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The 41,-88 graticule, named for the city of Aurora, contains much of the western suburbs near Chicago as well as a large area of rural farmland outside Chicagoland. Some of the larger cities in Illinois are within the graticule including Aurora, Naperville, and Joliet.

In accordance with the Main Page and geohashing tradition, the official meetups of the 41,-88 graticule are Saturdays at 4pm Central time. This is not a requirement, but is the best chance to meet other geohashers.

Recent Expeditions

For expeditions from 2008-2019 (prior to the Dark Ages), see Aurora, Illinois/Archive.

2025-01-26: 3 geohashers (and a doggo) meet in a public park in Aurora.
2025-01-09: Tarasaurus purchases an R/C truck to reach a hash on a frozen pond in Warrenville.
2024-12-28: Tarasaurus & Haberdasher independently outside a Rosati's in Woodridge.
2024-12-21: Haberdasher reached this hash just off a trail in Bolingbrook.
2024-12-07: Haberdasher reached this hash on a strip of grassy land outside an industrial building.
2024-08-03: Rookiek13 in an elementary school parking lot.
2024-07-20: Tarasaurus failed to reach this point in Sugar Grove.
2024-06-11: Tarasaurus & Rookiek13 met at this point in a hotel parking lot in Bolingbrook.
2024-04-26: Haberdasher reached this hash in a front yard in Glendale Heights.
2024-03-11: Tarasaurus biked to this point in Aurora.
2024-02-15: Dolphintreasure was the lucky recipient of a Cubicle Geohash!
2023-12-12: Haberdasher reached this hash in a front yard in Glen Ellyn.
2023-09-13: Tarasaurus reached this hash in Springbrook Prairie in Naperville.
2023-09-04: Tarasaurus couldn't access a golf course that was actually a warehouse.
2023-08-04: Rookiek13 & Kiamx in Plainfield.
2023-07-24: Rookiek13 reached the first water hash in the graticule's history on Whalon Lake in Naperville.
2023-07-01: Tarasaurus biked to this point in North Aurora.
2023-05-04: gennyble recorded their first geohash with this Danada Forest Preserve point.
2023-01-22: Tarasaurus stopped by this hash at an apartment complex in Bolingbrook.
2023-01-04: Tarasaurus made her return to geohashing at this point in a field near Batavia.
2021-03-01: Haberdasher reached this hashpoint on a residential street in Naperville.
2020-12-06: Haberdasher reached this hashpoint near an industrial building in Aurora.

Notable Past Expeditions

2025-01-09: Tarasaurus purchases an R/C truck to reach a hash by proxy on a frozen pond in Warrenville.
2023-07-24: Rookiek13 reached the first water hash in the graticule's history on Whalon Lake in Naperville.
2013-11-24: Mystrsyko and DolphinTreasure brought 6 drag-alongs to this hashpoint at Steak & Shake, to date the largest group to visit a geohash in the graticule's history.
2012-06-17: RocketMac and Haberdasher both independently celebrated Father's day by taking their respective parents geohashing at the Morton Arboretum.
2011-12-03: EvilUncleNomo and The Wife visited a hash near the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris.
2008-06-20: Fermilab employee Virgletati earned a Restricted area achievement for this point on Fermilab property.
2008-05-24: GLneo and William reached the point via dirt bike, achieving the first successful geohashing expedition in the graticule.

GLneo and William earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (41, -88) graticule, here, on 2008-05-24.

Local Geohashers

The following geohashers have been on geohashing expeditions at some point in the graticule's history. Many of them reside in this graticule, however others travel in from neighboring graticules occasionally. Feel free to update this list and add yourself if you have an expedition here!

