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{{graticule
|map = <map lat="41" lon="-88" />
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  | lat= 41
|nw = [[42,-89]]
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  | lon= -88
|n = [[42,-88]]
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  | nw = [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]]
|ne = [[42,-87]]
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  | n = [[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]]
|w = [[41,-89]]
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  | ne = [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]
|e = [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
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  | w = [[Sterling, Illinois|Sterling]]
|sw = [[40,-89]]
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  | name = [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]]
|s = [[Champaign/Urbana, Illinois|Champaign/Urbana]]  
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  | e = [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
|se = [[40,-87]]
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  | sw = [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]
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  | s = [[Champaign/Urbana, Illinois|Champaign/Urbana]]
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  | se = [[Danville, Illinois|Danville]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
The '''41,-88 graticule''' contains Aurora, Naperville, and many more cities near Chicago.
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The '''{{Today's location|lat=41|lon=-88|text=41,-88}} [[graticule]]''' contains Aurora, Naperville, and many more cities near Chicago.
  
==Official Meetup==
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==Expeditions==
 
In accordance with the [[Main_Page#Official_Meetup|Main Page]], the official meetup of the 41,-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 41,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.
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* [[2024-08-03 41 -88|2024-08-03]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] in an elementary school parking lot.
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* [[2024-07-20 41 -88|2024-07-20]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] failed to reach this point in Sugar Grove.
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* [[2024-06-11 41 -88|2024-06-11]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] & [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] met at this point in a hotel parking lot in Bolingbrook.
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* [[2024-04-26 41 -88|2024-04-26]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hash in a front yard in Glendale Heights.
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* [[2024-03-11 41 -88|2024-03-11]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] biked to this point in Aurora.
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* [[2024-02-15 41 -88|2024-02-15]]: [[User:Dolphintreasure|Dolphintreasure]] was the lucky recipient of a Cubicle Geohash!
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* [[2023-12-12 41 -88|2023-12-12]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hash in a front yard in Glen Ellyn.
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* [[2023-09-13 41 -88|2023-09-13]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] reached this hash in Springbrook Prairie in Naperville.
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* [[2023-09-04 41 -88|2023-09-04]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] couldn't access a golf course that was actually a warehouse.
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* [[2023-08-04 41 -88|2023-08-04]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] & [[User:Kiamx|Kiamx]] in Plainfield.
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* [[2023-07-24 41 -88|2023-07-24]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] reached the first water hash in the graticule's history on Whalon Lake in Naperville.
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* [[2023-07-01 41 -88|2023-07-01]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] biked to this point in North Aurora.
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* [[2023-05-04 41 -88|2023-05-04]]: [[User:Gennyble|gennyble]] recorded their first geohash with this Danada Forest Preserve point.
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* [[2023-01-22 41 -88|2023-01-22]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] stopped by this hash at an apartment complex in Bolingbrook.
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* [[2023-01-04 41 -88|2023-01-04]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] made her return to geohashing at this point in a field near Batavia.
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* [[2021-03-01_41_-88 | 2021-03-01]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hashpoint on a residential street in Naperville.
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* [[2020-12-06_41_-88 | 2020-12-06]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hashpoint near an industrial building in Aurora.
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* [[2017-04-18 41 -88]]: [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] just happened to be on the COD campus for work the day that the hashpoint was on the COD campus that I used to attend in the 90s even though I don't live here anymore!
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* [[2015-09-16_41_-88 | 2015-09-16]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hashpoint on a driveway in Glen Ellyn.
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* [[2015-06-11 41 -88 | 2015-06-11]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] and [[User:Kiamx|Kiamx]] tried to reach a hash in Lemont, but there was no public access.
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* [[2015-05-29 41 -88 | 2015-05-29]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] and [[User:Kiamx|Kiamx]] drove to the hashpoint off of Big Woods Road, Aurora
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* [[2014-12-15 41 -88 | 2014-12-15]]: [[User:Buttercup|Buttercup]] reached a hash in a suburban neighborhood south of Wheaton.
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* [[2014-11-29 41 -88 | 2014-11-29]]: [[User:StatMan22|StatMan22]] and [[User:Buttercup|Buttercup]] reached a hash in Wheaton.
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* [[2014-07-09 41 -88 | 2014-07-09]]: [[User:dvdwinter9|dvdwinter9]] drove to the hashpoint on the southwest corner of Arnold Drive and 63rd Street, Woodridge
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* [[2014-05-23 41 -88 | 2014-05-23]]: [[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]] biked to the hashpoint located in a baseball field.
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* [[2013-11-24_41_-88 | 2013-11-24]]: [[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]] and [[User:Dolphintreasure|DolphinTreasure]] brought 6 friends to this hashpoint at Steak & Shake.
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* [[2013-11-08_41_-88 | 2013-11-08]]: [[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]] and [[User:Dolphintreasure|DolphinTreasure]] were scared away from this hashpoint by coyotes.
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* [[2013-09-06 41 -88 | 2013-09-06]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] reached a hash in the woods near Naperville.
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* [[2013-08-31 41 -88 | 2013-08-31]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] succeeded in reaching a hashpoint in St. Charles.
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* [[2013-06-21 41 -88 | 2013-06-21]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] tried to reach a hash in Lisle, but there was no public access.
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* [[2013-05-11_41_-88 | 2013-05-11]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this suburban hashpoint without difficulty.
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* [[2013-05-11_41_-88 | 2013-05-11]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] successfully reached the hashpoint.
