recent expeditions

Every expedition should have one photo in that day's gallery, selected manually. Please add yours with the "add" link. If that day's gallery hasn't been started yet, please start it.


Recent Expeditions


Recent and Upcoming Coordinates

The coordinates for the Saturday meetups on 23 November 2024 are now available. The coordinates for the next Saturday meetups, scheduled for 30 November 2024, will be based on the Dow's opening price published at 09:30 EST (14:30 UTC) on Friday 29 November. See timeanddate.com to convert this time to your local time zone.

Disclaimer: When any coordinates generated by the Geohashing algorithm fall within a dangerous area, are inaccessible, or would require illegal trespass, DO NOT attempt to reach them. Please research each potential location before attempting to access it. You are expected to use proper judgment in all cases and are solely responsible for your own actions. See more guidelines.


Expeditions Being Planned

Expeditions and Plans

2024-11-25

Expeditions and Plans

2024-11-24

Expeditions and Plans

2024-11-23
Kenosha, Wisconsin gennyble As surveyed on Google Maps, the point has fallen within Ethel's Woods Fores...

Recent Expeditions

Expeditions and Plans

2024-11-22
Coos Bay, Oregon Michael5000, Mrs.5000 On the railroad tracks near Hauser Junction.
Berlin, Germany coyotebush Woods just outside the residential area of Kummersdorf-Gut.
Loughrea, Ireland Dan Q, his mum Field East of Abbey.

Expeditions and Plans

2024-11-21
Boston, Massachusetts Quassnoi Somewhere

Expeditions and Plans

2024-11-20
Austin, Minnesota Kyrkazakh Near the "Capitol Highway" north of Waltham, MN.
Mannheim, Germany Green guy!, Green guy!’s father Inside or at the wall of a service building next to a REWE supermarket, in ...


Recent non-expeditions

This section documents hash expeditions that geohashers wish they could make, but have not been able to for the reasons stated.

2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2017 - 2020


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