Difference between revisions of "Albany, New York"

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The Albany, New York graticule is at latitude 42, longitude -73. This graticule includes the cities of Albany, Cohoes, Hudson, Schenectady, and Troy, New York; Pittsfield, Massachusetts; and Bennington, Vermont.

It is one of the few known graticules to span 4 US states (New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut).

Today's Location: Albany, NY

Notable Dates

2008-09-20 - Igor makes it to the first hash in the Graticule.
2009-02-23 - Tenebrus submitted a photograph but no story.
2017-12-20 - Ipswichb made it to the second hash in the Graticule, nine years later.

Planning

Meetups can be planned via email or in this portion of the wiki.

Local Geohashers

Littlechrist
Antiaverage
meep
BobTheShrew
Xaith
Stacymendrick
Sixdeaftaxis lives in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts.
hwolfe Bennington, VT
onelessvowl
okeefm is currently a student in Troy, New York
GridMonkey

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-{{surrounds|this=Albany|e=[[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]]|se=[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]}}
+{{graticule
+   | lat= 42
+   | lon= -73
+   | nw = [[Hamilton County, New York|Hamilton County]]
+   | n  = [[Glens Falls, New York|Glens Falls]]
+   | ne = [[Claremont, New Hampshire]]
+   | w  = [[Cooperstown, New York|Cooperstown]]
+   | name = [[Albany, New York|Albany]]
+   | e  = [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
+   | sw = [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]]
+   | s  = [[Danbury, Connecticut]]
+   | se = [[Hartford, Connecticut]]
+}}
-[[Image:Albany_Graticule.png|thumb|300 px|Albany Graticule]]
+The Albany, New York [[graticule]] is at latitude 42, longitude -73.  This graticule includes the cities of Albany, Cohoes, Hudson, Schenectady, and Troy, New York; Pittsfield, Massachusetts; and Bennington, Vermont.
+It is one of the few known graticules to span 4 US states (New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut).
 '''Today's Location:'''
-[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=42&long=-73&zoom=9&abs=-1 Albany, NY]]
+{{Today's location|lat=42|lon=-73|text=Albany, NY}}
-The Albany, New York [[graticule]] is at latitude 42, longitude -73.  This graticule includes the cities of Albany, Cohoes, Hudson, Schenectady, and Troy, New York; Pittsfield, Massachusetts; and Bennington, Vermont.
+== Notable Dates ==
+[[2008-09-20 42 -73|2008-09-20]] - [[User:Igor|Igor]] makes it to the first hash in the Graticule.<br>
+[[2009-02-23 42 -73|2009-02-23]] - [[User:Tenebrus|Tenebrus]] submitted a photograph but no story.<br>
+[[2017-12-20 42 -73|2017-12-20]] - [[User:Ipswichb|Ipswichb]] made it to the second hash in the Graticule, nine years later.
-The graticule overlaps part of four states (New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut).
+==Planning==
+Meetups can be planned via email or in this portion of the wiki.
-== Notable Dates ==
-Nothing yet.
+== Local Geohashers ==
+*[[User:Littlechrist|Littlechrist]]
+*[[User:Antiaverage|Antiaverage]]
+*[[User:Meep|meep]]
+*[[User:BobTheShrew|BobTheShrew]]
+*[[User:Xaith|Xaith]]
+*[[User:Stacymendrick|Stacymendrick]]
+*[[User:Sixdeaftaxis|Sixdeaftaxis]] lives in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts.
+*[[User:hwolfe|hwolfe]] Bennington, VT
+*[[User:onelessvowl|onelessvowl]]
+*[[User:okeefm|okeefm]] is currently a student in Troy, New York
+*[[User:GridMonkey|GridMonkey]]
-[[Category:North America]][[Category:New York]][[Category:Massachusetts]][[Category:Vermont]][[Category:Connecticut]]
+[[Category:New York]]
+[[Category:Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Vermont]]
+[[Category:Connecticut]]
+[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
+[[Category:Graticules that span 4 US states]]

Hamilton County	Glens Falls	Claremont, New Hampshire
Cooperstown	Albany	Springfield, Massachusetts
Newburgh	Danbury, Connecticut	Hartford, Connecticut
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