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=Progress towards Regional Geohash for British Columbia= | =Progress towards Regional Geohash for British Columbia= | ||
− | I don't really intend to do this. I just want to show how ridiculous it is. I think that's 168 graticules, but I may have miscounted. Many have only tiny slivers of islands in them. | + | I don't really intend to do this. I just want to show how ridiculous it is. I think that's 168 graticules, but I may have miscounted. Many have only tiny slivers of islands in them. See the [[User:Rhonda/Regional Districts in BC|regional districts page]] for subdivisions of this map. |
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− | |[[59, -139]] | + | |[[Yakutat, Alaska|59, -139]] |
− | |[[59, -138]] | + | |[[Harlequin Lake, Alaska|59, -138]] |
− | |[[59, -137]] | + | |[[Glacier Bay National Preserve, British Columbia|59, -137]] |
− | |[[59, -136]] | + | |[[Glacier Bay National Preserve (North), Alaska|59, -136]] |
− | |[[59, -135]] | + | |[[Skagway, Alaska|59, -135]] |
− | |[[59, -134]] | + | |[[Ben-My-Chree, British Columbia|59, -134]] |
− | |[[59, -133]] | + | |[[Atlin, British Columbia|59, -133]] |
− | |[[59, -132]] | + | |[[59,-132]] |
− | |[[59, -131]] | + | |[[Smart River, British Columbia|59, -131]] |
− | |[[59, -130]] | + | |[[59,-130]] |
|[[Cassiar, British Columbia|59, -129]] | |[[Cassiar, British Columbia|59, -129]] | ||
|[[Lower Post, British Columbia|59, -128]] | |[[Lower Post, British Columbia|59, -128]] | ||
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|[[Caribou Range, British Columbia|59, -125]] | |[[Caribou Range, British Columbia|59, -125]] | ||
|[[Nelson Forks, British Columbia|59, -124]] | |[[Nelson Forks, British Columbia|59, -124]] | ||
− | |[[Maxhamish Lake, British Columbia|59, -123]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Maxhamish Lake, British Columbia|59, -123]] |
|bgcolor="green"|[[Snake River, British Columbia|59, -122]] | |bgcolor="green"|[[Snake River, British Columbia|59, -122]] | ||
|[[Kotcho, British Columbia|59, -121]] | |[[Kotcho, British Columbia|59, -121]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|colspan="2"| | |colspan="2"| | ||
− | |[[58, -137]] | + | |[[Lituya Bay, Alaska|58, -137]] |
|colspan="2"| | |colspan="2"| | ||
|[[Juneau, Alaska|58, -134]] | |[[Juneau, Alaska|58, -134]] | ||
− | |[[58, -133]] | + | |[[Port Snettisham, Alaska|58, -133]] |
− | |[[58, -132]] | + | |[[58,-132]] |
− | |[[58, -131]] | + | |[[58,-131]] |
− | |[[58, -130]] | + | |[[Dease Lake, British Columbia|58, -130]] |
− | |[[58, -129]] | + | |[[58,-129]] |
− | |[[58, -128]] | + | |[[58,-128]] |
|[[Dall Lake, British Columbia|58, -127]] | |[[Dall Lake, British Columbia|58, -127]] | ||
|[[Brownie Mountain, British Columbia|58, -126]] | |[[Brownie Mountain, British Columbia|58, -126]] | ||
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|[[Summit Lake, British Columbia|58, -124]] | |[[Summit Lake, British Columbia|58, -124]] | ||
|[[Steamboat, British Columbia|58, -123]] | |[[Steamboat, British Columbia|58, -123]] | ||
− | |[[Fort Nelson, British Columbia|58, -122]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Fort Nelson, British Columbia|58, -122]] |
− | |[[Fontas, British Columbia|58, -121]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Fontas, British Columbia|58, -121]] |
− | |[[Kahntah, British Columbia|58, -120]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Kahntah, British Columbia|58, -120]] |
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="6"| | |colspan="6"| | ||
− | |[[57, -133]] | + | |[[Port Houghton, Alaska|57, -133]] |
− | |[[57, -132]] | + | |[[Thomas Bay, Alaska|57, -132]] |
− | |[[57, -131]] | + | |[[Glenora, British Columbia|57, -131]] |
− | |[[57, -130]] | + | |[[Mt. Edziza Provincial Park, British Columbia|57, -130]] |
− | |[[57, -129]] | + | |[[Iskut 6, British Columbia|57, -129]] |
− | |[[57, -128]] | + | |[[Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park, British Columbia|57, -128]] |
|[[Sturdee Valley, British Columbia|57, -127]] | |[[Sturdee Valley, British Columbia|57, -127]] | ||
|[[Thudaka Range, British Columbia|57, -126]] | |[[Thudaka Range, British Columbia|57, -126]] | ||
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|[[Ulysses Mountain, British Columbia|57, -124]] | |[[Ulysses Mountain, British Columbia|57, -124]] | ||
