Difference between revisions of "Swindon, United Kingdom"
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− | This [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=51&long=-1&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule] covers the parts of the | + | This [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=51&long=-1&zoom=8&abs=1 graticule] covers the parts of the [[United Kingdom]] from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -1° to -2° longitude. It is centred on the [[Wikipedia:M4 corridor|M4 corridor]], contains the city of [[Wikipedia:Oxford|Oxford]] and the towns of [[Wikipedia:Swindon|Swindon]] and [[Wikipedia:Basingstoke|Basingstoke]]. It extends as far as [[Wikipedia:Winchester|Winchester]] and [[Wikipedia:Salisbury|Salisbury]] in the south, [[Wikipedia:Cirencester|Cirencester]] to the west, [[Wikipedia:Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire|Chipping Norton]] to the north, and the outskirts of [[Wikipedia:Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] (although not Reading town centre) to the east. |
==Past activity== | ==Past activity== |
Revision as of 10:42, 22 April 2009
Shrewsbury | Birmingham | Northampton |
Bristol | Swindon | London West |
Weymouth | Southampton | Brighton |
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This graticule covers the parts of the United Kingdom from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -1° to -2° longitude. It is centred on the M4 corridor, contains the city of Oxford and the towns of Swindon and Basingstoke. It extends as far as Winchester and Salisbury in the south, Cirencester to the west, Chipping Norton to the north, and the outskirts of Reading (although not Reading town centre) to the east.
Past activity
- 2009-04-20 51 -1 - Forawhile made another attempt.
- 2009-04-19 51 -1 - Forawhile attempted his first expedition.
- 2009-03-21 51 -1 - Gold Ninja found some trees about ten miles from Oxford.
- 2009-03-04 51 -1 - Homsar finally reached a hash point, within the Oxford ring road
- 2009-02-08 51 -1 - Homsar tried and failed to reach a hashpoint in the snow
- 2008-10-11 51 -1 - Southampton people came North again.
- 2008-05-31 51 -1 - A bunch of Southampton people went North. We'll remember to tell you we're coming next time, promise.
Local geohashers
- Homsar is in Oxford during term-time.
- Gold_Ninja is also in Oxford during term-time.
- Forawhile lives in Oxford.
Status unknown
- Alfa - I live 10m inside this graticule!
- Ali
- The Duke of Nuke
- Guido
- Julie-oh
- Lardaholics Anonymous
- MI77
- Tiedyeina