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The Los Angeles, CA [[graticule]] is at latitude 34, longitude -118. It does not, of course, enclose the entire city of Los Angeles, much less the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is debatably the most central [[graticule]] for Los Angeles, and includes downtown LA. [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] may make a good backup [[graticule]], but it is primarily composed of ocean. | The Los Angeles, CA [[graticule]] is at latitude 34, longitude -118. It does not, of course, enclose the entire city of Los Angeles, much less the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is debatably the most central [[graticule]] for Los Angeles, and includes downtown LA. [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] may make a good backup [[graticule]], but it is primarily composed of ocean. | ||
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| + | Map of [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=34&long=-118&zoom=9&abs=-1 today's location]. | ||
== Meetup Dates == | == Meetup Dates == | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 28 June 2008
| Bakersfield | Tehachapi | Ridgecrest |
| Santa Barbara | Los Angeles, California | San Bernardino |
| – | Long Beach | Santa Ana |
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The Los Angeles, CA graticule is at latitude 34, longitude -118. It does not, of course, enclose the entire city of Los Angeles, much less the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is debatably the most central graticule for Los Angeles, and includes downtown LA. Long Beach may make a good backup graticule, but it is primarily composed of ocean.
Map of today's location.
Meetup Dates
- 5/24/08: First LA geohashing meetup! Definitely a success.
- 5/31/08: Second meetup halfhearted; at best a "drive-by meetup."
- 6/7/08: Third meet up: Palmdale.
- 6/14/08: Possible Water Geohash Award winning location, just a few thousand years too late, in a dried-up lakebed.
- 6/21/08: Near Tehachapi
- 6/28/08: 10 miles east of Lancaster, 100 ft from a road
Other Dates
- 6/8/08: LA railway.
Facebook Group
There is now a Facebook Group.
