Difference between revisions of "Townsville, Australia"

Latest Coordinates and Map Quick-Links
Saturday 2024-12-21	-19.6789452, 146.1395403 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox
Sunday 2024-12-22	-19.1625326, 146.2300457 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox
Monday 2024-12-23	-19.4220962, 146.9876460 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Latest revision as of 02:39, 20 March 2024

(-19, 146)

Townsville

The Townsville graticule is a scenic one. It neatly includes Magnetic Island, Crystal Creek and Paluma in the north (but not as far as Paluma Dam), Alligator Creek in the east, and almost reaches Charters Towers in the west. Most of the middle will be pretty hard to get to by road but there is some potential.

Graticule Links

Local Geohashers

Simon made this page. He has a iPhone 3G now and attempted a weekday geohash but didn't get there. He hopes to be at the next Saturday hash point that isn't too far off the bitumen subject to other commitments and the weather. But then he moved to Brisbane in January 2009.

Matty K has been on several attempts (some of them successful; even a few in the Townsville grat). He also made this (an alternative algorithm for Townsville) and this (a Facebook group). All that was undone on Feb 4 2012 when he, too, moved to Brisvegas.

YawnWithExcitement has been on several hashes, none actually in his local graticule.

Twistie has successfully completed one geohash and has failed another. He has handheld GPS.

Hirod and Jezs have been on two failed and one successful attempt with Twistie

Planned Geohashes

Geohashes

In reverse-chronological order:

2016-10-08 -19 146: Hashcamping in the bush - Felix Dance.

2011-06-03 -19 146: in North Ward!

2010-10-09 -19 146: just off the highway, near Calcium

2010-10-03 -19 146: just off the highway, half way to the Towers

2010-03-13 -19 146: Failed - Chickened out

2009-11-29 -19 146: near Woodstock again

2009-10-10 -19 146: Failed - No public access - Army Range

2009-08-29 -19 146: Failed - No public access - Locked Gates

2009-07-09 -19 146: A few hundred meters off Harveys Range Road just over the range

2009-01-04 -19 146: Failed - No public access

2008-10-22 -19 146: Failed - No public access

2008-10-04 -19 146: Failed - No public access - Army Range

2008-09-20 -19 146: out near Woodstock

Matty earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (-19, 146) graticule, here, on 2008-09-20.

(See: Meetup in -19 146)