|[[Redfern Lake, British Columbia|57, -123]] | |[[Redfern Lake, British Columbia|57, -123]] | ||
− | |[[Sikanni Chief, British Columbia|57, -122]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Sikanni Chief, British Columbia|57, -122]] |
|bgcolor="lightgreen"|[[Gutah, British Columbia|57, -121]] | |bgcolor="lightgreen"|[[Gutah, British Columbia|57, -121]] | ||
|[[Etthithun Lake, British Columbia|57, -120]] | |[[Etthithun Lake, British Columbia|57, -120]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="7"| | |colspan="7"| | ||
− | |[[56, -132]] | + | |[[Wrangell, Alaska|56, -132]] |
− | |[[56, -131]] | + | |[[Stikine Customs Post, British Columbia|56, -131]] |
− | |[[56, -130]] | + | |[[Granduc, British Columbia|56, -130]] |
|[[Meziadin Junction, British Columbia|56, -129]] | |[[Meziadin Junction, British Columbia|56, -129]] | ||
− | |[[56, -128]] | + | |[[Kluatantan River, British Columbia|56, -128]] |
− | |[[56, -127]] | + | |[[Mosque River, British Columbia|56, -127]] |
− | |[[56, -126]] | + | |[[Bear Lake, British Columbia|56, -126]] |
− | |[[56, -125]] | + | |[[Ingenika Mine, British Columbia|56, -125]] |
− | |[[56, -124]] | + | |[[Fort Graham, British Columbia|56, -124]] |
− | |[[56, -123]] | + | |[[Mount Laurier, British Columbia|56, -123]] |
− | |[[56, -122]] | + | |[[Halfway River, British Columbia|56, -122]] |
− | |[[Wonowon, British Columbia|56, -121]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Wonowon, British Columbia|56, -121]] |
|bgcolor="green"|[[Fort St. John, British Columbia|56, -120]] | |bgcolor="green"|[[Fort St. John, British Columbia|56, -120]] | ||
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|[[Takla Landing, British Columbia|55, -125]] | |[[Takla Landing, British Columbia|55, -125]] | ||
|[[Germansen Landing, British Columbia|55, -124]] | |[[Germansen Landing, British Columbia|55, -124]] | ||
− | |[[Mackenzie, British Columbia|55, -123]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Mackenzie, British Columbia|55, -123]] |
− | |[[Pine Valley, British Columbia|55, -122]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Pine Valley, British Columbia|55, -122]] |
|[[Chetwynd, British Columbia|55, -121]] | |[[Chetwynd, British Columbia|55, -121]] | ||
|bgcolor="green"|[[Dawson Creek, British Columbia|55, -120]] | |bgcolor="green"|[[Dawson Creek, British Columbia|55, -120]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="6"| | |colspan="6"| | ||
− | |[[54, -133]] | + | |[[Forrester Island, Alaska|54, -133]] |
|[[Masset, British Columbia|54, -132]] | |[[Masset, British Columbia|54, -132]] | ||
− | |[[54, -131]] | + | |[[Pond Bay, Alaska|54, -131]] |
|[[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|54, -130]] | |[[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|54, -130]] | ||
|[[Skeena, British Columbia|54, -129]] | |[[Skeena, British Columbia|54, -129]] | ||
|[[Terrace, British Columbia|54, -128]] | |[[Terrace, British Columbia|54, -128]] | ||
− | |[[Smithers, British Columbia|54, -127]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Smithers, British Columbia|54, -127]] |
− | |[[Houston, British Columbia|54, -126]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Houston, British Columbia|54, -126]] |
|[[Burns Lake, British Columbia|54, -125]] | |[[Burns Lake, British Columbia|54, -125]] | ||
|[[Fort St. James, British Columbia|54, -124]] | |[[Fort St. James, British Columbia|54, -124]] | ||
− | |[[McLeod Lake, British Columbia|54, -123]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[McLeod Lake, British Columbia|54, -123]] |
− | |[[Salmon Valley, British Columbia|54, -122]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Salmon Valley, British Columbia|54, -122]] |
|[[Sinclair Mills, British Columbia|54, -121]] | |[[Sinclair Mills, British Columbia|54, -121]] | ||
|[[Hart Ranges, British Columbia|54, -120]] | |[[Hart Ranges, British Columbia|54, -120]] | ||
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|[[Nulki, British Columbia|53, -124]] | |[[Nulki, British Columbia|53, -124]] | ||
|[[Hulatt, British Columbia|53, -123]] | |[[Hulatt, British Columbia|53, -123]] | ||
− | |[[Prince George, British Columbia|53, -122]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Prince George, British Columbia|53, -122]] |
|[[Barkerville, British Columbia|53, -121]] | |[[Barkerville, British Columbia|53, -121]] | ||