Active since 2020

Active since 2010

Active prior to 2010

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-The '''{{Today's location|lat=41|lon=-88|text=41,-88}} [[graticule]]''' contains Aurora, Naperville, and many more cities near Chicago.
+The '''{{Today's location|lat=41|lon=-88|text=41,-88}} [[graticule]]''', named for the city of '''Aurora''', contains much of the western suburbs near Chicago as well as a large area of rural farmland outside Chicagoland. Some of the larger cities in Illinois are within the graticule including Aurora, Naperville, and Joliet.
-==Expeditions==
-In accordance with the [[Main_Page#Official_Meetup|Main Page]], the official meetup of the 41,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.
+In accordance with the [[Main_Page#Official_Meetup|Main Page]] and geohashing tradition, the official meetups of the 41,-88 graticule are Saturdays at 4pm Central time. This is not a requirement, but is the best chance to meet other geohashers.
+==Recent Expeditions==
+''For expeditions from 2008-2019 (prior to the [[Dark Ages]]), see [[Aurora, Illinois/Archive]].''
+* [[2025-01-26 41 -88|2025-01-26]]: 3 geohashers (and a doggo) meet in a public park in Aurora.
+* [[2025-01-09 41 -88|2025-01-09]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] purchases an R/C truck to reach a hash on a frozen pond in Warrenville.
+* [[2024-12-28 41 -88|2024-12-28]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] & [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] independently outside a Rosati's in Woodridge.
+* [[2024-12-21 41 -88|2024-12-21]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hash just off a trail in Bolingbrook.
+* [[2024-12-07 41 -88|2024-12-07]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hash on a strip of grassy land outside an industrial building.
+* [[2024-08-03 41 -88|2024-08-03]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] in an elementary school parking lot.
+* [[2024-07-20 41 -88|2024-07-20]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] failed to reach this point in Sugar Grove.
+* [[2024-06-11 41 -88|2024-06-11]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] & [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] met at this point in a hotel parking lot in Bolingbrook.
 * [[2024-04-26 41 -88|2024-04-26]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hash in a front yard in Glendale Heights.
 * [[2024-03-11 41 -88|2024-03-11]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] biked to this point in Aurora.
 * [[2024-02-15 41 -88|2024-02-15]]: [[User:Dolphintreasure|Dolphintreasure]] was the lucky recipient of a Cubicle Geohash!
 * [[2023-12-12 41 -88|2023-12-12]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hash in a front yard in Glen Ellyn.
-* [[2023-09-13 41 -88|2023-09-13]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasuarus]] reached this hash in Springbrook Prairie in Naperville.
+* [[2023-09-13 41 -88|2023-09-13]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] reached this hash in Springbrook Prairie in Naperville.
 * [[2023-09-04 41 -88|2023-09-04]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] couldn't access a golf course that was actually a warehouse.
+* [[2023-08-04 41 -88|2023-08-04]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] & [[User:Kiamx|Kiamx]] in Plainfield.
 * [[2023-07-24 41 -88|2023-07-24]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] reached the first water hash in the graticule's history on Whalon Lake in Naperville.
 * [[2023-07-01 41 -88|2023-07-01]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] biked to this point in North Aurora.
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 * [[2021-03-01_41_-88 | 2021-03-01]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hashpoint on a residential street in Naperville.
 * [[2020-12-06_41_-88 | 2020-12-06]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hashpoint near an industrial building in Aurora.
-* [[2017-04-18 41 -88]]: [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] just happened to be on the COD campus for work the day that the hashpoint was on the COD campus that I used to attend in the 90s even though I don't live here anymore!
-* [[2015-09-16_41_-88 | 2015-09-16]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this hashpoint on a driveway in Glen Ellyn.
+==Notable Past Expeditions ==
-* [[2015-06-11 41 -88 | 2015-06-11]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] and [[User:Kiamx|Kiamx]] tried to reach a hash in Lemont, but there was no public access.
+* [[2025-01-09 41 -88|2025-01-09]]: [[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]] purchases an R/C truck to reach a [[Geohash by proxy achievement|hash by proxy]] on a frozen pond in Warrenville.
-* [[2015-05-29 41 -88 | 2015-05-29]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] and [[User:Kiamx|Kiamx]] drove to the hashpoint off of Big Woods Road, Aurora
+* [[2023-07-24 41 -88|2023-07-24]]: [[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]] reached the first [[Water geohash achievement|water hash]] in the graticule's history on Whalon Lake in Naperville.
-* [[2014-12-15 41 -88 | 2014-12-15]]: [[User:Buttercup|Buttercup]] reached a hash in a suburban neighborhood south of Wheaton.
+* [[2013-11-24_41_-88 | 2013-11-24]]: [[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]] and [[User:Dolphintreasure|DolphinTreasure]] brought 6 drag-alongs to this hashpoint at Steak & Shake, to date the largest group to visit a geohash in the graticule's history.
-* [[2014-11-29 41 -88 | 2014-11-29]]: [[User:StatMan22|StatMan22]] and [[User:Buttercup|Buttercup]] reached a hash in Wheaton.
+* [[2012-06-17_41_-88 | 2012-06-17]]: [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] and [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] both independently celebrated Father's day by taking their respective parents geohashing at the Morton Arboretum.
-* [[2014-07-09 41 -88 | 2014-07-09]]: [[User:dvdwinter9|dvdwinter9]] drove to the hashpoint on the southwest corner of Arnold Drive and 63rd Street, Woodridge
+* [[2011-12-03 41 -88 | 2011-12-03]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] visited a hash near the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris.
-* [[2014-05-23 41 -88 | 2014-05-23]]: [[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]] biked to the hashpoint located in a baseball field.
+* [[2008-06-20 41 -88|2008-06-20]]: Fermilab employee [[User:Virgletati|Virgletati]] earned a [[Restricted area achievement]] for this point on Fermilab property.
-* [[2013-11-24_41_-88 | 2013-11-24]]: [[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]] and [[User:Dolphintreasure|DolphinTreasure]] brought 6 friends to this hashpoint at Steak & Shake.
+* [[2008-05-24 41 -88 | 2008-05-24]]: [[User:GLneo|GLneo]] and William reached the point via dirt bike, achieving the first successful geohashing expedition in the graticule.
-* [[2013-11-08_41_-88 | 2013-11-08]]: [[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]] and [[User:Dolphintreasure|DolphinTreasure]] were scared away from this hashpoint by coyotes.
-* [[2013-09-06 41 -88 | 2013-09-06]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] reached a hash in the woods near Naperville.
-* [[2013-08-31 41 -88 | 2013-08-31]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] succeeded in reaching a hashpoint in St. Charles.
-* [[2013-06-21 41 -88 | 2013-06-21]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] tried to reach a hash in Lisle, but there was no public access.
-* [[2013-05-11_41_-88 | 2013-05-11]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached this suburban hashpoint without difficulty.
-* [[2013-05-11_41_-88 | 2013-05-11]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] successfully reached the hashpoint.
-* [[2013-04-04 41 -88 | 2013-04-04]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] visited a hash in Lisle.
-* [[2013-03-23 41 -88 | 2013-03-23]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] reached a hash in Malta.
-* [[2012-08-18 41 -88 | 2012-08-18]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] successfully reached a hash in Crystal Lawns.
-* [[2012-08-10_41_-88 | 2012-08-10]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] attempted to reach the hashpoint in Fermilab, but technology was not on her side.
-* [[2012-08-03_41_-88 | 2012-08-03]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] reached the hashpoint in a pretty residential neighborhood.
-* [[2012-06-17_41_-88 | 2012-06-17]]: [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] took his father (and mother) to the Morton Arboretum for Father's Day (and geohashing)
-* [[2012-06-17_41_-88 | 2012-06-17]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] went to the hashpoint inside Morton Arboretum.
-* [[2012-06-06_41_-88 | 2012-06-06]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] went to the hash today and played Twister in an industrial park.
-* [[2012-04-06 41 -88 | 2012-04-06]]: [[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]] visited a hash on Lasher Rd, outside of Aurora.
-* [[2012-03-24_41_-88 | 2012-03-24]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]], [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]], and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] met up today and successfully reached the hash, which was in the middle of a bramble-filled field.
-* [[2012-03-18_41_-88 | 2012-03-18]]: [[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]] hit the coordinates outside a house in West Chicago while on her way to DeKalb.
-* [[2012-02-11 41 -88 | 2012-02-11]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] made a frozen Saturday meetup near Oswego High School in Oswego.
-* [[2012-01-14 41 -88 | 2012-01-14]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] hashed a snow-covered field off I-80 near Morris.
-* [[2012-01-07 41 -88 | 2012-01-07]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] visited a hashpoint in a field near  Newark.
-* [[2011-12-03 41 -88 | 2011-12-03]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] visited a hash near the Dresden Nulrear Power Plant in Morris.
-* [[2011-11-21 41 -88 | 2011-11-21]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] each visited the hashpoint, but at different times.
-* [[2011-11-12 41 -88 | 2011-11-12]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] hashed a cornfield near Big Rock.
