Difference between revisions of "District of Columbia"

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For the state of Pacific Northwest state, see Washington.

The 76th meridian west (of Greenwich / UTC, Washington had several prime meridians to itself in the early years of independence) crosses directly through the District of Columbia, so the city has two graticules, located at latitude 38, longitudes -77 and -76.

Map

Light green graticules have had successful expeditions within DC. Light blue graticules have had successful expeditions, but none within DC.

N\E	-77	-76
38	Washington (West) Ciel # in MD Thomcat # in DC	Washington (East) Chuckrex # in VA

Achievements

The DC region has awarded the following 'First Time' achievements:

McKay (talk) earned the Reverse regional achievement

by reaching hash points in all 3 regions of the Washington (West), District of Columbia (38, -77) graticule on state / district level.

Graticule Unlocked: Ciel on 2008-06-07
Police Geohash: awarded on 2008-06-14

The DC region has recognized the following comparative achievements:

Largest Meet-Up Achievement: awarded on 2008-06-14
Highest Geohash:
Lowest Geohash:
Most Easterly Geohash: awarded on 2008-07-19
Most Northerly Geohash: awarded on 2008-09-13 38
Most Westerly Geohash:
Most Southerly Geohash: awarded on 2008-07-19
Hottest Geohash:
Coldest Geohash:
Oldest Geohasher:
Youngest Geohasher:

Notable Activities

1000 Blank White Cards is the official activity of all DC area meetups.
Dan is a big fan of Go, and is planning on bringing his portable set to meetups.

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-#REDIRECT [[Washington (West), District of Columbia]]
+:''For the state of Pacific Northwest state, see [[Washington]].''
+The 76th meridian west (of Greenwich / UTC, Washington had several [[wikipedia:en:Washington meridians|prime meridians]] to itself in the early years of independence) crosses directly through the District of Columbia, so the [[split city|city]] has two [[graticule]]s, located at latitude 38, longitudes -77 and -76.
+==Map==
+Light green graticules have had successful expeditions within DC. Light blue graticules have had successful expeditions, but none within DC.
+{|border=0|
+!N\E
+!style="width:200px; text-align:center;"|-77
+!style="width:200px; text-align:center;"|-76
+|-
+|style="height:100px;"|'''38'''
+|style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=lightgreen| [[Washington (West), District of Columbia|Washington (West)]]<br>[[User:Ciel|Ciel]] [[2008-06-07 38 -77|#]] in MD<br>[[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] [[2012-06-06 38 -77|#]] in DC
+|style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=lightblue| [[Washington (East), District of Columbia|Washington (East)]] <br>[[User:Chuckrex|Chuckrex]] [[2008-07-19 38 -76|#]] in VA<br><!--Nobody in DC yet-->&nbsp;
+|}
+==  Achievements ==
+The DC region has awarded the following 'First Time' achievements:
+{{Reverse Regional
+|latitude  = 38
+|longitude = -77
+|name      = [[User:Mckaysalisbury|McKay]] ([[User talk:Mckaysalisbury|talk]])
+|count     = 3
+|graticule = Washington (West), District of Columbia
+|level     = state / district
+}}
+* Graticule Unlocked: [[User:Ciel|Ciel]] on [[2008-06-07 38 -77|2008-06-07]]
+* Police Geohash: awarded on [[2008-06-14 38 -77|2008-06-14]]
+The DC region has recognized the following comparative achievements:
+* Largest Meet-Up Achievement: awarded on [[2008-06-14 38 -77|2008-06-14]]
+* Highest Geohash:
+* Lowest Geohash:
+* Most Easterly Geohash: awarded on [[2008-07-19 38 -76|2008-07-19]]
+* Most Northerly Geohash: awarded on [[2008-09-13 38 -76|2008-09-13 38]]
+* Most Westerly Geohash:
+* Most Southerly Geohash:  awarded on [[2008-07-19 38 -76|2008-07-19]]
+* Hottest Geohash:
+* Coldest Geohash:
+* Oldest Geohasher:
+* Youngest Geohasher:
+==  Notable Activities ==
+* [[1000 Blank White Cards]] is the official activity of all DC area meetups.
+* [[User:ciel|Dan]] is a big fan of Go, and is planning on bringing his portable set to meetups.
+[[category:split cities]]
+[[category:district of Columbia|#]]
+[[category:regional geohash map]]