|[[McBride, British Columbia|53, -120]] | |[[McBride, British Columbia|53, -120]] | ||
− | |[[Grande Cache, Alberta|53, -119]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Grande Cache, Alberta|53, -119]] |
− | |[[Muskeg River, Alberta|53, -118]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Muskeg River, Alberta|53, -118]] |
|- | |- | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Chezacut, British Columbia|52, -124]] | |[[Chezacut, British Columbia|52, -124]] | ||
|[[Alexis Creek, British Columbia|52, -123]] | |[[Alexis Creek, British Columbia|52, -123]] | ||
− | |[[Williams Lake, British Columbia|52, -122]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Williams Lake, British Columbia|52, -122]] |
|[[Likely, British Columbia|52, -121]] | |[[Likely, British Columbia|52, -121]] | ||
|[[Hendrix Lake, British Columbia|52, -120]] | |[[Hendrix Lake, British Columbia|52, -120]] | ||
− | |[[Valemount, British Columbia|52, -119]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Valemount, British Columbia|52, -119]] |
|[[Jasper, Alberta|52, -118]] | |[[Jasper, Alberta|52, -118]] | ||
|[[Jasper National Park, Alberta|52, -117]] | |[[Jasper National Park, Alberta|52, -117]] | ||
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|[[Tatla Lake, British Columbia|51, -124]] | |[[Tatla Lake, British Columbia|51, -124]] | ||
|[[Hanceville, British Columbia|51, -123]] | |[[Hanceville, British Columbia|51, -123]] | ||
− | |[[Riske Creek, British Columbia|51, -122]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Riske Creek, British Columbia|51, -122]] |
− | |[[100 Mile House, British Columbia|51, -121]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[100 Mile House, British Columbia|51, -121]] |
|[[Barrière, British Columbia|51, -120]] | |[[Barrière, British Columbia|51, -120]] | ||
|[[Vavenby, British Columbia|51, -119]] | |[[Vavenby, British Columbia|51, -119]] | ||
− | |[[Revelstoke, British Columbia|51, -118]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Revelstoke, British Columbia|51, -118]] |
− | |[[ | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Rogers Pass, British Columbia|51, -117]] |
− | |[[ | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Golden, British Columbia|51, -116]] |
|[[Banff, Alberta|51, -115]] | |[[Banff, Alberta|51, -115]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="11"| | |colspan="11"| | ||
|[[Cape Scott Provincial Park, British Columbia|50, -128]] | |[[Cape Scott Provincial Park, British Columbia|50, -128]] | ||
− | |[[Port Hardy, British Columbia|50, -127]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Port Hardy, British Columbia|50, -127]] |
− | |[[Alert Bay, British Columbia|50, -126]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Alert Bay, British Columbia|50, -126]] |
− | |[[Campbell River|50, -125]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Campbell River, British Columbia|50, -125]] |
− | |[[Cortes Island, British Columbia|50, -124]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Cortes Island, British Columbia|50, -124]] |
− | |[[Brandywine, British Columbia|50, -123]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Brandywine, British Columbia|50, -123]] |
− | |[[Whistler, British Columbia|50, -122]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Whistler, British Columbia|50, -122]] |
− | |[[Cache Creek, British Columbia|50, -121]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Cache Creek, British Columbia|50, -121]] |
− | |[[Kamloops, British Columbia|50, -120]] | + | |bgcolor="green"|[[Kamloops, British Columbia|50, -120]] |
− | |[[Vernon, British Columbia|50, -119]] | + | |bgcolor="green"|[[Vernon, British Columbia|50, -119]] |
− | |[[Mabel Lake, British Columbia|50, -118]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Mabel Lake, British Columbia|50, -118]] |
|[[Nakusp, British Columbia|50, -117]] | |[[Nakusp, British Columbia|50, -117]] | ||
− | |[[Invermere, British Columbia|50, -116]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Invermere, British Columbia|50, -116]] |
− | |[[Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia|50, -115]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia|50, -115]] |
− | |[[Calgary, Alberta|50, -114]] | + | |[[Calgary SW, Alberta|50, -114]] |
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="12"| | |colspan="12"| | ||
