Difference between revisions of "United Kingdom"

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The United Kingdom is a country in northwest Europe. It and the British Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are covered by 73 graticules, some of which are shared with Ireland (and one of which also covers about 100 square metres of a French beach -- but only at low tide).

History and UK law make geohashing particularly interesting and often quite easy. The country is covered with a network of public footpaths and bridleways guaranteeing public access. Hashpoints are rarely far from a road or one of these paths. Most of the terrain is easy but there are more extreme areas where geohasing is no longer a walk in the park.

Map

Hashed graticules are green -- dark if they are currently active, light if they are not. Yellow graticules are flagged as active but have not yet had a successful expedition.

	-8	-7	-6	-5	-4	-3	-2	-1	-0	+0	+1
60							60,-2	60,-1	60,-0
59						59,-3	59,-2	59,-1
58		58,-7	58,-6	58,-5	58,-4	58,-3	58,-2
57	57,-8	57,-7	57,-6	57,-5	57,-4	57,-3	57,-2	57,-1
56		56,-7	56,-6	56,-5	56,-4	56,-3	56,-2
55		55,-7	55,-6	55,-5	55,-4	55,-3	55,-2	55,-1
54	54,-8	54,-7	54,-6	54,-5	54,-4	54,-3	54,-2	54,-1	54,-0
53					53,-4	53,-3	53,-2	53,-1	53,-0	53,0
52				52,-5	52,-4	52,-3	52,-2	52,-1	52,-0	52,0	52,1
51				51,-5	51,-4	51,-3	51,-2	51,-1	51,-0	51,0	51,1
50				50,-5	50,-4	50,-3	50,-2	50,-1	50,-0	50,0
49			49,-6	49,-5			49,-2

Geohashers

See Category:Geohashers in the UK

Expeditions

2009

April

2009-04-24 52 0 (Success)
2009-04-23 52 0 (Success)
2009-04-23 52 -0 (Success)
2009-04-20 51 -1 (Not reached - No public access)
2009-04-19 51 -1 (Not reached - Technology)
2009-04-19 51 0 (Not reached - No public access)
2009-04-12 54 -0 (Success)
2009-04-09 52 0 (Success)
2009-04-08 52 0 (Success)
2009-04-07 52 0 (Success)
2009-04-03 52 0 (Success)

March

2009-03-28 55 -4 (Success)
2009-03-28 52 0 (Success)
2009-03-24 52 -1 (Success)
2009-03-23 52 0 (Success)
2009-03-21 51 -1 (Success)
2009-03-16 52 0 (Success)
2009-03-15 51 -0 (Success) (Failed - Incorrect date)
2009-03-11 52 -0 (Success)
2009-03-11 52 0 (Success)
2009-03-09 52 -0 (Success)
2009-03-09 52 0 (Success)
2009-03-09 52 1 (Success)
2009-03-06 52 0 (Success)
2009-03-04 51 -1 (Success)

February

2009-02-28 51 -2 (Not reached - Did not attempt)
2009-02-28 52 0 (Success)
2009-02-10 53 -1 (Success)
2009-02-08 51 -1 (Not reached - No public access)
2009-02-04 52 0 (Success)
2009-02-01 52 0 (Success)

January

2009-01-26 52 -0 (Success)
2009-01-26 52 0 (Success)
2009-01-15 51 0 (Success)
2009-01-01 51 -2 (Success)

2008

December

2008-12-27 57 -3 (Success)
2008-12-15 51 -0 (Success)

November

2008-11-16 57 -3 (Not reached - Did not attempt)

October

2008-10-17 53 -2 (Success)
2008-10-11 51 -1 (Success)

September

2008-09-20 52 -0 (Success)
2008-09-19 53 -2 (Success)
2008-09-12 52 -0 (Not reached - No public access)

August

2008-08-09 55 -4 (Success)

July

2008-07-26 51 -2 (Success?)
2008-07-15 51 0 (Not reached - Mother Nature)
2008-07-02 51 -2 (Success)
2008-07-02 51 -0 (Not reached)

June

2008-06-28 50 -0 (Not reached - Did not attempt)
2008-06-27 50 -0 (Not reached - No public access)
2008-06-23 51 0 (Success)
2008-06-22 52 -1 (Success?)
2008-06-21 54 -1 (Reported success; no documentation)
2008-06-20 52 -1 (Not reached - No public access)
2008-06-18 50 -0 (Not reached - Did not attempt)
2008-06-17 52 0 (Not reached - No public access)
2008-06-14 51 0 (Success)
2008-06-14 50 -1 (Not reached - Mother Nature)
2008-06-12 55 -4 (Success)
2008-06-08 52 -1 (Not reached - No public access)
2008-06-07 52 0 (Success)
2008-06-07 51 -0 (Success)
2008-06-07 51 0 (Success)
2008-06-03 54 -1 (Not reached - No public access)
2008-06-01 50 -3 (Not reached - Mother Nature)

