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This [http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=51&long=-1&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule] is in the [[United Kingdom]] and contains the City of London, the West End, and many western boroughs of London.  It also extends as far as Slough and Reading to the west, Luton to the north, and Crawley to the south.
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This {{Today's location|lat=51|lon=-0|text=graticule}} is in the [[United Kingdom]] and contains the City of London, the West End, and many western boroughs of London.  It also extends as far as Slough and Reading to the west, Luton to the north, and Crawley to the south.
  
 
Its territory ranges from 52° to 51° latitude, and from -1° to -0° longitude.  When following the XKCD geohashing algorithm, append the fractional hash part to 51° latitude and -0° longitude.  Note the use of negative zero.
 
Its territory ranges from 52° to 51° latitude, and from -1° to -0° longitude.  When following the XKCD geohashing algorithm, append the fractional hash part to 51° latitude and -0° longitude.  Note the use of negative zero.
  
 
== Meetup planning ==
 
== Meetup planning ==
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''Leave comments, plans and speculation regarding upcoming meet-ups here.''
 
  
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'''[[2012-10-20 51 -0|Saturday 20th]] and [[2012-10-21 51 -0|Sunday 21st]] October''' -- [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] is visiting Guildford this weekend. He was assuming that he wouldn't have time for hashing, but the weekend's hashpoints are unexpectedly close -- Saturday's is a mere 6 miles (and is on a footpath), and Sunday's about 16 miles (and is almost on a footpath).  Accordingly, he will try to squeeze in some hashing if he can, at about 5pm on Saturday and about 8am on Sunday.  Any other takers for these anti-social times?
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''Please leave comments, plans and speculation regarding upcoming meet-ups here.''
  
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'''[[2012-10-31 51 -0|Halloween]] brings us a potential golf hash at Redhill Golf Centre. [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] is considering checking it out, based on the cost to play a round.
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== Expeditions ==
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:Ah yes, I saw that one, and I wasn't sure how accessible it will be.  It looks like the hashpoint itself is on the driving range part of the golf centre, not the golf course itself.  I think it might be the case that you won't be allowed to walk on the driving range, partly because of the danger of getting hit by other people's golf balls, and partly because they sell you time on the driving range by giving you a set number of balls, and they don't want you collecting them again and having extra goes.  :-)  I could be wrong about this, though; I don't have much experience with golf and I haven't been to that particular golf centre.  — <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.2em 0.2em 0.1em; class=texhtml">[[User:Benjw|Benjw]]</span>&nbsp; <sub>{[[User talk:Benjw|talk]]}</sub> 18:35, 30 October 2012 (EDT)
 
