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|map = <map lat="40" lon="-88" />
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  | lat= 40
|nw = -
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  | lon= -88
|n = [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]]
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  | nw = [[Sterling, Illinois|Sterling]]
|ne = [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
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  | n = [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]]
|w = -
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  | ne = [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
|e = -
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  | w = [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]
|sw =  
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  | name = [[Champaign/Urbana, Illinois|Champaign/Urbana]]
|s = -
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  | e = [[Danville, Illinois|Danville]]
|se = -
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  | sw = [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
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  | s = [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]]
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  | se = [[Terre Haute, Indiana]]
 
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The '''40,-88 graticule''' contains all of Champaign-Urbana, part of Bloomington and Normal, and several other smaller towns in Illinois.
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The '''{{Today's location|lat=40|lon=-88|text=40,-88}} [[graticule]]''' contains all of Champaign-Urbana, part of Bloomington and Normal, and several other smaller towns in [[Illinois]].
  
==Official Meetup==
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==Official Meetups==
 
In accordance with the [[Main_Page#Official_Meetup|Main Page]], the official meetup of the 40,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.
 
In accordance with the [[Main_Page#Official_Meetup|Main Page]], the official meetup of the 40,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.
  
* [[2008-05-24]]: '''Success'''! The first official meetup was [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-24&lat=40&long=-89&zoom=9&abs=1 in a field] about 20 miles from Champaign-Urbana and about 50 miles from Bloomington-Normal. Kyle, Kim, Matt, and [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] met by the road adjoining the field and hiked through corn seedlings to the geohashing point.  
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== Coordinates ==
:[[Image:2008-05-24_champaign_geohashing_group.jpg|200px|From left to right: Kyle, Kim, Matt, and [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]]]]
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* [[2014-04-08 40 -88]]: Birthday hash in Champaign! And since it's two years and a day since the last hash, an almost-anniversary hash too! :P
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* [[2012-04-07 40 -88]]: After more than a year and a half, we are back with a bang. With 7 people, the graticule's biggest successful geohash so far!
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* [[2010-07-27 40 -88]]: [[User:Dvdllr|Dvdllr]] leaves his home grat of [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]] to visit Normal.
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* [[2010-03-14 40 -88]]: Second annual Pi Day geohash!
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* [[2009-03-22 40 -88]]: [[User:excellentdude|excellentdude]] made it to this hash behind a McDonald's off an I-55 exit.
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* [[2009-03-20 40 -88]]: Solo geohash by [[user:gigahz83|Nathan]] to northern part of graticule.
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* [[2009-03-14 40 -88]]: Pi Day geohash!
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* [[2008-08-23 40 -88]]: [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]], Josh, and Alejandro hiked through prairie, soybeans, and corn to reach the coordinates.
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* [[2008-08-09 40 -88]]: Just 11 miles east of Champaign
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* [[2008-07-04 40 -88]]: The graticule's Independence Day coordinates fell right in the middle of [http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/R3/Moraine.htm Moraine View State Recreation Area].
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* [[2008-06-21 39 -88]]: The day's coordinates fell right at the northern edge of the graticule.  [[User:brettdaniel | Brett]], Manish, and Yoon-young made it to the  {{egl|2008-06-21|39|-88|text=39,-88}} coordinates which fell near [http://www.continuinged.uiuc.edu/allerton/ Allerton Park] instead.
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* [[2008-06-08 40 -88]]: [[User:brettdaniel | Brett]] [[Bicycle Geohash | biked]] to the coordinates despite vicious headwinds and temperatures over 90 degrees.  He got within 500 feet and, once again, left a flag marking the spot.
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* [[2008-06-07 40 -88]]: [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] made it to the coordinates after an easy drive north from Champaign.  He expected to meet other geohashers, but none showed up.  He left a flag marking the spot.
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* [[2008-05-24 40 -88]]: '''Success'''! The first official meetup was {{egl|2008-05-24|40|-89|text=in a field}} about 20 miles from Champaign-Urbana and about 50 miles from Bloomington-Normal. Kyle, Kim, Matt, and [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] met by the road adjoining the field and hiked through corn seedlings to the geohashing point.  
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{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 40 | longitude = -88 | date = 2008-05-24 | name = Kyle, Kim, Matt, and [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] | image = 2008-05-24 champaign geohashing group.jpg }}
  
 
==Graticule History==
 
==Graticule History==
On Friday, October 12th, 2007, at 7:45pm, [[XKCD]] author [[Randall Munroe]] gave a talk at [http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=40.113929,-88.221138&spn=0.003651,0.010042&z=17 40.1139,-88.2211] for the ACM Reflections Projections Conference at the University of Illinois ([http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/conference/2007/events citation]).  The talk was about "his experiences drawing xkcd and playing with kites."  A video of this talk is [http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/conference/2007/videos available online].
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On Friday, October 12th, 2007, at 7:45pm, [[xkcd]] author [[User:Xkcd|Randall Munroe]] gave a talk at [http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=40.113929,-88.221138&spn=0.003651,0.010042&z=17 40.1139,-88.2211] for the ACM Reflections Projections Conference at the University of Illinois ([http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/conference/2007/events citation]).  The talk was about "his experiences drawing xkcd and playing with kites."  A video of this talk is [http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/conference/2007/videos available online].
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html Official Geohashing Coordinate Calculator] - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 10:30am Central).
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*[https://geohashing.info/ Geohashing Coordinate Calculator] - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 8:30am Central).
 
*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/40,-88 Official Atom feed for 40,-88]
 
*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/40,-88 Official Atom feed for 40,-88]
  
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Sterling Aurora Chicago
Peoria Champaign/Urbana Danville
Springfield Decatur Terre Haute, Indiana

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The 40,-88 graticule contains all of Champaign-Urbana, part of Bloomington and Normal, and several other smaller towns in Illinois.

Official Meetups

In accordance with the Main Page, the official meetup of the 40,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.

Coordinates

Graticule unlocked.png
Kyle, Kim, Matt, and Brett earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (40, -88) graticule, here, on 2008-05-24.
2008-05-24 champaign geohashing group.jpg

Graticule History

On Friday, October 12th, 2007, at 7:45pm, xkcd author Randall Munroe gave a talk at 40.1139,-88.2211 for the ACM Reflections Projections Conference at the University of Illinois (citation). The talk was about "his experiences drawing xkcd and playing with kites." A video of this talk is available online.

External Links