|[[Tatchu Reserve, British Columbia|49, -127]] | |[[Tatchu Reserve, British Columbia|49, -127]] | ||
|[[Gold River, British Columbia|49, -126]] | |[[Gold River, British Columbia|49, -126]] | ||
− | |[[Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia|49, -125]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia|49, -125]] |
|bgcolor="green"|[[Port Alberni, British Columbia|49, -124]] | |bgcolor="green"|[[Port Alberni, British Columbia|49, -124]] | ||
|bgcolor="green"|[[Vancouver, British Columbia|49, -123]] | |bgcolor="green"|[[Vancouver, British Columbia|49, -123]] | ||
|bgcolor="green"|[[Surrey, British Columbia|49, -122]] | |bgcolor="green"|[[Surrey, British Columbia|49, -122]] | ||
− | |[[Chilliwack, British Columbia|49, -121]] | + | |bgcolor="green"|[[Chilliwack, British Columbia|49, -121]] |
− | |[[Princeton, British Columbia|49, -120]] | + | |bgcolor="green"|[[Princeton, British Columbia|49, -120]] |
− | |[[Kelowna, British Columbia|49, -119]] | + | |bgcolor="lightgreen"|[[Kelowna, British Columbia|49, -119]] |
− | |[[Grand Forks, British Columbia|49, -118]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Grand Forks, British Columbia|49, -118]] |
− | |[[ | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Nelson, British Columbia|49, -117]] |
− | |[[Creston, British Columbia|49, -116]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Creston, British Columbia|49, -116]] |
− | |[[Cranbrook, British Columbia|49, -115]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Cranbrook, British Columbia|49, -115]] |
− | |[[Sparwood, British Columbia|49, -114]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Sparwood, British Columbia|49, -114]] |
|- | |- | ||
|bgcolor="lightgreen"|I've tried | |bgcolor="lightgreen"|I've tried | ||
|bgcolor="green"|I've done | |bgcolor="green"|I've done | ||
− | |colspan=" | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|I've been |
+ | |colspan="11"| | ||
|[[Ucluelet, British Columbia|48, -125]] | |[[Ucluelet, British Columbia|48, -125]] | ||
|[[Lake Cowichan, British Columbia|48, -124]] | |[[Lake Cowichan, British Columbia|48, -124]] | ||
− | |[[Victoria, British Columbia|48, -123]] | + | |bgcolor="lightpink"|[[Victoria, British Columbia|48, -123]] |
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Graticule Names== | ==Graticule Names== | ||
− | Even though you can't see it, each square is linked to its graticule page by name. This is taking a long time because few of the graticules are active, named or even widely inhabited. I am working carefully to give each the best name I can, and updating the [[All Graticules]] list accordingly. If there is a town or city that gets mail delivery, the graticule is named after that. If there are more than one, it is named after the more prominent. If they are close to equal size, it is named after a more central one. I tried to avoid naming the graticule after a mere geographical feature such as a lake, island or mountain, but sometimes there is no named community. (In many cases the ''community'' is named after a geographical feature, in which case the graticule is named after the community). In a few cases the only named community is a numbered Indian Reserve and I have used their Atlas of Canada names, which I believe are updated to what the people call themselves. I haven't changed the names of any of the already- | + | Even though you can't see it, each square is linked to its graticule page by name. This is taking a long time because few of the graticules are active, named or even widely inhabited. I am working carefully to give each the best name I can, and updating the [[All Graticules]] list accordingly. If there is a town or city that gets mail delivery, the graticule is named after that. If there are more than one, it is named after the more prominent. If they are close to equal size, it is named after a more central one. I tried to avoid naming the graticule after a mere geographical feature such as a lake, island or mountain, but sometimes there is no named community. (In many cases the ''community'' is named after a geographical feature, in which case the graticule is named after the community). In a few cases the only named community is a numbered Indian Reserve and I have used their Atlas of Canada names, which I believe are updated to what the people call themselves. I haven't changed the names of any of the already-named graticules, with the exception of [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]], which for some odd reason was called Terrace and District. |
