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|map = <map lat="42" lon="-73" />
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  | lat= 42
|nw =  
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  | lon= -73
|n = [[Glens Falls, New York|Glens Falls, NY]]
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  | nw = [[Hamilton County, New York|Hamilton County]]
|ne =  
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  | n = [[Glens Falls, New York|Glens Falls]]
|w = [[Cooperstown, New York|Cooperstown, NY]]
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  | ne = [[Claremont, New Hampshire]]
|e = [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, MA]]
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  | w = [[Cooperstown, New York|Cooperstown]]
|sw = [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh, NY]]
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  | name = [[Albany, New York|Albany]]
|s = [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury, CT]]
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  | e = [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
|se = [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]]
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  | sw = [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]]
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  | s = [[Danbury, Connecticut]]
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  | se = [[Hartford, Connecticut]]
 
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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.
 
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.
  
The graticule overlaps part of four states (New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut).
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It is one of the few known graticules to span 4 US states (New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut).
  
 
'''Today's Location:'''
 
'''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]]
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{{Today's location|lat=42|lon=-73|text=Albany, NY}}
  
 
== Notable Dates ==
 
== Notable Dates ==
No Dates... Yet.  Dates can be planned via email or in this portion of the wiki.
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[[2008-09-20 42 -73|2008-09-20]] - [[User:Igor|Igor]] makes it to the first hash in the Graticule.<br>
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[[2009-02-23 42 -73|2009-02-23]] - [[User:Tenebrus|Tenebrus]] submitted a photograph but no story.<br>
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[[2017-12-20 42 -73|2017-12-20]] - [[User:Ipswichb|Ipswichb]] made it to the second hash in the Graticule, nine years later.
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==Planning==
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Meetups can be planned via email or in this portion of the wiki.
  
 
== Local Geohashers ==  
 
== Local Geohashers ==  
Littlechrist
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*[[User:Littlechrist|Littlechrist]]
[[http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/User:Antiaverage|Antiaverage]]
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*[[User:Antiaverage|Antiaverage]]
 
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*[[User:Meep|meep]]
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*[[User:BobTheShrew|BobTheShrew]]
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*[[User:Xaith|Xaith]]
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*[[User:Stacymendrick|Stacymendrick]]
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*[[User:Sixdeaftaxis|Sixdeaftaxis]] lives in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts.  
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*[[User:hwolfe|hwolfe]] Bennington, VT
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*[[User:onelessvowl|onelessvowl]]
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*[[User:okeefm|okeefm]] is currently a student in Troy, New York
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*[[User:GridMonkey|GridMonkey]]
  
[[Category:North America]]
 
 
[[Category:New York]]
 
[[Category:New York]]
 
[[Category:Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category:Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category:Vermont]]
 
[[Category:Vermont]]
 
[[Category:Connecticut]]
 
[[Category:Connecticut]]
[[Category:Active Graticules]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
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[[Category:Graticules that span 4 US states]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 24 March 2024

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

Today's location: not yet announced

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