Difference between revisions of "St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador"

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{{graticule
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  | lat= 47
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  | lon= -52
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  | nw = [[Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador|Clarenville]]
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  | n  = [[48,-52]]
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  | ne = [[48,-51]]
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  | w  = [[Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador|Bay Roberts]]
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  | name = [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]
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  | e  = [[47,-51]]
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  | sw = [[46,-53]]
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  | s  = [[46,-52]]
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  | se = [[46,-51]]
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}}
 
[[Image:St_Johns-DT.jpg|thumb|222px|Some houses in the downtown area of St. John's]]
 
[[Image:St_Johns-DT.jpg|thumb|222px|Some houses in the downtown area of St. John's]]
  
 
'''Today's Location:'''
 
'''Today's Location:'''
[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=47&long=-52&zoom=9&abs=-1 St. John's, NL]]
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[{{Today's location|lat=47|lon=-52|text=St. John's}}]
  
The St. John's [[Graticule]] is located at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=47&long=-52 (47, longitude -52)].  Being the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador it is the center of good times and great people.  It has the street with the most bars per unit length probably in North America, George Street.  Also home to Memorial University of Newfoundland,  we should see a good turn out of XKCD fans when the school year is in.  That is at least when our Saturday meeting is not water logged as about 80% of our [[Graticule]] is the Atlantic ocean.  If this is the case we shall meet up at The Duke of Duckworth in downtown St. John's!
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The St. John's [[Graticule]] is located at {{Today's location|lat=47|lon=-52|text=(47, longitude -52)}}.  Being the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador it is the center of good times and great people.  It has the street with the most bars per unit length probably in North America, George Street.  Also home to Memorial University of Newfoundland,  we should see a good turn out of XKCD fans when the school year is in.  That is at least when our Saturday meeting is not water logged as about 80% of our [[Graticule]] is the Atlantic ocean.  If this is the case we shall meet up at The Duke of Duckworth in downtown St. John's!
 
 
==Activities==
 
Once again our meetup point is many miles into ocean territory.  Instead of the duke this week I suggest meeting up with my little group for a bonfire on topsail beach at 9pm, comestibles and combustibles welcome. ~[[User:asahetter|StephenC]]
 
  
 
==Geohashing==
 
==Geohashing==
  
[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=47&long=-52 Link to the Graticule on the coordinate calculator]
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{{Today's location|lat=47|lon=-52|text=Link to the graticule on Geohashing.info}}
  
 
Please post your pictures and locations of whatever dry land (or wet ocean) you get to see.
 
Please post your pictures and locations of whatever dry land (or wet ocean) you get to see.
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==Local Geohashers==
 
==Local Geohashers==
 
[[User:asahetter|Stephen C]] came for his masters work, and fell in love with St. John's.
 
[[User:asahetter|Stephen C]] came for his masters work, and fell in love with St. John's.
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[[User:Quiglax|Thomas H]] lives in Mount Pearl and started geohashing Feb. 2012
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==Geohashers that have visited==
 
==Geohashers that have visited==
  
 
[[Category:North America]]
 
[[Category:Atlantic Provinces]]
 
[[Category:Canada]]
 
 
[[Category:Newfoundland and Labrador]]
 
[[Category:Newfoundland and Labrador]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Latest revision as of 22:10, 18 January 2022

Clarenville 48,-52 48,-51
Bay Roberts St. John's 47,-51
46,-53 46,-52 46,-51

Today's location: not yet announced

Some houses in the downtown area of St. John's

Today's Location: [St. John's]

The St. John's Graticule is located at (47, longitude -52). Being the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador it is the center of good times and great people. It has the street with the most bars per unit length probably in North America, George Street. Also home to Memorial University of Newfoundland, we should see a good turn out of XKCD fans when the school year is in. That is at least when our Saturday meeting is not water logged as about 80% of our Graticule is the Atlantic ocean. If this is the case we shall meet up at The Duke of Duckworth in downtown St. John's!

Geohashing

Link to the graticule on Geohashing.info

Please post your pictures and locations of whatever dry land (or wet ocean) you get to see.

Local Geohashers

Stephen C came for his masters work, and fell in love with St. John's.

Thomas H lives in Mount Pearl and started geohashing Feb. 2012

Geohashers that have visited