  
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==Past activity==
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=== 2024 ===
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* [[2024-07-24 51 -0 | 24 July (Thursday)]] - [[User:PeterRoder|PeterRoder]] got himself and his possessions lost on the way to a field near Aylesbury.
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=== 2020 ===
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* [[2020-03-14 51 -0 | 14 March (Saturday, and pi day)]] - In Hook, in a residential street. [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]] visited, but didn't stay long due to an irrational fear of curtain-twitchers.
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=== 2018 ===
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{{Cambridge/2016 GHD}}
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* [[2018-08-11_51_-0 | 11 August (Saturday)]]
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=== 2016 ===
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* [[2016-12-27 51 -0 | 27th December (Tuesday)]] - [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited a residential street in Chinnor close to the M40 west of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK.
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* [[2016-07-26 51 -0 | 26th July (Tuesday)]] - [[User:Stevehaskew|Stevehaskew]] patiently waited for the GeoHash to come to him!
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* [[2016-01-02 51 -0 | 2nd January (Saturday)]] - [[User:PaintedJaguar|PaintedJaguar]] visited a major road junction just south of Wandsworth Bridge over the River Thames.
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=== 2015 ===
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* [[2015-12-16 51 -0 | 16th December (Wednesday)]] - [[User:Benjw|Benjw]], from 100 miles away, asked R to photograph the hashpoint on his behalf.
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* [[2015-11-08 51 -0 | 8th November (Sunday)]] - [[User:PaintedJaguar|PaintedJaguar]] visited the entrance road to Chells Park, Stevenage.
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* [[2015-01-19 51 -0 | 19th January (Monday)]] - [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited a field of winter wheat, east of the A10 trunk road, between Buckland and Chipping, Hertfordshire, UK. 4 of 7 today.
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===2014===
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* [[2014-12-25 51 -0 | 25th December (Wednesday)]] - Woodland just south of Christmas Pie, west of Guildford.  [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] visited while staying with family for Christmas.
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* [[2014-07-12 51 -0 | 12th July (Saturday)]] - On tour out of his home graticule once again, [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]] dropped in on the hashpoint on the way back from an interview
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* [[2014-04-23 51 -0 | 23rd April (Wednesday)]] - [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]] visited some lovely woodland trails at Marlow with his son Micronencer in tow.
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* [[2014-03-24 51 -0 | 24th March (Monday)]] - [[User:timl|timl]] visited his first hashpoint in a field near Odiham, Hampshire.
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* [[2014-02-19 51 -0 | 19th February (Wednesday)]] – [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]] commemorated the second anniversary of the death of his father with an expedition to a field near Buckingham.
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* [[2014-01-24 51 -0 | 24th January (Friday)]] – [[User:parttimesock|parttimesock]] visited his first hashpoint near The Comet Hotel in Hatfield.
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===2013===
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* [[2013-11-21 51 -0 | 21st November (Thursday)]] – [[User:Iago4096|Iago4096]] visited his first hashpoint in Bushy Park near Hampton Court Palace.
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* [[2013-08-04 51 -0 | 4th August (Sunday)]] - [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]] visited the parking lot of the Hendon Diagnostic Centre not far from Colindale tube station.
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* [[2013-08-03 51 -0 | 3rd August (Saturday)]] - [[User:PaintedJaguar|PaintedJaguar]] visited a suburban street just south of St Albans.
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* {{egl|2013-07-08|51|-0|text=8th July (Sunday)}} - On a sidewalk in the centre of London near Paddington. It's not clear if anybody actually attempted to reach this.
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* [[2013-05-12 51 -0 | 12th May (Sunday)]] - [[User:PaintedJaguar|PaintedJaguar]] eventually reached the hashpoint after public transport difficulties.
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* [[2013-04-07 51 -0| 7th April (Sunday)]]  - [[User:Cyazlars|Cyazlars]] was stopped by a locked gate.
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* [[2013-01-21_51_-0 | 21st January (Monday)]] - [[User:TheOtterslider|TheOtterslider]] reached the hashpoint on the road at Pigbush Lane near Alfold.
  
 
===2012===
 
===2012===
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* [[2012-10-14 51 -0]] - [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached the point at midnight, while [[User:PaintedJaguar|PaintedJaguar]] reached the hash in the early evening, as part of [[2012-10-14_51_0| an attempted double hash]].
 
  
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* [[2012-10-05_51_-0| 5nd October (Friday)]] - [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] tried to reach this Northwood-area hash, but was thwarted by prickly plants.
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* [[2012-12-09 51 -0 | 9th December (Sunday)]]: [[User:Huinesoron|Huinesoron]] failed to reach a field in Lingfield, Surrey, but did manage the neighbouring [[2012-12-09 51 0]] hashpoint.
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* [[2012-11-20_51_-0 | 20th November (Tuesday)]] - [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hashpoint near a church.
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* [[2012-11-18_51_-0 | 18th November (Sunday)]] - [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] overcame Tube and GPS difficulties to grab this hash in Muswell Hill.
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* [[2012-10-20 51 -0 | 20th October (Saturday)]] - A footpath in woodland just outside Winkworth Arboretum, south-east of Guildford; [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] popped over while visiting family.
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* [[2012-10-14 51 -0 | 14th October (Sunday)]] - [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached the point at midnight, while [[User:PaintedJaguar|PaintedJaguar]] reached the hash in the early evening, as part of [[2012-10-14_51_0| an attempted double hash]].
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* [[2012-10-05_51_-0| 5th October (Friday)]] - [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] tried to reach this Northwood-area hash, but was thwarted by prickly plants.
  