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{Graticule
+{{QuickLinks|lat=-19|lon=146}}{{graticule
-|map = <map lat="-19" lon="146" />
+   | lat= -19
-|name = Townsville
+   | lon= 146
-|n = [[Ingham, Australia|Ingham]]
+   | nw = [[Abergowrie, Australia|Abergowrie]]
-|e = [[Ayr, Australia|Ayr]]
+   | n  = [[Ingham, Australia|Ingham]]
-|s = [[Charters Towers, Australia|Charters Towers]]
+   | ne = [[-18,147]]
-|se= [[Collinsville, Australia|Collinsville]]
+   | w  = [[Clark River, Australia|Clark River]]
-|sw= [[Pentland, Australia|Pentland]]
+   | name = [[Townsville, Australia|Townsville]]
+   | e  = [[Ayr, Australia|Ayr]]
+   | sw = [[Pentland, Australia|Pentland]]
+   | s  = [[Charters Towers, Australia|Charters Towers]]
+   | se = [[Collinsville, Australia|Collinsville]]
 }}
 (-19, 146)
 ==Townsville==
-The Townsville graticule is a pretty good one. It neatly includes Magnetic Island, Crystal Creek and Paluma in the north (but not as far as Paluma Dam), Alligator Creek in the east, and almost reaches Charters Towers in the west. Most of the middle will be pretty hard to get to by road but there is some potential.
+The Townsville graticule is a scenic one. It neatly includes Magnetic Island, Crystal Creek and Paluma in the north (but not as far as Paluma Dam), Alligator Creek in the east, and almost reaches Charters Towers in the west. Most of the middle will be pretty hard to get to by road but there is some potential.
 ==Graticule Links==
-*[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=-19&long=146&zoom=9 Townsville]
+*{{Today's location|lat=-19|lon=146|text=Townsville}}
-*[http://www.kerwin.net.au/geohashing/ Unofficial in-city-only Townsville]
+*[http://geohashing.kerwin.net.au/ Unofficial in-city-only Townsville]
 ==Local Geohashers==
-[[User:randomibis|Simon]] made this page. He doesn't own a GPS and isn't all that serious about actually Geohashing for real. But he might just check the coordinates once in a while and... maybe... Anyone else out there?
+*[[User:randomibis|Simon]] made this page. He has a iPhone 3G now and [[2008-10-22_-19_146|attempted]] a weekday geohash but didn't get there. He hopes to be at the next Saturday hash point that isn't too far off the bitumen subject to other commitments and the weather. But then he moved to [[Brisbane, Australia|Brisbane]] in January 2009.
+*[[User:Mattyk|Matty K]] has been on several attempts (some of them successful;  even a few in the Townsville grat). He also made [http://geohashing.kerwin.net.au/ this] (an alternative algorithm for Townsville) and [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23713782409 this] (a [[Facebook groups|Facebook group]]).  All that was undone on Feb 4 2012 when he, too, moved to [[Brisbane, Australia|Brisvegas]].
-[[User:Mattyk|Matty K]] created the following abomination: http://geohashing.kerwin.net.au/
+*[[User:YawnWithExcitement|YawnWithExcitement]] has been on several hashes, none actually in his local graticule.
-It reduces the Townsville graticule by another order of magnitude (0.125&deg;&times;0.125&deg; &mdash; approx. 10km&times;10km).  Unfortunately he can't be bothered making it suck less.  However, if people are interested in using either this or the ''official'' algorithm to meet up randomly on Saturdays, he's willing. He also made the [[Facebook groups|facebook group]]: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23713782409
-==Geohashes==
+*[[User:Twistie|Twistie]] has successfully completed one geohash and has failed another. He has handheld GPS.
-{{Virgin graticule|latitude=-19|longitude=146|date=2008-09-20|name=[[User:Mattyk|Matty]]|image=2008-09-02 -19 146.jpg}}
-*[[2008-09-20 -19 146]] &larr; out near Woodstock.
-*[[2008-10-04 -19 146]] &larr; [[:Category:Failed - No public access|failed]]
-(See: [[:Category:Meetup in -19 146]])
+*[[User:Hirod|Hirod]] and [[User:Jezs|Jezs]] have been on two failed and one successful attempt with [[User:Twistie|Twistie]]
-===Current Meetup Location===
+==Planned Geohashes==
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-10-11&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 11-Oct-2008].  One word:  terrible.  Without a helicopter, this location somewhere in the Paluma ranges is all but inaccessible.  According to the Google maps satellite view, there appears to be a dirt road that leads most of the way up the river valley from the Hervey's Range Development Road.  It's hard to be sure, but it appears to either stop about 6km shy of the point, or magically cross the river and continue much closer (within about 1km);  but it's too hard to tell in the low-res satellite images.  (If the map view is to be believed, the dirt track continues north to join up with Mt Spec road;  which could be a little closer to the city, but more likely to get someone wildly lost.)
-** [[User:Mattyk|Matty]]: If I was young, fit, and single (and maybe had a 4x4) I might possibly attempt this one.  But as it is, I think not this week.
-;Alternatives
+==Geohashes==
-*[[User:Mattyk|Matty's]] [http://geohashing.kerwin.net.au/ unofficial Townsville graticule] has a much more achievable point &mdash; some industrial yard on Ingham Rd.
+In reverse-chronological order:
-*The only ''real'' graticule anywhere nearby with a reasonably accessible hash point appears to be [[Proserpine, Australia|Proserpine]].  Their [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-10-11&lat=-21&long=148&zoom=13&abs=1 point] is a short spit from a nice little dirt road maybe half an hour off the highway.  Alas, about 3hrs from Townsville.
-===Recent Unattended Saturday Locations===
+[[Image:Arrow2.png|12px]] [[2016-10-08 -19 146]]: Hashcamping in the bush - [[User:Felix Dance|Felix Dance]].
-These are only the most potentially accessible Saturday meetup locations.
+<!-- :{{User:Felix_Dance/Hash|date=2016-10-08|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=Hashcamping in the bush}} -->
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-24&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=12&abs=1 Sat, 24-May-2008]. Right near the beach 10 minutes north of Saunders Beach. There's a dirt road you can see on the satellite view. Would have been a great spot!
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2011-06-03|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=in North Ward!}}
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-28&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 28-Jun-2008]. Near an apparent crater and some sort of industrial area (a quarry?) near Dotswood... wherever that is.
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2010-10-09|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=just off the highway, near Calcium}}
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-12&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 12-Jul-2008]. Near Dotswood again. There's some sort of dirt road on the satellite view.
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2010-10-03|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=just off the highway, half way to the Towers}}
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-16&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 16-Aug-2008]. Someone's front yard at Alice River. Definitely doable.
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2010-03-13|lat=-19|lon=146|result=bad|desc=[[:Category:Prize poultry consolation prize|Failed - Chickened out]]}}
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-09-27&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 27-Sep-2008].  Out near the Towers, just north of the river.  There's a dirt track from the highway, past a homestead, to the point (200m off), so maybe doable. <span style="font-size:80%;white-space:pre;">(''*sigh*'' &mdash;[[User:Mattyk|Matty]])</span>
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2009-11-29|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=near Woodstock again}}
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2009-10-10|lat=-19|lon=146|result=bad|desc=[[:Category:Failed - No public access|Failed - No public access]] - Army Range}}
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2009-08-29|lat=-19|lon=146|result=bad|desc=[[:Category:Failed - No public access|Failed - No public access]] - Locked Gates}}
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2009-07-09|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=A few hundred meters off Harveys Range Road just over the range}}
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2009-01-04|lat=-19|lon=146|result=bad|desc=[[:Category:Failed - No public access|Failed - No public access]]}}
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2008-10-22|lat=-19|lon=146|result=bad|desc=[[:Category:Failed - No public access|Failed - No public access]]}}
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2008-10-04|lat=-19|lon=146|result=bad|desc=[[:Category:Failed - No public access|Failed - No public access]] - Army Range}}
+:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2008-09-20|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=out near Woodstock}}
+{{graticule unlocked|latitude=-19|longitude=146|date=2008-09-20|name=[[User:Mattyk|Matty]]|image=2008-09-02 -19 146.jpg}}
-===Links for upcoming Saturdays===
+(See: [[:Category:Meetup in -19 146|Meetup in -19 146]])
-<small>'''''Please Note:''' until the time comes, these links will be inaccurate as they depend on data that '''isn't known yet'''.  If you can accurately predict the stock market ahead of time, please let us know.''</small>
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-10-18&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 18-Oct-2008].
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-10-25&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 25-Oct-2008].
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-11-01&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 1-Nov-2008].
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-11-08&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 8-Nov-2008].
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-11-15&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 15-Nov-2008].
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-11-22&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 22-Nov-2008].
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-11-29&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 29-Nov-2008].
-[[Category: Queensland]][[Category: Active Graticules]]
+[[Category:Queensland]]
+[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
+[[Category:Unlocked graticules]]

Abergowrie	Ingham	-18,147
Clark River	Townsville	Ayr
Pentland	Charters Towers	Collinsville
Today's location: geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox