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{{graticule
 
{{graticule
  | lat= 40
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|lat = 40
  | lon= -78
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|lon = -78
  | nw = [[Oil City, Pennsylvania|Oil City]]
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|nw   = [[Oil City, Pennsylvania|Oil City]]
  | n = [[St. Marys, Pennsylvania|St. Marys]]
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|n   = [[St. Marys, Pennsylvania|St. Marys]]
  | ne = [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]]
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|ne   = [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]]
  | w = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]
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|w   = [[Pittsburgh East, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh East]]
  | name = [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]]
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|name = [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]]
  | e = [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]]
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|e   = [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]]
  | sw = [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]
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|sw   = [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]
  | s = [[Cumberland, Maryland]]
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|s   = [[Cumberland, Maryland]]
  | se = [[Frederick, Maryland]]
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|se   = [[Frederick, Maryland]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''Today's Location:'''
 
'''Today's Location:'''
[[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=40&long=-78&zoom=9&abs=-1 Altoona, PA]]
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{{Today's location|lat=40|lon=-78|text=Altoona, PA}}
  
The Altoona, Pennsylvania [http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/Graticule graticule] is at [http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-&lat=40&long=-78&zoom=10&abs=1 latitude 40, longitude -78].
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The Altoona, Pennsylvania [[Graticule|graticule]] is at {{Today's location|lat=40|lon=-78|text=latitude 40, longitude -78}}.
  
 
= Boroughs in this Graticule =
 
= Boroughs in this Graticule =
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The Altoona Graticule has a significant amount of State forests and Game Lands, but also contains Johnstown, Bedford and Philipsburg. Punxsutawney Phil, the Famous Groundhog, also lives in the Northwest corner.
  
 
= Local Geohashers =
 
= Local Geohashers =
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= Expeditions =
 
= Expeditions =
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* [[2020-03-18 40 -78]] - [[User:Pedalpusher|Pedalpusher]] made it to the Hash in Breezewood while driving home to the Buffalo Graticule.
 
* [[2008-08-06 40 -78]] - [[User:Drakon|Drakon]] tried to reach the hash by bicycle, but there was no public access.
 
* [[2008-08-06 40 -78]] - [[User:Drakon|Drakon]] tried to reach the hash by bicycle, but there was no public access.
  
 
[[Category:Pennsylvania]]
 
[[Category:Pennsylvania]]
 
[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
 
[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Latest revision as of 14:52, 21 January 2022

Oil City St. Marys Williamsport
Pittsburgh East Altoona State College
Morgantown, West Virginia Cumberland, Maryland Frederick, Maryland

Today's location: geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Today's Location: Altoona, PA

The Altoona, Pennsylvania graticule is at latitude 40, longitude -78.

Boroughs in this Graticule

The Altoona Graticule has a significant amount of State forests and Game Lands, but also contains Johnstown, Bedford and Philipsburg. Punxsutawney Phil, the Famous Groundhog, also lives in the Northwest corner.

Local Geohashers

  • Clint, I'm in State College, but I'll visit most places in this corner of the quad-graticule area.
  • SeanQuinn, I'm in State College, but sometimes the Altoona ones are much closer.
  • InitHello, I'm in Johnstown, but the map seems to think that's part of Altoona.
  • Namhsi, I'm from Punxsutawney, but I'll go to wherever the closest locations are...

Expeditions