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The '''[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=42&long=-88&zoom=9&abs=-1 42,-88] [[graticule]]''' contains Schaumburg, Elgin, Crystal Lake, and many more cities near Chicago, [[Illinois|IL]].  Also contains Burlington, Whitewater and New Berlin in [[Wisconsin]].
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The '''{{Today's location|lat=42|lon=-88|text=42,-88}} [[graticule]]''' contains Schaumburg, Elgin, Crystal Lake, and many more cities near Chicago, [[Illinois|IL]].  Also contains Burlington, Whitewater and New Berlin in [[Wisconsin]].
  
 
==Official Meetup==
 
==Official Meetup==
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*'''Who:''' Maybe you, Maybe me, Maybe Us, Maybe [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047573/ Them!].
 
*'''Who:''' Maybe you, Maybe me, Maybe Us, Maybe [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047573/ Them!].
  
=== Past Official Meetups ===
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=== Past Expeditions ===
 
(most recent first)
 
(most recent first)
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* [[2023-06-25 42 -88]], [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] took the train to Crystal Lake and was surrounded by rainbows.
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* [[2015-06-28 42 -88]], [[User:Gefrierbrand|Gefrierbrand]] tried to reach the hash, but there was no public access.
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* [[2014-11-19 42 -88]], [[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] visited Coon Creek near Hampshire IL.
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* [[2014-09-24 42 -88]], [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] went out to a strip mall parking lot in Schaumburg.
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* [[2014-01-13 42 -88]], [[User:Dune|Dune]] Heading over to the outskirts of Burlington then stopping in town for a Fred's Burger.
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* [[2014-01-11 42 -88]], [[User:Dune|Dune]] took a different route home after a late night movie.
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* [[2013-12-31 42 -88]], [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]] took a snowy drive to Medieval Times.
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* [[2013-11-09 42 -88]], [[User:StatMan22|StatMan22]] plans to reach this hash after a Purdue football game, just 287 meters from his house!
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* [[2013-09-27 42 -88]], [[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]] reached a hash alongside the FOx River in Carpentersville.
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* [[2013-04-12 42 -88]], [[User:StatMan22|StatMan22]] plans to reach this hash on his way home from work.
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* [[2013-02-20 42 -88]], [[User:StatMan22|StatMan22]] reaached this hash, on a sidewalk, after work.
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* [[2012-12-09 42 -88]], [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] tried to reach this hash, but it was on the private property of a landscaping company.
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* [[2012-07-16 42 -88]], [[User:starbird|starbird]] convinced [[User:Jackazzzz|jackazzzz]] to go hashing near work in Hoffman Estates
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* [[2012-06-14 42 -88]], [[User:Swoop2|Swoop2]] and [[User:TJAMM]] reached a hash on a road in Hawthorn Woods.
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* [[2012-06-06 42 -88]], [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] stopped by a giant hardware store's parking lot
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* [[2012-05-31 42 -88]], [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] visited a rainy geohash on the way to his "last meal" before a month of cleansing
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* [[2012-03-17 42 -88]], [[User:hezekiah|hezekiah]] reached a hash in the woods in New Berlin.
 
* [[2012-02-29 42 -88]], [[User:FireTrophy|FireTrophy]] drove out to Volo, for the [[Leap_geohash_achievement|Leap day]] achievement, and his inagural geohash.
 
* [[2012-02-29 42 -88]], [[User:FireTrophy|FireTrophy]] drove out to Volo, for the [[Leap_geohash_achievement|Leap day]] achievement, and his inagural geohash.
 
* [[2012-01-08 42 -88]], [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] started his [[Birthday Geohash|40th birthday]] with cake and contemplation
 
* [[2012-01-08 42 -88]], [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] started his [[Birthday Geohash|40th birthday]] with cake and contemplation
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* [[2010-09-05 42 -88]], [[User:Gus Polly|Gus Polly]] in a public park in Belvidere, Illinois.
 
* [[2010-09-05 42 -88]], [[User:Gus Polly|Gus Polly]] in a public park in Belvidere, Illinois.
 
* [[2010-08-20 42 -88]], [[User:Bassoon|Bassoon]] and [[User:Dedehawk|Dedehawk]] in a field in Franklin, Wisconsin.
 
* [[2010-08-20 42 -88]], [[User:Bassoon|Bassoon]] and [[User:Dedehawk|Dedehawk]] in a field in Franklin, Wisconsin.
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* [[2010-05-03 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] and friends reach a hash in someone's back yard.
 
* [[2010-03-03 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] in a neighborhood out in the country
 
* [[2010-03-03 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] in a neighborhood out in the country
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* [[2010-02-18 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] gets permission to visit a hash in someone's backyard, at night.
 