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* [[2013-04-04 41 -88 | 2013-04-04]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] visited a hash in Lisle.
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* [[2013-03-23 41 -88 | 2013-03-23]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] reached a hash in Malta.
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* [[2012-08-18 41 -88 | 2012-08-18]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] successfully reached a hash in Crystal Lawns.
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* [[2012-08-10_41_-88 | 2012-08-10]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] attempted to reach the hashpoint in Fermilab, but technology was not on her side.
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* [[2012-08-03_41_-88 | 2012-08-03]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached the hashpoint in a pretty residential neighborhood.
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* [[2012-06-17_41_-88 | 2012-06-17]]: [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] took his father (and mother) to the Morton Arboretum for Father's Day (and geohashing)
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* [[2012-06-17_41_-88 | 2012-06-17]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] went to the hashpoint inside Morton Arboretum.
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* [[2012-06-06_41_-88 | 2012-06-06]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] went to the hash today and played Twister in an industrial park.
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* [[2012-04-06 41 -88 | 2012-04-06]]: [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] visited a hash on Lasher Rd, outside of Aurora.
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* [[2012-03-24_41_-88 | 2012-03-24]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]], [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]], and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] met up today and successfully reached the hash, which was in the middle of a bramble-filled field.
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* [[2012-03-18_41_-88 | 2012-03-18]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] hit the coordinates outside a house in West Chicago while on her way to DeKalb.
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* [[2012-02-11 41 -88 | 2012-02-11]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] made a frozen Saturday meetup near Oswego High School in Oswego.
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* [[2012-01-14 41 -88 | 2012-01-14]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] hashed a snow-covered field off I-80 near Morris.
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* [[2012-01-07 41 -88 | 2012-01-07]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] visited a hashpoint in a field near  Newark.
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* [[2011-12-03 41 -88 | 2011-12-03]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] visited a hash near the Dresden Nulrear Power Plant in Morris.
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* [[2011-11-21 41 -88 | 2011-11-21]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] each visited the hashpoint, but at different times.
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* [[2011-11-12 41 -88 | 2011-11-12]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] hashed a cornfield near Big Rock.
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* [[2011-10-29 41 -88 | 2011-10-29]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] reached a hashpoint in the woods near Joliet.
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* [[2011-10-15 41 -88 | 2012-10-15]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] reached a hashpoint in West Chicago.
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* [[2011-10-01 41 -88 | 2011-10-01]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] attempted our first geohash today. She quit when we found the swamp. I went on without her and sunk up to my shins.
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* [[2010-10-30 41 -88 | 2010-10-30]]: [[User:Fbfree|Fbfree]] Planning a Fermilab geohash.
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* [[2010-03-19 41 -88 | 2010-03-19]]: [[User:Shandd|Shandd]] traveled to the location and walked through the muddiest field of his of life. His shoes did not survive.
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* [[2009-11-01 41 -88 | 2009-11-01]]: [[User:Fbfree|Fbfree]] bicycled to a hashpoint in the western suburbs of Chicago.
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* [[2009-08-15 41 -88 | 2009-08-15]]: Greetings from [[User:m5rammy|m5rammy]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Dayton, OH]].  I'll be in your graticule on Saturday, will anyone be at (or near) the meet up point?  Let's get together.  I'll bring the games.
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* [[2009-02-15 41 -88 | 2009-02-15]]: [[User:excellentdude|excellentdude]] stopped by the cornfield coordinates on his way home to Michigan from Missouri.
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* [[2008-07-28 41 -88 | 2008-07-28]]: [[User:Blackbird|Blackbird]] & UltramaticOrange visited the hashpoint in Bloomingdale.
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* [[2008-06-30 41 -88 | 2008-06-30]]: Qwirk and [[User:virgletati|virgletati]] each visited the spot, but at different times.
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* [[2008-06-14 41 -88 | 2008-06-14]]: The location is pretty much at the eastern edge of the graticule, near I-88, right next to what appears to be a Shell gas station.  I ([[User:Paradox7|Paradox7]]) plan to be there at 4pm (especially since it's the first geohash that's been within my reach!) for the meetup, anyone else coming?
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** I ([[user:YellowYoshi|YellowYoshi]]) am expecting to be there as well, with one or two people :-)  I must admit that I'm cheating, since I actually belong to the graticule to the east.
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*** Heh, so do I.  Living near the edge of a graticule has its bonuses, I guess . . . --[[User:Paradox7|Paradox7]]
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** I'll show up as well ([[User:Spider|Spider]])
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***We wound up with a little crowd, it was fun. I'm just sad we'll be out of town this weekend and we'll miss the big meetup downtown. ([[user:moodygrrl|moodygrrl]])
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* [[2008-05-31 41 -88 | 2008-05-31]]: [[User:brettdaniel | Brett]] detoured to the coordinates while on his way to Chicago.  He was unsurprised to find no one else there since he arrived half an hour late and the coordinates were far away from... everything.
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* [[2008-05-25 41 -88 | 2008-05-25]]: [[User:Spider|Spider]], Joe, and Sarah went out towards the hashpoint, but none reached the point.
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* [[2008-05-24 41 -88 | 2008-05-24]]: [[User:GLneo|GLneo]] and William reached the point via dirt bike
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{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 41 | longitude = -88 | date = 2008-05-24 | name = [[User:GLneo|GLneo]] and William | image = 5-24-08-41-88-bike.jpg }}
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==Notable Hash Dates ==
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* May 30, 2008 The geohash was located somewhere in fermilab!! I think that probably qualifies as the nerdiest geohash ever. Its a shame it was a work day, and Due to the script malfunction on that day, I ([[User:spider|spider]]) didn't learn about it until the day after.
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* [[2008-06-20 41 -88|June 20, 2008]]: According to the [https://geohashing.info calculator], it looks like it's back at [http://www.fnal.gov/ Fermilab], off in the northeast corner near the end of Power Line Road (it's hard to miss, that's the road that goes along the huge Pi-shaped power line supports). Unfortunately, it's not a public area, so you'd probably have to settle for Wilson Hall or the Buffalo Farm if you're not an employee here. ([[User:logic|logic]])
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** And I ([[User:virgletati|virgletati]]) just happen to be a Fermilab employee.
  
