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|n =[[Ingham, Australia|Ingham]]
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|s =[[Charters Towers, Australia|Charters Towers]]
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  | = [[Clark River, Australia|Clark River]]
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  | name = [[Townsville, Australia|Townsville]]
|se=[[Collinsville, Australia|Collinsville]]
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  | = [[Ayr, Australia|Ayr]]
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  | sw = [[Pentland, Australia|Pentland]]
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  | se = [[Collinsville, Australia|Collinsville]]
 
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(-19, 146)
 
(-19, 146)
 
==Townsville==
 
==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.
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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.
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==Graticule Links==
 
==Graticule Links==
*[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=-19&long=146&zoom=9 Townsville]
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*{{Today's location|lat=-19|lon=146|text=Townsville}}
 
*[http://geohashing.kerwin.net.au/ Unofficial in-city-only Townsville]
 
*[http://geohashing.kerwin.net.au/ Unofficial in-city-only Townsville]
  
 
==Local Geohashers==
 
==Local Geohashers==
  
*[[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 in January 2009.
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*[[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 four attempts (three successful;  one from two 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]]).  <s>He also idles almost continuously on [irc://irc.foonetic.net/geohashing #geohashing].</s>
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*[[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:YawnWithExcitement|YawnWithExcitement]] has been on several hashes, none actually in his local graticule.
 
*[[User:YawnWithExcitement|YawnWithExcitement]] has been on several hashes, none actually in his local graticule.
  
*[[User:Twistie|Twistie]] has not sucessfully completed a geohash but has been on a few failed expeditions and has new shine handheld GPS which could come in handy.
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*[[User:Twistie|Twistie]] has successfully completed one geohash and has failed another. He has handheld GPS.
  
*[[User:Hirod|Hirod]] and [[User:Jezs|Jezs]] have been on one failed attempt with [[User:Twistie|Twistie]].
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*[[User:Hirod|Hirod]] and [[User:Jezs|Jezs]] have been on two failed and one successful attempt with [[User:Twistie|Twistie]]
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==Planned Geohashes==
  
 
==Geohashes==
 
==Geohashes==
 
In reverse-chronological order:
 
In reverse-chronological order:
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[[Image:Arrow2.png|12px]] [[2016-10-08 -19 146]]: Hashcamping in the bush - [[User:Felix Dance|Felix Dance]].
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<!-- :{{User:Felix_Dance/Hash|date=2016-10-08|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=Hashcamping in the bush}} -->
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:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2011-06-03|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=in North Ward!}}
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:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2010-10-09|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=just off the highway, near Calcium}}
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:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2010-10-03|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=just off the highway, half way to the Towers}}
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:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2010-03-13|lat=-19|lon=146|result=bad|desc=[[:Category:Prize poultry consolation prize|Failed - Chickened out]]}}
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:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2009-11-29|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=near Woodstock again}}
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:{{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}}
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:{{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}}
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:{{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=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=2008-10-22|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]]}}
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:{{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}}
 
:{{User:Mattyk/Hash|date=2008-09-20|lat=-19|lon=146|result=good|desc=out near Woodstock}}
{{Virgin graticule|latitude=-19|longitude=146|date=2008-09-20|name=[[User:Mattyk|Matty]]|image=2008-09-02 -19 146.jpg}}
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{{graticule unlocked|latitude=-19|longitude=146|date=2008-09-20|name=[[User:Mattyk|Matty]]|image=2008-09-02 -19 146.jpg}}
  
 
(See: [[:Category:Meetup in -19 146|Meetup in -19 146]])
 
(See: [[:Category:Meetup in -19 146|Meetup in -19 146]])
 
===Current Meetup Location===
 
* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-04-18&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 18-Apr-2009].  Gah! In the bloody ocean.
 
 
===Recent Unattended Saturday Locations===
 
These are only the most potentially accessible Saturday meetup locations to which no one went.
 
* [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!
 
* [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.
 
* [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.
 
* [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.
 
* [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>
 
* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-03-28&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 28-Mar-2009].  Just by a road at Bluewater.
 
 
===Links for upcoming Saturdays===
 
<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=2009-04-25&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 25-Apr-2009].
 
* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-05-01&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 1-May-2009].
 
* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-05-08&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 8-May-2009].
 
* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-05-15&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 15-May-2009].
 
* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-05-22&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 22-May-2009].
 
* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-05-29&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 29-May-2009].
 
  
 
[[Category:Queensland]]
 
[[Category:Queensland]]
[[Category:Active graticules]]
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[[Category:Unlocked graticules]]

Latest revision as of 02:39, 20 March 2024

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Thursday 2024-11-28 -19.6199548, 146.0330538

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Friday 2024-11-29 -19.9938000, 146.7099028

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Abergowrie Ingham -18,147
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(-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.
  • Twistie has successfully completed one geohash and has failed another. He has handheld GPS.

Planned Geohashes

Geohashes

In reverse-chronological order:

Arrow2.png 2016-10-08 -19 146: Hashcamping in the bush - Felix Dance.

Arrow2.png 2011-06-03 -19 146: in North Ward!
Arrow2.png 2010-10-09 -19 146: just off the highway, near Calcium
Arrow2.png 2010-10-03 -19 146: just off the highway, half way to the Towers
Arrow4.png 2010-03-13 -19 146: Failed - Chickened out
Arrow2.png 2009-11-29 -19 146: near Woodstock again
Arrow4.png 2009-10-10 -19 146: Failed - No public access - Army Range
Arrow4.png 2009-08-29 -19 146: Failed - No public access - Locked Gates
Arrow2.png 2009-07-09 -19 146: A few hundred meters off Harveys Range Road just over the range
Arrow4.png 2009-01-04 -19 146: Failed - No public access
Arrow4.png 2008-10-22 -19 146: Failed - No public access
Arrow4.png 2008-10-04 -19 146: Failed - No public access - Army Range
Arrow2.png 2008-09-20 -19 146: out near Woodstock
Graticule unlocked.png
Matty earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (-19, 146) graticule, here, on 2008-09-20.
2008-09-02 -19 146.jpg

(See: Meetup in -19 146)