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{{graticule | {{graticule | ||
| − | | | + | | lat= 51 |
| − | | | + | | lon= -2 |
| − | | n = [[Shrewsbury, United Kingdom|Shrewsbury]] | + | | nw = [[Mid Wales, United Kingdom|Mid Wales]] |
| − | | ne = [[Birmingham | + | | n = [[Shrewsbury, United Kingdom|Shrewsbury]] |
| − | | w = [[Cardiff, United Kingdom|Cardiff]] | + | | ne = [[Birmingham, United Kingdom|Birmingham]] |
| − | | e = [[Swindon, United Kingdom|Swindon]] | + | | w = [[Cardiff, United Kingdom|Cardiff]] |
| − | | sw = [[Exeter, United Kingdom|Exeter]] | + | | name = [[Bristol, United Kingdom|Bristol]] |
| − | | s = [[ | + | | e = [[Swindon, United Kingdom|Swindon]] |
| − | | se = [[Southampton, United Kingdom|Southampton]] | + | | sw = [[Exeter, United Kingdom|Exeter]] |
| + | | s = [[Weymouth, United Kingdom|Weymouth]] | ||
| + | | se = [[Southampton, United Kingdom|Southampton]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | The Bristol [[graticule]] is at | + | The Bristol [[graticule]] is at {{Today's location|lat=51|lon=-2|text=latitude 51, longitude -2}}. It includes all of Bristol, Bath and Gloucester, and the majority of Cheltenham, Newport and Weston-super-mare. The graticule is almost exclusively land, with the only water being the Mouth of the Severn. Most of the [[graticule]] is English but in the north west corner there is a sizeable chunk of Wales. |
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| + | This graticule has a [http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?gid=45156820337#/group.php?gid=45156820337 facebook] group, a [http://www.geohash.info/srv/feed.php?lat=51&lon=-2 daily location feed], a [http://atlas.freshlogicstudios.com/Features/Experiments/Xkcd/Xkcd.ashx?Latitude=51&Longitude=-2 GeoRSS] [http://atlas.freshlogicstudios.com/Features/Experiments/Xkcd/Xkcd.ashx?Latitude=51&Longitude=-2 feed] and a (broken) [http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/51,-2 Atom feed]. There is also a [http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?_id=zkvfmesz3RGXf5OsJhOy0Q&_render=rss Recent Changes feed] courtesy of Yahoo Pipes, which doesn't seem to be working. | ||
== Local Geohashers == | == Local Geohashers == | ||
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* [[User:Staticman|Staticman]] | * [[User:Staticman|Staticman]] | ||
* [[User:FolkDevil|FolkDevil]] | * [[User:FolkDevil|FolkDevil]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Staralfur|Staralfur]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Goldcont|Goldcont]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Mourndark|Mourndark]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Sundance|Sundance]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Rowadanr|Rowadanr]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Aurum|Aurum]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Jstanley|Jstanley]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Bluecont|Bluecont]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Sminkybazza|SminkyBazzA]] | ||
| + | * [[User:aaronboardley|aaronboardley]] | ||
| + | * [[User:ATMarsden95|ATMarsden95]] | ||
| + | * [[User:geeoharee|geeoharee]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Tongs/B|Tongs/B]] | ||
== Official Saturday Meetups == | == Official Saturday Meetups == | ||
| − | * [[2008- | + | * [[2013-03-09 51 -2]] -- Chew Valley Lake |
| − | * [[2008- | + | * [[2008-07-26 51 -2]] -- Limpley Stoke |
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| + | == Other expeditions == | ||
| + | ===2021=== | ||
| + | * [[2021-12-22 51 -2]] -- [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]] visited from one graticle over to get one more step towards his Minesweeper achievement | ||
| + | ===2015=== | ||
| + | * [[2015-09-21 51 -2]] -- An unused paddock behind a house between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye. [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] visited on the way home to Cambridge after spending a weekend with family near Hereford. | ||
| + | ===2013=== | ||
| + | * [[2013-03-09 51 -2]] -- [[User:aaronboardley|aaronboardley]] visited the hashpoint at Chew Valley Lake. | ||
| + | === 2012 === | ||