My names are biased towards towns with airports, because I have been using aviation charts in addition to Atlas of Canada data. | My names are biased towards towns with airports, because I have been using aviation charts in addition to Atlas of Canada data. | ||
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*Coordinates verified for the [[http://www.fogwhistle.ca/bclights/cstjames/ Cape St. James]] lighthouse. | *Coordinates verified for the [[http://www.fogwhistle.ca/bclights/cstjames/ Cape St. James]] lighthouse. | ||
*I used [[http://www.canadapost.ca/Personal/Tools/Pcl/MunicipalityList.aspx Canada Post]] official names of communities. For example I chose Dawsons Landing over Namu and Rivers Inlet, because Dawsons Landing is the only one with a postal code. | *I used [[http://www.canadapost.ca/Personal/Tools/Pcl/MunicipalityList.aspx Canada Post]] official names of communities. For example I chose Dawsons Landing over Namu and Rivers Inlet, because Dawsons Landing is the only one with a postal code. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Colour Codes== | ||
+ | Graticules where I have successfully geohashed in the British Columbia portion are dark green. Light green indicates an unsuccessful expedition in that graticule. Pink indicates that I have visited or passed through the British Columbia portion of that graticule, but not for the purpose of geohashing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The pink is still in progress. I have to look up some records of where I have been and how I got there. | ||
[[Category:British Columbia]] | [[Category:British Columbia]] | ||
− | [[Category:Regional | + | [[Category:Regional geohash map]] |
Latest revision as of 20:36, 14 April 2020
Contents
Progress towards Regional Geohash for British Columbia
I don't really intend to do this. I just want to show how ridiculous it is. I think that's 168 graticules, but I may have miscounted. Many have only tiny slivers of islands in them. See the regional districts page for subdivisions of this map.
Graticule Names
Even though you can't see it, each square is linked to its graticule page by name. This is taking a long time because few of the graticules are active, named or even widely inhabited. I am working carefully to give each the best name I can, and updating the All Graticules list accordingly. If there is a town or city that gets mail delivery, the graticule is named after that. If there are more than one, it is named after the more prominent. If they are close to equal size, it is named after a more central one. I tried to avoid naming the graticule after a mere geographical feature such as a lake, island or mountain, but sometimes there is no named community. (In many cases the community is named after a geographical feature, in which case the graticule is named after the community). In a few cases the only named community is a numbered Indian Reserve and I have used their Atlas of Canada names, which I believe are updated to what the people call themselves. I haven't changed the names of any of the already-named graticules, with the exception of Terrace, which for some odd reason was called Terrace and District.
My names are biased towards towns with airports, because I have been using aviation charts in addition to Atlas of Canada data.
I have disregarded some of my above rules altogether when a graticule almost completely encloses a large park, and named it after the park, instead, as some US graticules have done.
References
- Coordinates verified for [Kerouard Islands].
- Coordinates verified for the [Cape St. James] lighthouse.
- I used [Canada Post] official names of communities. For example I chose Dawsons Landing over Namu and Rivers Inlet, because Dawsons Landing is the only one with a postal code.
Colour Codes
Graticules where I have successfully geohashed in the British Columbia portion are dark green. Light green indicates an unsuccessful expedition in that graticule. Pink indicates that I have visited or passed through the British Columbia portion of that graticule, but not for the purpose of geohashing.
The pink is still in progress. I have to look up some records of where I have been and how I got there.