 
* [[2012-10-02_51_-0| 2nd October (Tuesday)]] - [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] managed to reach this hash in downtown London.
 
* [[2012-10-02_51_-0| 2nd October (Tuesday)]] - [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] managed to reach this hash in downtown London.
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===Visitors===
 
===Visitors===
  
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* [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] is visiting in autumn 2012
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* [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] was visiting in autumn 2012
 
* [[User:Huinesoron|Huinesoron]] passed through in summer 2012
 
* [[User:Huinesoron|Huinesoron]] passed through in summer 2012
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* [[User:Cyazlars|Cyazlars]] visited in spring 2013
  
 
===Mildly active===
 
===Mildly active===
 
* [[User:RowanTree|RowanTree]]
 
* [[User:RowanTree|RowanTree]]
 
* [[User:MattLondon|MattLondon]] -- probably only points in London.
 
* [[User:MattLondon|MattLondon]] -- probably only points in London.
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* [[User:Tongs/B|Tongs/B]] lives in central London and actively monitors this page for expeditions.
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* [[User:Saxbophone|Saxbophone]] lives in East London and actively looks out for public-transport-accessible hashes within Greater London or nearby parts of the Home Counties to go to
  
 
===Status unknown===
 
===Status unknown===

Latest revision as of 21:47, 6 August 2024

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This graticule is in the United Kingdom and contains the City of London, the West End, and many western boroughs of London. It also extends as far as Slough and Reading to the west, Luton to the north, and Crawley to the south.

Its territory ranges from 52° to 51° latitude, and from -1° to -0° longitude. When following the XKCD geohashing algorithm, append the fractional hash part to 51° latitude and -0° longitude. Note the use of negative zero.

Meetup planning

Please leave comments, plans and speculation regarding upcoming meet-ups here.

Expeditions

2024

2020

2018

All geohashers are cordially invited to the 10th anniversary 2018 geohashing day meetup in the Cambridge UK graticule.

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

  • 20th October (Saturday) - A footpath in woodland just outside Winkworth Arboretum, south-east of Guildford; Benjw popped over while visiting family.
  • 12 June (Tuesday) - Mampfred, LadyBB and EmmJay tried to grab this hash on their way from the airport to their accomodation, but were thwarted by dense bushes.

2011

2010

2009

  • 2nd October (Friday) - 4 geohashers made it to Highmoor Cross (near Reading) in what must be the western-most geohash in this graticule - on the -0.999 border. Had a great time!
  • 15th March (Sunday): A friend of Benjw visited and took pictures on Saturday morning, a day early. Benjw then visited on Sunday, the correct day.

2008

  • 15th December 2008 (Monday): Amersham Road, close to Chalfont and Latimer Rail Station. Kate cycled from Uxbridge (and was super excited about a Northern Hemisphere Geohash!)

Considered geohashes

  • 2008-05-31 -- Kit 09:32, 31 May 2008 (GMT) - I'll probably come. Quite happy with the new location - it's a few metres north of the 's' in 'Monk's Gate' on this OS map and thus not far from a public path.
Despite lots of talking about it, Steve didn't make it.
The new location is in the middle of a wood (probably private) whereas the old one is just a few metres off a public foothpath!

Related groups

Local geohashers

Visitors

Mildly active

  • RowanTree
  • MattLondon -- probably only points in London.
  • Tongs/B lives in central London and actively monitors this page for expeditions.
  • Saxbophone lives in East London and actively looks out for public-transport-accessible hashes within Greater London or nearby parts of the Home Counties to go to

Status unknown

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