-* [[2011-10-29 41 -88 | 2011-10-29]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] reached a hashpoint in the woods near Joliet.
-* [[2011-10-15 41 -88 | 2012-10-15]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] reached a hashpoint in West Chicago.
-* [[2011-10-01 41 -88 | 2011-10-01]]: [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] attempted our first geohash today. She quit when we found the swamp. I went on without her and sunk up to my shins.
-* [[2010-10-30 41 -88 | 2010-10-30]]: [[User:Fbfree|Fbfree]] Planning a Fermilab geohash.
-* [[2010-03-19 41 -88 | 2010-03-19]]: [[User:Shandd|Shandd]] traveled to the location and walked through the muddiest field of his of life. His shoes did not survive.
-* [[2009-11-01 41 -88 | 2009-11-01]]: [[User:Fbfree|Fbfree]] bicycled to a hashpoint in the western suburbs of Chicago.
-* [[2009-08-15 41 -88 | 2009-08-15]]: Greetings from [[User:m5rammy|m5rammy]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Dayton, OH]].  I'll be in your graticule on Saturday, will anyone be at (or near) the meet up point?  Let's get together.  I'll bring the games.
-* [[2009-02-15 41 -88 | 2009-02-15]]: [[User:excellentdude|excellentdude]] stopped by the cornfield coordinates on his way home to Michigan from Missouri.
-* [[2008-07-28 41 -88 | 2008-07-28]]: [[User:Blackbird|Blackbird]] & UltramaticOrange visited the hashpoint in Bloomingdale.
-* [[2008-06-30 41 -88 | 2008-06-30]]: Qwirk and [[User:virgletati|virgletati]] each visited the spot, but at different times.
-* [[2008-06-14 41 -88 | 2008-06-14]]: The location is pretty much at the eastern edge of the graticule, near I-88, right next to what appears to be a Shell gas station.  I ([[User:Paradox7|Paradox7]]) plan to be there at 4pm (especially since it's the first geohash that's been within my reach!) for the meetup, anyone else coming?
-** I ([[user:YellowYoshi|YellowYoshi]]) am expecting to be there as well, with one or two people :-)  I must admit that I'm cheating, since I actually belong to the graticule to the east.
-*** Heh, so do I.  Living near the edge of a graticule has its bonuses, I guess . . . --[[User:Paradox7|Paradox7]]
-** I'll show up as well ([[User:Spider|Spider]])
-***We wound up with a little crowd, it was fun. I'm just sad we'll be out of town this weekend and we'll miss the big meetup downtown. ([[user:moodygrrl|moodygrrl]])
-* [[2008-05-31 41 -88 | 2008-05-31]]: [[User:brettdaniel | Brett]] detoured to the coordinates while on his way to Chicago.  He was unsurprised to find no one else there since he arrived half an hour late and the coordinates were far away from... everything.
-* [[2008-05-25 41 -88 | 2008-05-25]]: [[User:Spider|Spider]], Joe, and Sarah went out towards the hashpoint, but none reached the point.
-* [[2008-05-24 41 -88 | 2008-05-24]]: [[User:GLneo|GLneo]] and William reached the point via dirt bike
 {{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 41 | longitude = -88 | date = 2008-05-24 | name = [[User:GLneo|GLneo]] and William | image = 5-24-08-41-88-bike.jpg }}
+== Local Geohashers ==
+The following geohashers have been on geohashing expeditions at some point in the graticule's history. Many of them reside in this graticule, however others travel in from neighboring graticules occasionally. Feel free to update this list and add yourself if you have an expedition here!
+===Active since 2020===
+*[[User:Dolphintreasure|Dolphintreasure]]
+*[[User:Gennyble|gennyble]]
+*[[User:Haberdasher|Haberdasher]]
+*[[User:Kiamx|Kiamx]]
+*[[User:Rookiek13|Rookiek13]]
+*[[User:Tarasaurus|Tarasaurus]]
-==Notable Hash Dates ==
+===Active since 2010===
-* May 30, 2008 The geohash was located somewhere in fermilab!! I think that probably qualifies as the nerdiest geohash ever. Its a shame it was a work day, and Due to the script malfunction on that day, I ([[User:spider|spider]]) didn't learn about it until the day after.
+*[[User:Buttercup|Buttercup]]
+*[[User:dvdwinter9|dvdwinter9]]
-* [[2008-06-20 41 -88|June 20, 2008]]: According to the [https://geohashing.info calculator], it looks like it's back at [http://www.fnal.gov/ Fermilab], off in the northeast corner near the end of Power Line Road (it's hard to miss, that's the road that goes along the huge Pi-shaped power line supports). Unfortunately, it's not a public area, so you'd probably have to settle for Wilson Hall or the Buffalo Farm if you're not an employee here. ([[User:logic|logic]])
+*[[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]]
-** And I ([[User:virgletati|virgletati]]) just happen to be a Fermilab employee.
+*[[User:Mystrsyko|Mystrsyko]]
+*[[User:RocketMac|RocketMac]]
+*[[User:StatMan22|StatMan22]]
+*[[User:The Wife|The Wife]]
-==External Links==
+===Active prior to 2010===
-*[https://geohashing.info/ Geohashing Coordinate Calculator] - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 8:30am Central).
+*[[User:Blackbird|Blackbird]]
-*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/41,-88 Official Atom feed for 41,-88]
+*[[User:brettdaniel | Brett]]
+*[[User:excellentdude|excellentdude]]
+*[[User:Fbfree|Fbfree]]
+*[[User:GLneo|GLneo]]
+*[[User:Paradox7|Paradox7]]
+*[[User:Qwirk|Qwirk]]
+*[[User:Shandd|Shandd]]
+*[[User:Spider|Spider]]
+*[[User:virgletati|virgletati]]
+*[[User:YellowYoshi|YellowYoshi]]
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