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|name = Cambridge
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|nw = -
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  | nw = [[Hull, United Kingdom|Hull]]
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|w = [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]]
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|e = [[Norwich, United Kingdom|Norwich]]
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  | name = [[Cambridge, United Kingdom|Cambridge]]
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|sw = [[London West, United Kingdom|London West]]
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|s = [[London East, United Kingdom|London East]]  
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  | se = [[Canterbury, United Kingdom|Canterbury]]
 
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This [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=52&long=0&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule] has boundaries from 52° to 53° latitude, and 0° to 1° longitude and contains Cambridge, UK. The graticule from -1° to 0° longitude is also near to Cambridge, but, due to the symmetry about the prime meridian, will never provide locations closer to the centre of Cambridge.
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* '''Today's Locations: ''' [http://geohashing.info/?lat=52.5&lon=0.5&date=today Cambridge and Adjacent Locations] - [[:Category:Meetup in 52 0|All Expeditions in 52, 0]]'''
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* KML - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?date=-1&lat=52&lon=0&skins=1 Yesterday] - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?lat=52&lon=0&skins=1 Today] - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?date=1&lat=52&lon=0&skins=1 Tomorrow] - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?date=2&lat=52&lon=0&skins=1 Tomorrow + 1] - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?date=3&lat=52&lon=0&skins=1 Tomorrow + 2] - [http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/testForm.php Other]
  
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==Local Geohashers==
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==The area==
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* [[User:Slainveteran|Slainveteran]] is bike powered, so will only be able to make it when the coordinates lie nearby Cambridge itself
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* [[User:Lilac|lilac]] is also bike powered, but might be prepared to cycle up to about ten miles from Cambridge for a Saturday location.
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[[Image:52,0 counties.svg|thumb|upright|right]]
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{| class="wikitable floatright"
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!Name!!Geohash<br />probability
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|<span style="color:rgb(0, 153, 102)">■</span> Norfolk||39.9%
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|<span style="color:rgb(0, 51, 204)">■</span> Cambridgeshire||23.0%
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|-
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|<span style="color:rgb(0, 255, 0)">■</span> Suffolk||21.7%
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|-
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|<span style="color:rgb(255, 102, 153)">■</span> Lincolnshire||5.8%
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|-
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|<span style="color:rgb(255, 0, 255)">■</span> Essex||4.4%
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|-
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|<span style="color:rgb(255, 204, 51)">■</span> Hertfordshire||0.28%
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|}
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This {{Today's location|lat=52|lon=0|text=graticule}} covers the part of the [[United Kingdom]] (UK) from 52° to 53° latitude, and from 0° to 1° longitude.  It contains the city of Cambridge, and several smaller towns including King's Lynn, Wisbech, Thetford, Ely, Newmarket and Haverhill.
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Cambridge has enjoyed several spikes of activity over the last few years, and until [[Sheffield, United Kingdom|Sheffield]] and then [[Norwich, United Kingdom|Norwich]] overtook it in 2011 (although we have since re-overtaken Sheffield), it was the UK's most active graticule. Although most of the early activity was based around the city, we are now fortunate enough to have active geohashers to the north and east as well, and new hashers and meetups in any part of the graticule are most definitely welcome. Meetups are always good!
  
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* [[User:Spanky|Spanky]] is also bike powered from Cambridge, and generally will try to go on a Saturday. Limit of about 15 miles and prepared to take a train to get in range. Suggests: some cunning way of indicating who has visited a spot...?
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The Cambridge graticule covers not only the county of Cambridgeshire, but also parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Geohashers reaching points in all these counties can claim a [[reverse regional achievement]] for this graticule. Most of the graticule is land, but the Norfolk coastline falls just inside its northern edge and, further west, it includes The Wash in Lincolnshire. Much of the terrain is quite flat, with some hillier land in the south, and much of it is farmland. As Cambridge itself is arguably the [http://www.tfw.org.uk/tp-cycling.php "cycling capital of England"], the graticule offers excellent opportunities for [[bicycle geohash]]ing.
  
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* [[User:Youpi|youpi]] is bike powered.
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Due to the symmetry of coordinates about the prime meridian, the neighbouring [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]] graticule, to the west, will never provide a closer hashpoint than our own graticule, no matter how close to the border you are.  However, if the day's coordinates fall close to the meridian, then the hashpoints in the two graticules will be quite close together, offering a good opportunity for a [[Multihash|Double geohash]]. Indeed, at this latitude, it even becomes possible to be in the uncertainty circle of both hashpoints simultaneously if the longitude is less than +/- 0.000100° -- this can be expected about once every 25 years.
  
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* [[User:JPD|JPD]] is bike powered as well. 16:00 is usually Not A Good Time, but will occasionally get there before that and leave a mark.
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== Expeditions and Plans ==
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* [[User:Ax3001|Ax]] has a new bike and might try a long distance cycle ride if the weather is nice any time soon... and is occasionally car powered.
 
  
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* [[User:Keeper|Keeper]] is powered by caffeine and petrol; therefore, he can get most places.
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Expeditions in this graticule are listed below in reverse date order.  Here is a complete list of [[:Category:Meetup in 52 0|expeditions in Cambridge (52, 0)]] without descriptive details.
  
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* [[User:murphy|murphy]] is bike powered until his more petrol based bike is fixed, after which he can get most places.
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=== 2023 ===
  
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* [[User:Granularman|Granularman]] will most likely put in an appearance on 7 June, before he disappears to far-off graticules. He is powered by car and determination.
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''If you're planning an expedition, please add to this section. People actively watch it and they might try to join you.''
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* [[User:TheCoop|TheCoop]] is bike powered from cambridge.
 
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* [[User:MooUK|MooUK]] is just beyond the southern boundary but might be convinced to make nearby meets, probably by four-wheeled infernal combusting methods.
 
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* [[User:Stephen Turner|Stephen Turner]] is bike-powered too.
 
  
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==Planned meetups==
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* [[2023-10-19 52 0|19 October 2023 (Thu)]]: [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] got the train to Newmarket station then walked to the hash in a racehorse training field
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* [[2023-06-09 52 0|9 June 2023 (Fri)]]: [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] made a quick visit to a hash in Jesus Green, Cambridge
  
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==Past meetups==
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=== 2022 ===
  
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===2008-06-17===
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* [[2022-12-09 52 0|9 December 2022 (Fri)]]: [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] managed to get there and back in time for the next train, but didn't bring spare GPS batteries, so didn't actually reach the hash.
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* [[2022-01-25 52 0|25 January 2022 (Tue)]]: [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] walked 41km to/from a field between Linton and Great Chesterford
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* [[2022-01-21 52 0|21 January 2022 (Fri)]]: A farmer's field near Stow cum Quy, which [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] walked to in the evening
  
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:''Main article'': [[2008-06-17 52 0]]
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=== 2019 ===
  
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The official location for this date was in Cottenham, the closest it's ever been to Cambridge. Although it was a Tuesday, [[User:JPD|JPD]] and [[User:Stephen Turner|Stephen Turner]] met there at 1pm. Stephen Turner went again at 7pm, in an attempt to meet [[User:lilac|lilac]], but failed to meet up.
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* [[2019-05-25 52 0|25 May 2019 (Sat)]]: Mouseover Day: East of Brandon and south of the B1107, on a forest track in Suffolk, UK. [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] reached the hashpoint at 3:30 and again at 4pm.
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* [[2019-05-21 52 0|21 May 2019 (Tue)]]: A barley field near a wind farm near Stanhoe, Norfolk, UK. [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] arrived just before 4pm to mark Geohashing Day.
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* [[2019-03-15 52 0|15 March 2019 (Fri)]]: Just off Main Street in Hardwick, with the 52,-0 hashpoint only about half a mile away.  [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] visited in the afternoon.
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* [[2019-01-17 52 0|17 January 2019 (Thu)]]: A pavement in Cambridge, and a mere 450 metres from [[User:Benjw|Benjw]]'s house; aiming for a 4pm meetup.
  
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===2008-06-07===
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=== 2018 ===
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This week's location is in a field just off Manea Road (B1093) near March. [[User:Granularman|Granularman]] and his sidekicks will be aiming to take the train to March, and cycle the 5-6 miles from there.
 
  
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[[User:Spanky|Spanky]] will likely do something similar. Trains get in to March at 15:35 and 16:35. Spanky will either be early or late. This is the way of things.
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* [[2018-09-20 52 0|20 September 2018 (Thu)]]: Right on a footpath just off the Newmarket Road in east Cambridge.  [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] will bike there at some convenient time (either to meet up with other hashers, or to avoid the rain).
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* [[2018-06-14 52 0|14 June 2018 (Thu)]]: [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] investigated a bush by the guided busway stop at Oakington.
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* [[2018-05-21 52 0|21 May 2018 (Mon)]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] failed to reach an arable point west of the Great Ouse, West Lynn, Norfolk, UK.
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* [[2018-01-09 52 0|9 January 2018 (Tue)]]: In the middle of the road in Broad Green, SE of Newmarket. [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] intends to hit the hashpoint late morning.
  
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[[User:Spanky|Spanky]] was late, getting there around 17.30. Saw nobody. The way of things was observed*. Did anybody else go? Couldn't find any markers.
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=== Archives for Previous Years ===
  
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<nowiki>*except by the GPS, which did a covert 'recalculation' and added 3 miles to the journey.</nowiki>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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| '''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Link&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''
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| '''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expeditions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''
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| '''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reached&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''
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| '''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retro&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2017|2017]]'''
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| 6
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| 6
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2016|2016]]'''
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| 18
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| 17
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2015|2015]]'''
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| 81
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| 74
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| 2
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2014|2014]]'''
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| 11
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| 10
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2013|2013]]'''
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| 15
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| 11
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2012|2012]]'''
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| 20
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| 18
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| 3
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2011|2011]]'''
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| 9
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| 8
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| 1
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2010|2010]]'''
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| 28
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| 22
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2009|2009]]'''
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| 18
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| 18
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| 0
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| '''[[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2008|2008]]'''
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| 4
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| 3
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| '''Totals'''
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| 210
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| 187
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| 6
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[[User:Granularman|Granularman]] and co. were in the vicinity from about 16:45 to 17:15, enjoyed the Stone Age fort nearby, and left a small chalked epigram beside the road.
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The highest number of expeditions in a calendar year was the 81 during 2015, and the highest number in a month was 13, in August 2015. A few times, Cambridge has been the most active graticule in the world for a particular month, earning us some shiny ribbons. In 2015 Cambridge came third in the world for expeditions and coordinates-reached. There was stiff competition with [[Mannheim, Germany]] who came second in these categories. Congratulations to them!
  
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===2008-05-31===
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:''Main article'': [[2008-05-31 52 0]]
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = September 2015
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| reached = true
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| count = 10
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = August 2015
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| reached = true
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| count = 12
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = September 2012
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| count = 11
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = September 2012
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| reached = true
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| count = 11
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = October 2010
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| reached = true
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| count = 5
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = August 2010
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| count = 8
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}}
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{{most active graticule
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| graticule = Cambridge, United Kingdom
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| coordinates = 52 0
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| month = August 2010
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| reached = true
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| count = 6
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}}
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==Local Geohashers==
  
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On the second Saturday of the project, the location was in a field near Safron Walden, 15 miles from Cambridge. Seven people managed to meet up there.
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:''See also: [[:Category:Geohashers in 52,0]].''
  
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===2008-05-24===
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The following are known to be currently active:
  
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:''Main article'': [[2008-05-24 52 0]]
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* [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] is in central Cambridge.  He hashes by bicycle and car, albeit sporadically, but checks the wiki frequently and is always keen for meetups.
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* [[User:MagicIan|MagicIan]] is in the [[Norwich, United Kingdom|Norwich]] graticule.
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* [[User:PaintedJaguar|PaintedJaguar]] is in Ely.
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* [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] lives in central Cambridge during term time, and walks to hashes that are a couple of hours or less away.
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* [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] based in the [[Norwich, United Kingdom|Norwich]] graticule frequently visits.
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* [[User:Transhumanist|Transhumanist]] is in the [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]] graticule, but still considers himself a Cambridge resident and is working on improved means of transport.
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* [[User:Tongs|The Tongs]] all live in Cambridge apart from [[User:Tongs/B|B]].
  
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On the first Saturday of the project, the meetup point was located on the verge of the B1063, NE of Haverhill. [[User:Youpi|Youpi]] and [[User:Spanky|Spanky]] went, but failed to meet up.
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Other hashers have previously been active in this graticule; they are listed on the [[Cambridge, United Kingdom/2008|2008 archive page]].
  
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[[Category:United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:British Isles]]
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[[Category:Active Graticules]]
 

Latest revision as of 00:42, 20 April 2024

Hull Skegness North Sea
Northampton Cambridge Norwich
London West London East Canterbury

Today's location: geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

The area

52,0 counties.svg
Name Geohash
probability
■ Norfolk 39.9%
■ Cambridgeshire 23.0%
■ Suffolk 21.7%
■ Lincolnshire 5.8%
■ Essex 4.4%
■ Hertfordshire 0.28%

This graticule covers the part of the United Kingdom (UK) from 52° to 53° latitude, and from 0° to 1° longitude. It contains the city of Cambridge, and several smaller towns including King's Lynn, Wisbech, Thetford, Ely, Newmarket and Haverhill.

Cambridge has enjoyed several spikes of activity over the last few years, and until Sheffield and then Norwich overtook it in 2011 (although we have since re-overtaken Sheffield), it was the UK's most active graticule. Although most of the early activity was based around the city, we are now fortunate enough to have active geohashers to the north and east as well, and new hashers and meetups in any part of the graticule are most definitely welcome. Meetups are always good!

