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==Interesting Graticules== | ==Interesting Graticules== | ||
− | Until something like a ''Category:Interesting graticules'' is created for those graticules with fascinating geographical phenomena, interesting stories and insane probabilities, I'll collect my personal favorites here. | + | Until something like a ''Category:Interesting graticules'' or a special page is created for those graticules with fascinating geographical phenomena, interesting stories and insane probabilities, I'll collect my personal favorites here. |
− | * [[Lot's Wife, Japan]] - | + | * [[Lot's Wife, Japan]] - Probably the smallest land fraction of any graticule in the world. |
+ | * [[Kempten, Germany]] - The only part of Switzerland in this graticule is the peak of a 2894 m mountain. | ||
+ | * [[Clipperton Island, France]] - An uninhabited remote coral atoll with a highly interesting history (pirates, guano miners, and a homicidal lighthouse keeper). | ||
==Misc.== | ==Misc.== |
Revision as of 17:59, 15 April 2009
Contents
About me
I live in Heidelberg, Germany and will mainly try to reach hashpoints by bike or foot (I like running long distances). If reachable by train, I might also go (and already have been) to hashpoints further away from my home.
Future Plans
Exam in May...
Geohashes
Videos of my expeditions (5 so far).
Visited Graticules
N\E | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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48 | x1 | x1 | |||
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Regular Expeditions
Total expeditions: | 15 |
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List of my expeditions (most recent first):
2009-03-26
Neu-Ulm (48,10) |
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2009-02-24
Hoffenheim (49,8) |
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2009-02-15
Oftersheim (49,8) |
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2009-02-13
Dossenheim (49,8) |
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2009-01-28
Grein (49,8) |
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2009-01-21 |
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2009-01-12 |
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2008-12-30 & 2008-12-31 Wörth & Maximiliansau (49,8) |
ilpadre earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2008-12-30 while the temperature was below the freezing point of water.
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2008-12-10
Mauer (49,8) |
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2008-11-24 |
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2008-11-01 |
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2008-10-29
Heidelberg (49,8) |
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2008-10-26
Heidelberg (49,8) |
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2008-10-22
Heidelberg (49,8) |
Template:Virgin graticule
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Irregular Expeditions
2008-12-21
Heidelberg (49,8) |
Retro expedition to a conveniently placed 2008-07-09 hashpoint |
Wiki Stuff
I like drawing xkcd-ish images for achievement ribbons. See my gallery of achievement images. I keep looking out for newly created achievements that need a ribbon image, and for old images that could be improved.
To-Do List
Icons: -
Interesting Graticules
Until something like a Category:Interesting graticules or a special page is created for those graticules with fascinating geographical phenomena, interesting stories and insane probabilities, I'll collect my personal favorites here.
- Lot's Wife, Japan - Probably the smallest land fraction of any graticule in the world.
- Kempten, Germany - The only part of Switzerland in this graticule is the peak of a 2894 m mountain.
- Clipperton Island, France - An uninhabited remote coral atoll with a highly interesting history (pirates, guano miners, and a homicidal lighthouse keeper).
Misc.
“ | :) Ar, a hash! Oh, Sahara ):
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—Geohashing palindrome
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- Pages with broken file links
- Geohashers
- Geohashers in their 40s
- Geohashers in 49,8
- Public transport geohash achievement
- Bicycle geohash achievement
- Sunrise geohash achievement
- Walk geohash achievement
- Border geohash achievement
- Frozen geohash achievement
- Midnight geohash achievement
- Picnic achievement
- Consecutive geohash achievement
- Last man standing achievement
- Holy hash achievement
- Snowman geohash achievement
- Drag-along achievement
- Déjà vu geohash achievement
- Addicted to geohashing