Difference between revisions of "Decatur, Illinois"

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|map = <map lat="39" lon="-88" />
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  | lat= 39
|nw = [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]
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  | lon= -88
|n = [[Champaign/Urbana, Illinois| Champaign/Urbana]]
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  | nw = [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]
|ne = [[Danville, Illinois|Danville]]
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  | n = [[Champaign/Urbana, Illinois|Champaign/Urbana]]
|w = [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
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  | ne = [[Danville, Illinois|Danville]]
|e = [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute]]
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  | w = [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
|sw = [[Belleville, Illinois|Belleville]]
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  | name = [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]]
|s = [[Fairfield, Illinois|Fairfield]]
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  | e = [[Terre Haute, Indiana]]
|se = [[Vincennes, Indiana|Vincennes]]
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  | sw = [[Belleville, Illinois|Belleville]]
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  | s = [[Fairfield, Illinois|Fairfield]]
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  | se = [[Vincennes, Indiana]]
 
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The '''[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=39&long=-88&zoom=9&abs=-1 39,-88] [[graticule]]''' contains Decatur, Effingham, Mattoon, and many smaller towns in east-central Illinois.
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The '''{{Today's location|lat=39|lon=-88|text=39,-88}} [[graticule]]''' contains Decatur, Effingham, Mattoon, and many smaller towns in east-central [[Illinois]].
  
 
==Official Meetups==
 
==Official Meetups==
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* [[2008-06-21 39 -88]]: Stopped at the coordinates after spending an afternoon hiking in [http://www.continuinged.uiuc.edu/allerton/ Allerton Park].  
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* [[2014-03-14 39 -88]]: Amit and [[User:Anika|Anika]] celebrate Pie Day with a Pie Geohash! Dee-lish!
 
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* [[2012-04-14 39 -88]]: After almost 3yrs of silence, Decatur stirs again! [[User:Anika|Anika]], Aditya and Ravi brave the thunderstorms to make it to the site near Lake Shelbyville.
==External Links==
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* [[2009-05-11 39 -88]]: [[User:excellentdude|excellentdude]] narrowly missed the coordinates because of a flooded lake.
*[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html Official Geohashing Coordinate Calculator] - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 8:30am Central).
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* [[2009-04-03 39 -88]]: A very muddy cornfield.  Solo geohash by [[user:gigahz83 | Nathan]].
*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/40,-88 Official Atom feed for 40,-88]
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* [[2009-04-01 39 -88]]: A corn field with a curvy ditch.  Solo geohash by [[user:gigahz83 | Nathan]].
 
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* [[2009-03-21 39 -88]]: A field bordering some railroad tracks. [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]], Alejandro, and Lucas met with [[user:gigahz83 | Nathan]] and Jianfeng.
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* [[2008-06-21 39 -88]]: [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]], Yun Young, and Manish stopped at the coordinates after spending an afternoon hiking in [http://www.continuinged.uiuc.edu/allerton/ Allerton Park].
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{{Graticule unlocked
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    | latitude = 39
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    | longitude = -88
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    | date = 2008-06-21
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    | name = [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]], Yun Young, and Manish
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    | image = 2008-06-21 39 -88 flag.jpg
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[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
[[Category:Active Graticules]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Latest revision as of 04:10, 20 March 2024

Peoria Champaign/Urbana Danville
Springfield Decatur Terre Haute, Indiana
Belleville Fairfield Vincennes, Indiana

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

The 39,-88 graticule contains Decatur, Effingham, Mattoon, and many smaller towns in east-central Illinois.

Official Meetups

In accordance with the Main Page, the official meetups will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.

Coordinates

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Brett, Yun Young, and Manish earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (39, -88) graticule, here, on 2008-06-21.
2008-06-21 39 -88 flag.jpg