The Cambridge graticule covers not only the county of Cambridgeshire, but also parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Geohashers reaching points in all these counties can claim a reverse regional achievement for this graticule. Most of the graticule is land, but the Norfolk coastline falls just inside its northern edge and, further west, it includes The Wash in Lincolnshire. Much of the terrain is quite flat, with some hillier land in the south, and much of it is farmland. As Cambridge itself is arguably the "cycling capital of England", the graticule offers excellent opportunities for bicycle geohashing.

Due to the symmetry of coordinates about the prime meridian, the neighbouring Northampton graticule, to the west, will never provide a closer hashpoint than our own graticule, no matter how close to the border you are. However, if the day's coordinates fall close to the meridian, then the hashpoints in the two graticules will be quite close together, offering a good opportunity for a Double geohash. Indeed, at this latitude, it even becomes possible to be in the uncertainty circle of both hashpoints simultaneously if the longitude is less than +/- 0.000100° -- this can be expected about once every 25 years.

Expeditions and Plans

Expeditions in this graticule are listed below in reverse date order. Here is a complete list of expeditions in Cambridge (52, 0) without descriptive details.

2023

If you're planning an expedition, please add to this section. People actively watch it and they might try to join you.

2022

2019

  • 25 May 2019 (Sat): Mouseover Day: East of Brandon and south of the B1107, on a forest track in Suffolk, UK. Sourcerer reached the hashpoint at 3:30 and again at 4pm.
  • 21 May 2019 (Tue): A barley field near a wind farm near Stanhoe, Norfolk, UK. Sourcerer arrived just before 4pm to mark Geohashing Day.
  • 15 March 2019 (Fri): Just off Main Street in Hardwick, with the 52,-0 hashpoint only about half a mile away. Benjw visited in the afternoon.
  • 17 January 2019 (Thu): A pavement in Cambridge, and a mere 450 metres from Benjw's house; aiming for a 4pm meetup.

2018

  • 20 September 2018 (Thu): Right on a footpath just off the Newmarket Road in east Cambridge. Benjw will bike there at some convenient time (either to meet up with other hashers, or to avoid the rain).
  • 14 June 2018 (Thu): Benjw investigated a bush by the guided busway stop at Oakington.
  • 21 May 2018 (Mon): Sourcerer failed to reach an arable point west of the Great Ouse, West Lynn, Norfolk, UK.
  • 9 January 2018 (Tue): In the middle of the road in Broad Green, SE of Newmarket. Benjw intends to hit the hashpoint late morning.

Archives for Previous Years

   Link       Expeditions       Reached       Retro   
2017 6 6 0
2016 18 17 0
2015 81 74 2
2014 11 10 0
2013 15 11 0
2012 20 18 3
2011 9 8 1
2010 28 22 0
2009 18 18 0
2008 4 3 0
Totals 210 187 6

The highest number of expeditions in a calendar year was the 81 during 2015, and the highest number in a month was 13, in August 2015. A few times, Cambridge has been the most active graticule in the world for a particular month, earning us some shiny ribbons. In 2015 Cambridge came third in the world for expeditions and coordinates-reached. There was stiff competition with Mannheim, Germany who came second in these categories. Congratulations to them!


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 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of September 2015 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 10 successful expeditions.
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 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of August 2015 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 12 successful expeditions.
Mostactivegraticule.png
 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of September 2012 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 11 expeditions.
Mostactivegraticule.png
 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of September 2012 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 11 successful expeditions.
Mostactivegraticule.png
 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement
for the month of October 2010 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 5 successful expeditions.
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 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement
for the month of August 2010 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 8 expeditions.
Mostactivegraticule.png
 The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement
for the month of August 2010 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 6 successful expeditions.


Local Geohashers

See also: Category:Geohashers in 52,0.

The following are known to be currently active:

  • Benjw is in central Cambridge. He hashes by bicycle and car, albeit sporadically, but checks the wiki frequently and is always keen for meetups.
  • MagicIan is in the Norwich graticule.
  • PaintedJaguar is in Ely.
  • PeterRoder lives in central Cambridge during term time, and walks to hashes that are a couple of hours or less away.
  • Sourcerer based in the Norwich graticule frequently visits.
  • Transhumanist is in the Northampton graticule, but still considers himself a Cambridge resident and is working on improved means of transport.
  • The Tongs all live in Cambridge apart from B.

Other hashers have previously been active in this graticule; they are listed on the 2008 archive page.

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