Difference between revisions of "Elgin, United Kingdom"

Latest revision as of 07:33, 20 March 2024

The graticule for 57,-3 is in the United Kingdom and includes Elgin and the surrounding area.

Active Users

Past Activity

The Globalhash for 1 April 2009 is in the next-door graticule, about an hour west of Aberdeen. This is a real chance for the first globalhash... anyone up for it?

Successful Hashes

None independently confirmed.

Statistically Successful Attempts

2008-12-27 Woodland, west of Fochabers

Failed Attempts

2008-11-16 North Sea, north of Covesea Skerries

Gratiucle's Achievements

Smoulder and Damianc might have earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (57, -3) graticule, here, on 2008-12-27.

Geohashers might have achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in Elgin, United Kingdom and 5 of the surrounding graticules.

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-{{30w}}
+{{graticule
- {{graticule
+    | lat= 57
-    | map = <map lat="57" lon="-3" />
+   | lon= -3
+   | nw = [[Tongue, United Kingdom|Tongue]]
+   | n  = [[Thurso, United Kingdom|Thurso]]
     | ne = [[Kirkwall, United Kingdom|Kirkwall]]
-    | e = [[Aberdeen, United Kingdom|Aberdeen]]
+   | w  = [[Inverness, United Kingdom|Inverness]]
+   | name = [[Elgin, United Kingdom|Elgin]]
+    | e  = [[Aberdeen, United Kingdom|Aberdeen]]
+   | sw = [[Helensburgh, United Kingdom|Helensburgh]]
+   | s  = [[Perth, United Kingdom|Perth]]
     | se = [[Dundee, United Kingdom|Dundee]]
-   | s = [[Perth, United Kingdom|Perth]]
+}}
-   | n = [[Thurso, United Kingdom|Thurso, Wick]]
-   | w = [[Inverness, United Kingdom|Inverness]]
-   | sw = [[Killin, United Kingdom|West Central Scotland]]
-   | nw = [[Altnaharra, United Kingdom|North West Scotland]]
- }}
-The [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=57&long=-3&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule for 57,-3] includes Elgin and the surrounding area.
+The {{Today's location|lat=57|lon=-3|text=graticule for 57,-3}} is in the [[United Kingdom]] and includes Elgin and the surrounding area.
 == Active Users ==
-*[[User:damianc|damianc]]
+== Past Activity ==
-*[[User:smoulder|smoulder]]
-== Planned Meets ==
+The [[Globalhash]] for [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=57.180514,-2.772894 1 April 2009] is in the [[Aberdeen, United Kingdom|next-door graticule]], about an hour west of Aberdeen.  This is a real chance for the first globalhash... anyone up for it?
-Saturday 27 December at the edge of the woods alongside the A96 just west of Fochabers.
+=== Successful Hashes ===
-Given it will be dark by 4:00 p.m, and it's easy to get lost in the woods, I propose we meet at 3:00 p.m.
+''None independently confirmed.''
-== Successful Hashes ==
+=== Statistically Successful Attempts ===
-None yet.
+-12-27 [[2008-12-27_57_-3|Woodland, west of Fochabers]]
-== Failed Attempts ==
+=== Failed Attempts ===
 -11-16 [[2008-11-16_57_-3|North Sea, north of Covesea Skerries]]
+== Gratiucle's Achievements ==
+{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 57 | longitude = -3 | date = 2008-12-27 | name = [[User:Smoulder|Smoulder]] and [[User:Damianc|Damianc]] might have}}
+{{Minesweeper geohash | graticule = Elgin, United Kingdom | ranknumber = 5 | n = true | e = true | se = true | s = true | sw = true | name = Geohashers might have}}
-[[Category:British Isles]]
+[[Category:United Kingdom]]
-[[Category:Active Graticules]]
+[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Tongue	Thurso	Kirkwall
Inverness	Elgin	Aberdeen
Helensburgh	Perth	Dundee
Today's location: geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox