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   | nw = [[Sterling, Illinois|Sterling]]
 
   | nw = [[Sterling, Illinois|Sterling]]
 
   | n  = [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]]
 
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   | sw = [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
 
   | s  = [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]]
 
   | s  = [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]]
   | se = [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]]
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The '''[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=40&long=-88&zoom=9&abs=-1 40,-88] [[graticule]]''' contains all of Champaign-Urbana, part of Bloomington and Normal, and several other smaller towns in [[Illinois]].
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The '''{{Today's location|lat=40|lon=-88|text=40,-88}} [[graticule]]''' contains all of Champaign-Urbana, part of Bloomington and Normal, and several other smaller towns in [[Illinois]].
  
 
==Official Meetups==
 
==Official Meetups==
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* [[2008-06-07 40 -88]]: [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] made it to the coordinates after an easy drive north from Champaign.  He expected to meet other geohashers, but none showed up.  He left a flag marking the spot.
 
* [[2008-06-07 40 -88]]: [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] made it to the coordinates after an easy drive north from Champaign.  He expected to meet other geohashers, but none showed up.  He left a flag marking the spot.
 
* [[2008-05-24 40 -88]]: '''Success'''! The first official meetup was {{egl|2008-05-24|40|-89|text=in a field}} about 20 miles from Champaign-Urbana and about 50 miles from Bloomington-Normal. Kyle, Kim, Matt, and [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] met by the road adjoining the field and hiked through corn seedlings to the geohashing point.  
 
* [[2008-05-24 40 -88]]: '''Success'''! The first official meetup was {{egl|2008-05-24|40|-89|text=in a field}} about 20 miles from Champaign-Urbana and about 50 miles from Bloomington-Normal. Kyle, Kim, Matt, and [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] met by the road adjoining the field and hiked through corn seedlings to the geohashing point.  
{{Virgin graticule | latitude = 40 | longitude = -88 | date = 2008-05-24 | name = Kyle, Kim, Matt, and [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] | image = 2008-05-24 champaign geohashing group.jpg }}
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{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 40 | longitude = -88 | date = 2008-05-24 | name = Kyle, Kim, Matt, and [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] | image = 2008-05-24 champaign geohashing group.jpg }}
  
 
==Graticule History==
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html Official Geohashing Coordinate Calculator] - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 8:30am Central).
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*[https://geohashing.info/ Geohashing Coordinate Calculator] - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 8:30am Central).
 
*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/40,-88 Official Atom feed for 40,-88]
 
*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/40,-88 Official Atom feed for 40,-88]
  
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
 
[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
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[[Category:Unlocked graticules]]

Latest revision as of 02:50, 19 June 2024

Sterling Aurora Chicago
Peoria Champaign/Urbana Danville
Springfield Decatur Terre Haute, Indiana

Today's location: not yet announced

The 40,-88 graticule contains all of Champaign-Urbana, part of Bloomington and Normal, and several other smaller towns in Illinois.

Official Meetups

In accordance with the Main Page, the official meetup of the 40,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.

Coordinates

Graticule unlocked.png
Kyle, Kim, Matt, and Brett earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (40, -88) graticule, here, on 2008-05-24.
2008-05-24 champaign geohashing group.jpg

Graticule History

On Friday, October 12th, 2007, at 7:45pm, xkcd author Randall Munroe gave a talk at 40.1139,-88.2211 for the ACM Reflections Projections Conference at the University of Illinois (citation). The talk was about "his experiences drawing xkcd and playing with kites." A video of this talk is available online.

External Links