* [[2010-02-17 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] and [[User:dleininger|DLeininger]] in front of grainery among some big metal silos and grain elevators
 
* [[2010-02-17 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] and [[User:dleininger|DLeininger]] in front of grainery among some big metal silos and grain elevators
 
* [[2010-02-14 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] and [[User:dleininger|DLeininger]] in a corn field
 
* [[2010-02-14 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] and [[User:dleininger|DLeininger]] in a corn field
 
* [[2010-02-01 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] and [[User:dleininger|DLeininger]] in a neighborhood on a lake
 
* [[2010-02-01 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] and [[User:dleininger|DLeininger]] in a neighborhood on a lake
 
* [[2010-01-31 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] in some trees of a prairie path through some corn fields  
 
* [[2010-01-31 42 -88]], [[User:mrmoses|MrMoses]] in some trees of a prairie path through some corn fields  
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* [[2009-11-10 42 -88]], [[User:Jachim|Jachim]] visited the area of the hash, but the point was on private property.
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* [[2009-09-12 42 -88]], [[User:ecthros|ecthros]] and Summer tried to reach the hash, but were unable to gain access.
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* [[2009-09-07 42 -88]], Hash on private property, so people relocated to a nearby park.
 
* [[2009-03-07 42 -88]], [[User:starbird|starbird]] and [[User:wdminser|Bill Minser]] in a ritzy neighborhood in Saylesville, WI  
 
* [[2009-03-07 42 -88]], [[User:starbird|starbird]] and [[User:wdminser|Bill Minser]] in a ritzy neighborhood in Saylesville, WI  
 
* [[2008-08-16 42 -88]], 2 people, in the middle of a soybean field, north of Marengo, IL
 
* [[2008-08-16 42 -88]], 2 people, in the middle of a soybean field, north of Marengo, IL
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* [[2008-05-24 42 -88]], 5 people, middle of a field
 
* [[2008-05-24 42 -88]], 5 people, middle of a field
 
* [[2008-05-23 42 -88]], 1 person, front lawn of an antiques mall
 
* [[2008-05-23 42 -88]], 1 person, front lawn of an antiques mall
{{Virgin graticule | latitude = 42 | longitude = -88 | date = 2008-05-23 | name = [[User:Top Quark|Virginia]] | image = Dsc 0027.jpg }}
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{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 42 | longitude = -88 | date = 2008-05-23 | name = [[User:Top Quark|Virginia]] | image = Dsc 0027.jpg }}
  
 
==Local Geohashers==
 
==Local Geohashers==
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*[[User:Sarda|Sarda]] lives just barely north in [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]] during the summer and when visiting from college.
 
*[[User:Sarda|Sarda]] lives just barely north in [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]] during the summer and when visiting from college.
 
*[[User:FireTrophy|FireTrophy]] Lives nearby this graticule, and may try to make these spots when I can.
 
*[[User:FireTrophy|FireTrophy]] Lives nearby this graticule, and may try to make these spots when I can.
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*[[User:Swoop2|Swoop2]] Lives in Palatine.
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*[[User:Dune|Dune]] Lives in Waterford
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[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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*[https://geohashing.info/ Geohashing Coordinate Calculator] - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 8:30am Central).
 
*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/42,-88 Official Atom feed for 42,-88]
 
*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/42,-88 Official Atom feed for 42,-88]
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[http://twitter.com/GeohashChi Chicagoland Geohash Twitter] - Daily descriptions of hash points in the Chicago and surrounding graticules.
  
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Wisconsin]]
 
[[Category:Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Active graticules]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
 
 
 
 
{{maintained|maintainer=[[User:starbird]]|hidden=yes}}
 

Latest revision as of 03:51, 20 March 2024

Madison, WI Fond du Lac, WI Milwaukee, WI
Rockford Schaumburg Kenosha, WI
Sterling Aurora Chicago

Today's location: not yet announced

The 42,-88 graticule contains Schaumburg, Elgin, Crystal Lake, and many more cities near Chicago, IL. Also contains Burlington, Whitewater and New Berlin in Wisconsin.

Official Meetup

In accordance with the Main Page, the official meetup of the 42,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.

Next Official Meetup

  • When: Saturday, 4pm
  • Where: TBD
  • Who: Maybe you, Maybe me, Maybe Us, Maybe Them!.

Past Expeditions

(most recent first)

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Virginia earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (42, -88) graticule, here, on 2008-05-23.
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Local Geohashers

External Links

Chicagoland Geohash Twitter - Daily descriptions of hash points in the Chicago and surrounding graticules.