May

2008-05-31 53 -2 (Not reached - No public access)
2008-05-31 53 -1 (Success)
2008-05-31 52 0 (Success)
2008-05-31 51 -1 (Success)
2008-05-27 54 -2 (Success)
2008-05-26 53 -2 (Success)
2008-05-25 51 -3 (Not reached - No public access)
2008-05-24 54 -2 (Success)
2008-05-24 53 -1 (Success?)
2008-05-24 52 0 (Success)
2008-05-24 51 -0 (Success)
2008-05-21 54 -2 (Not reached - Mother Nature)

Graticules

This section lists the UK's graticules, along with the date of the first geohash in each. If no date is listed, the graticule can be assumed to be virgin. The list is roughly arranged by region, and graticules are listed from NW to SE in each region. Graticules covering more than one region are listed by the one containing the place the graticule is named after. The Sligo, Ireland, graticule is also listed under Northern Ireland as it contains a small portion of the UK. Active graticules are listed in bold.

Scotland

Foula (60, -2)
Lerwick (60, -1)
Unst (60, -0)
Dounby (59, -3)
Balfour (59, -2)
Sumburgh (59, -3)
Mangersta (58, -7)
Stornoway (58, -6)
Lochinver (58, -5)
Tongue (58, -4)
Thurso (58, -3) -- first hash 2010-01-25 by SuicideCraze.
Kirkwall (58, -2)
St Kilda (57, -8)
South Uist (57, -7)
Skye (57, -6)
Ullapool (57, -5)
Inverness (57, -4)
Elgin (57, -3) -- first hash 2008-12-27 by Smoulder et al.
Aberdeen (57, -2)
Peterhead (57, -1)
Barra / Berneray (56, -7)
Tobermory (56, -6)
Oban (56, -5)
Helensburgh (56, -4)
Perth (56, -3)
Dundee (56, -2)
Campbeltown (55, -5)
Glasgow (55, -4) -- first hash 2008-06-12 by James.
Edinburgh (55, -3)
Jedburgh (55, -2)

England

Blyth (55, -1)
Barrow-in-Furness (54, -3) -- first hash 2012-03-06 54 -3 by Matingslinkys and RunawayBomber
Carlisle (54, -2) -- first hash 2008-05-24 by at least six people.
Middlesbrough (54, -1) -- first hash 2008-06-21 by Lewis Bell (not documented).
Scarborough (54, -0) -- first hash 2009-04-12 by Gold Ninja.
Blackpool (53, -3) -- first hash 2011-09-03 by Benjw.
Manchester (53, -2) -- first hash 2008-05-26 by M. Bryan.
Sheffield (53, -1) -- first hash 2008-05-24 by TomViza.
Hull (53, -0)
Skegness (53, 0) -- first hash 2010-09-04 by Sourcerer.
Shrewsbury (52, -2)
Birmingham (52, -1) -- first hash 2008-06-22 by Sminkybazza and Bluecont.
Northampton (52, -0) -- first hash 2008-09-20 by Joe Hardman.
Cambridge (52, 0) -- first hash 2008-05-24 by Youpi.
Norwich (52, 1) -- first hash 2009-03-09 by Benjw.
Barnstaple (51, -4)
Bristol (51, -2) -- first hash 2008-07 02 by three people.
Swindon (51, -1) -- first hash 2008-05-31 by eight people.
London West (51, -0) -- first hash 2008-05-24 by four people.
London East (51, 0) -- first hash 2008-06-07 by Commlal.
Canterbury (51, 1) -- first hash 2010-09-24 by Sourcerer
Camborne (50, -5) -- first hash 2012-07-31 by Jand
Plymouth (50, -4)
Exeter (50, -3)
Weymouth (50, -2) -- first hash 2009-08-01 by Macronencer, 04housemat and Mahahahaneapneap.
Southampton (50, -1)
Brighton (50, -0)
Eastbourne (50, 0)
Isles of Scilly (49, -6)
Lizard Point (49, -5)

Wales

Anglesey (53, -4)
Fishguard (52, -5)
Aberystwyth (52, -4)
Mid Wales (52, -3)
Milford Haven (51, -5)
Cardiff (51, -3)

Northern Ireland

Derry (55, -7)
Coleraine (55, -6)
Sligo, Ireland (54, -8)
Omagh (54, -7)
Lisburn (54, -6)
Belfast (54, -5)

Other British dependencies and territories

Channel Islands (49, -2)
Isle of Man (54, -4)
Gibraltar (36, -5)

@@ Line 168: / Line 168: @@
 * [[Kirkwall, United Kingdom|Kirkwall]] (58, -2)
 * [[St Kilda, United Kingdom|St Kilda]] (57, -8)
-* [[North Uist, United Kingdom|North Uist]] (57, -7)
+* [[South Uist, United Kingdom|South Uist]] (57, -7)
 * [[Skye, United Kingdom|Skye]] (57, -6)
 * [[Ullapool, United Kingdom|Ullapool]] (57, -5)