 
==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/41,-88 Official Atom feed for 41,-88]
 
*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/41,-88 Official Atom feed for 41,-88]
  
[[Category:North America]]
 
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
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[[Category:Active graticules]]

Latest revision as of 08:26, 8 August 2024

Rockford Schaumburg Kenosha, Wisconsin
Sterling Aurora Chicago
Peoria Champaign/Urbana Danville

Today's location: not yet announced

The 41,-88 graticule contains Aurora, Naperville, and many more cities near Chicago.

Expeditions

In accordance with the Main Page, the official meetup of the 41,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.

Graticule unlocked.png
GLneo and William earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (41, -88) graticule, here, on 2008-05-24.
5-24-08-41-88-bike.jpg

Notable Hash Dates

  • May 30, 2008 The geohash was located somewhere in fermilab!! I think that probably qualifies as the nerdiest geohash ever. Its a shame it was a work day, and Due to the script malfunction on that day, I (spider) didn't learn about it until the day after.
  • June 20, 2008: According to the calculator, it looks like it's back at Fermilab, off in the northeast corner near the end of Power Line Road (it's hard to miss, that's the road that goes along the huge Pi-shaped power line supports). Unfortunately, it's not a public area, so you'd probably have to settle for Wilson Hall or the Buffalo Farm if you're not an employee here. (logic)
    • And I (virgletati) just happen to be a Fermilab employee.

External Links