Difference between revisions of "Vaala, Finland"

Latest revision as of 00:42, 13 August 2024

A sand ridge in Rokua National Park in early winter dusk.

This graticule is located at 64,26. Today's location

This graticule is sparsely populated. Population density in the area is about 2 people per square km. The biggest population centers are Vaala and Utajärvi.

The graticule includes the western parts of lake Oulujärvi, which is the 4th biggest lake of Finland.

Rokua National Park lies within this graticule. The historical road Keisarintie (Emperor's road), which used to be the main road between the cities Oulu and Kajaani, goes through the National Park. (Note: don't attempt to drive through the road with a car with too low suspension. It's bumpy.)

Note that the graticule is distorted due to the proximity of North Pole.

Local Geohashers

None.

Meetups

2013-05-26 Reached successfully by Pastori and The Wife.
2024-02-11 Reached successfully by Kripakko.

Notable Dates

Pastori earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (64, 26) graticule, here, on 2013-05-26.

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-{{graticule |map = <map lat="64" lon="26" /> | n = [[Pudasjärvi, Finland|Pudasjärvi]] | s = [[Kiuruvesi, Finland|Kiuruvesi]] | ne = [[65,27]] | se = [[63,27]] | nw = [[Oulu, Finland|Oulu]] | sw = [[Haapajärvi, Finland|Haapajärvi]] | e = [[64,27]] | w = [[Kempele, Finland|Kempele]] | }}
+{{graticule
-This graticule is located at [[64,26]]. [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=64&long=26&zoom=9&abs=-1 Today's location]
+   | lat= 64
+   | lon= 26
+   | nw = [[Oulu, Finland|Oulu]]
+   | n  = [[Pudasjärvi West, Finland|Pudasjärvi West]]
+   | ne = [[Pudasjärvi East, Finland|Pudasjärvi East]]
+   | w  = [[Kempele, Finland|Kempele]]
+   | name = [[Vaala, Finland|Vaala]]
+   | e  = [[Kajaani, Finland|Kajaani]]
+   | sw = [[Haapajärvi, Finland|Haapajärvi]]
+   | s  = [[Kiuruvesi, Finland|Kiuruvesi]]
+   | se = [[Iisalmi, Finland|Iisalmi]]
+}}
-[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
+[[File:Rokua_1500px.jpg|thumb|400px|left|A sand ridge in Rokua National Park in early winter dusk.]]
+This graticule is located at [[64,26]]. {{Today's location|lat=64|lon=26}}
+This graticule is sparsely populated. Population density in the area is about 2 people per square km. The biggest population centers are Vaala and Utajärvi.
+The graticule includes the western parts of lake Oulujärvi, which is the 4th biggest lake of Finland.
+[http://www.outdoors.fi/destinations/nationalparks/rokua/Pages/Default.aspx Rokua National Park] lies within this graticule. The historical road Keisarintie (Emperor's road), which used to be the main road between the cities Oulu and Kajaani, goes through the National Park. (Note: don't attempt to drive through the road with a car with too low suspension. It's bumpy.)
+Note that the graticule is distorted due to the proximity of North Pole.
+== Local Geohashers ==
+None.
+== Meetups ==
+# [[2013-05-26 64 26| 2013-05-26]] Reached successfully by [[User:Pastori|Pastori]] and The Wife.
+# [[2024-02-11 64 26| 2024-02-11]] Reached successfully by [[User:Kripakko|Kripakko]].
+== Notable Dates ==
+{{Graticule unlocked
+    | latitude = 64
+    | longitude = 26
+    | date = 2013-05-26
+    | name = [[User:Pastori|Pastori]]
+    | image = 2013-05-26_64_26DSC_1131_1500px.jpg
+}}
+[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
 [[Category:Finland]]

Oulu	Pudasjärvi West	Pudasjärvi East
Kempele	Vaala	Kajaani
Haapajärvi	Kiuruvesi	Iisalmi
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