| + | * [[2012-02-13 51 -2]] -- [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited the hashpoint 1.3 km from Bagwyllydiart and on a bearing of 66<sup>o</sup>. | ||
| + | === 2010 === | ||
| + | * [[2010-08-08 51 -2]] -- [[User:Bluecont|Bluecont]] is planning on attempting this geohash sort of near Abergavenny. After or before geohashing he expects to visit the nearby White Castle. | ||
| + | * [[2010-04-28 51 -2]] -- [[User:FolkDevil|FolkDevil]] went exploring to Lower Woods SSSI, near Wickwar, South Gloucs. It was fun! | ||
| + | === 2009 === | ||
| + | * [[2009-10-18 51 -2]] -- [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]] paid a flying visit near Tormarton as part of a multihash! | ||
| + | * [[2009-07-27 51 -2]] -- Dropped by on my way to work as it was close to my route | ||
| + | * [[2009-02-28 51 -2]] -- not really an alternate meetup, Bath | ||
| + | * [[2009-01-01 51 -2]] -- Yatton/Congresbury (New Years day) | ||
| + | === 2008 === | ||
| + | * [[2008-07-02 51 -2]] -- Banwell, Weston-super-Mare | ||
| + | == Geohashes considered == | ||
| + | * 2008-11-21 -- Field near Whitminster, Stroud. This Geohash location is not far from Aurum, but unfortunatly with the River Severn being where it is, he cannot make the journey without going very far out of his way to cross :( | ||
| + | * 2008-06-06 -- In a field east of Chipping Sodbury | ||
| + | * 2008-05-24 -- Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:United Kingdom]] |
| + | [[Category:Inactive graticules]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:42, 24 June 2022
| Mid Wales | Shrewsbury | Birmingham |
| Cardiff | Bristol | Swindon |
| Exeter | Weymouth | Southampton |
|
Today's location: geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox | ||
The Bristol graticule is at latitude 51, longitude -2. It includes all of Bristol, Bath and Gloucester, and the majority of Cheltenham, Newport and Weston-super-mare. The graticule is almost exclusively land, with the only water being the Mouth of the Severn. Most of the graticule is English but in the north west corner there is a sizeable chunk of Wales.
This graticule has a facebook group, a daily location feed, a GeoRSS feed and a (broken) Atom feed. There is also a Recent Changes feed courtesy of Yahoo Pipes, which doesn't seem to be working.
Contents
Local Geohashers
- Marz
- English_Petal
- Smenus
- Sigmund Fraud
- Paulie
- Babur
- The Skoot
- Douglas
- Crypto55
- Spadly
- Kazenone
- Staticman
- FolkDevil
- Staralfur
- Goldcont
- Mourndark
- Sundance
- Rowadanr
- Aurum
- Jstanley
- Bluecont
- SminkyBazzA
- aaronboardley
- ATMarsden95
- geeoharee
- Tongs/B
Official Saturday Meetups
- 2013-03-09 51 -2 -- Chew Valley Lake
- 2008-07-26 51 -2 -- Limpley Stoke
Other expeditions
2021
- 2021-12-22 51 -2 -- Dan Q visited from one graticle over to get one more step towards his Minesweeper achievement
2015
- 2015-09-21 51 -2 -- An unused paddock behind a house between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye. Benjw visited on the way home to Cambridge after spending a weekend with family near Hereford.
2013
- 2013-03-09 51 -2 -- aaronboardley visited the hashpoint at Chew Valley Lake.
2012
- 2012-02-13 51 -2 -- Sourcerer visited the hashpoint 1.3 km from Bagwyllydiart and on a bearing of 66o.
2010
- 2010-08-08 51 -2 -- Bluecont is planning on attempting this geohash sort of near Abergavenny. After or before geohashing he expects to visit the nearby White Castle.
- 2010-04-28 51 -2 -- FolkDevil went exploring to Lower Woods SSSI, near Wickwar, South Gloucs. It was fun!
2009
- 2009-10-18 51 -2 -- Macronencer paid a flying visit near Tormarton as part of a multihash!
- 2009-07-27 51 -2 -- Dropped by on my way to work as it was close to my route
- 2009-02-28 51 -2 -- not really an alternate meetup, Bath
- 2009-01-01 51 -2 -- Yatton/Congresbury (New Years day)
2008
- 2008-07-02 51 -2 -- Banwell, Weston-super-Mare
Geohashes considered
- 2008-11-21 -- Field near Whitminster, Stroud. This Geohash location is not far from Aurum, but unfortunatly with the River Severn being where it is, he cannot make the journey without going very far out of his way to cross :(
- 2008-06-06 -- In a field east of Chipping Sodbury
- 2008-05-24 -- Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet
