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| + | | lat= 51 | ||
| + | | lon= -1 | ||
| + | | nw = [[Shrewsbury, United Kingdom|Shrewsbury]] | ||
| + | | n = [[Birmingham, United Kingdom|Birmingham]] | ||
| + | | ne = [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]] | ||
| + | | w = [[Bristol, United Kingdom|Bristol]] | ||
| + | | name = [[Swindon, United Kingdom|Swindon]] | ||
| + | | e = [[London West, United Kingdom|London West]] | ||
| + | | sw = [[Weymouth, United Kingdom|Weymouth]] | ||
| + | | s = [[Southampton, United Kingdom|Southampton]] | ||
| + | | se = [[Brighton, United Kingdom|Brighton]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
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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 [[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. | ||
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| + | == Planned Hashes == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * 'Watch' this page for notifications of planned hashes. | ||
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| + | ==Past activity== | ||
| + | * [[2009-12-06 51 -1]] - [[User:Bluecont|Bluecont]] declared himself "close enough" to this hash point near Wroughton. | ||
| + | * [[2009-11-23 51 -1]] - [[User:Joehardflec|Joe]] from [[Birmingham, United Kingdom|Birmingham]] graticule passed through on route to Portsmouth, and stopped off at the hashpoint just off the A34 near World's End. | ||
| + | * [[2009-10-23 51 -1]] - [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]], [[User:Sermoa|Sermoa]] and [[User:DavidMiller|David Miller]] each made separate trips up this hill in Hockley, Winchester during the course of the day! | ||
| + | * [[ 2009-10-04 51 -1]] - A single geohasher (due to scheduling and transport difficulties) and a thick hedge. | ||
| + | * [[ 2009-10-03 51 -1]] - in Winchester was awesome and win! Taxi geohash, 9 people in attendance, including 2 visiting Canadians and a very obliging ambassador, Farmer Nicholas! | ||
| + | * [[ 2009-10-02 51 -0]] - an international meetup of 4 geohashers near Reading. It was actually in [[51,-0]] but on the -0.999 border so most of the time we were in Swindon graticule and we only crossed the border when we crossed the field to the geohash! :) | ||
| + | * [[2009-09-29 51 -1]] - Speed-racer Success for [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]] and [[User:sermoa|sermoa]] on second attempt! [[User:davidc|davidc]] also completed the achievement independently! | ||
| + | * [[2009-09-18 50 -0]] - [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]] and drag-along Nodders went to a geohash on the South Downs near the south-east corner of this graticule. | ||
| + | * [[2009-09-10 51 -1]] - [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]], [[User:Sermoa|Sermoa]] and [[User:Mapaholic|Mapaholic]] went on a midnight geohash in Litchfield, 15km north-east of Andover. | ||
| + | * [[2009-08-30 51 -1]] - A very fun [[Cubicle geohash achievement]] and party at [[User:Sermoa|Sermoa]]'s place of work! Barton Farm, Winchester. [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]], [[User:DavidMiller|DavidMiller]] and [[User:Mapaholic|Mapaholic]] came for the party! | ||
| + | * [[2009-04-20 51 -1]] - [[User:Forawhile|Forawhile]] made another attempt. | ||
| + | * [[2009-04-19 51 -1]] - [[User:Forawhile|Forawhile]] attempted his first expedition. | ||
| + | * [[2009-03-21 51 -1]] - [[User:Gold_ninja|Gold Ninja]] found some trees about ten miles from Oxford. | ||
| + | * [[2009-03-04 51 -1]] - [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] finally reached a hash point, within the Oxford ring road | ||
| + | * [[2009-02-08 51 -1]] - [[User:Homsar|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== | ||
| + | * [[User:7thSpringRunner|7thSpringRunner]] is in Oxford during term-time, and Bicester the rest of the time. | ||
| + | * [[User:Gold_ninja|Gold_Ninja]] is also in Oxford during term-time. | ||
| + | * [[User:Forawhile|Forawhile]] lives in the Wychwoods. | ||
| + | * [[User:Sermoa|Sermoa]] lives in Winchester. Public transport enables easier access to the [[Southampton, United Kingdom|Southampton]] graticule. | ||
| + | * [[User:SkippyUK|Skippy]] lives in Swindon. | ||
| + | * [[User:Macronencer|Macronencer]] lives in Southampton but will probably be coming North a lot for reasons of dampness. | ||
| + | * [[User:DavidMiller|DavidMiller]] Lives in Winchester | ||
| + | * [[User:Bluecont|Bluecont]] lives in Swindon. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===No longer active=== | ||
| + | * [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] has now finished at Oxford; graduating in November | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Status unknown=== | ||
| + | * [[User:Alfa|Alfa]] - I live 10m inside this graticule! | ||
| + | * Ali | ||
| + | * The [[User:Duke of Nuke|Duke of Nuke]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Guido|Guido]] | ||
| + | * Julie-oh | ||
| + | * [[User:Lardaholics Anonymous|Lardaholics Anonymous]] | ||
| + | * MI77 | ||
| + | * [[User:Tiedyeina|Tiedyeina]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Mapaholic|Mapaholic]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Related groups == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=106144601801 Facebook group] | ||
| + | * [http://activegeohasher.com/graticule/51/-1 Active geohasher] | ||
| + | * Twitter hashtag [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23geohashingN51W1 #geohashingN51W1] | ||
| + | * Flickr tag [http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=all&q=geohashingN51W1&m=text geohashingN51W1] | ||
| + | * Youtube tag [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=geohashingN51W1&search=tag geohashingN51W1] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:United Kingdom]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Active graticules]] | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 7 January 2010
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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.
Contents
Planned Hashes
- 'Watch' this page for notifications of planned hashes.
Past activity
- 2009-12-06 51 -1 - Bluecont declared himself "close enough" to this hash point near Wroughton.
- 2009-11-23 51 -1 - Joe from Birmingham graticule passed through on route to Portsmouth, and stopped off at the hashpoint just off the A34 near World's End.
- 2009-10-23 51 -1 - Macronencer, Sermoa and David Miller each made separate trips up this hill in Hockley, Winchester during the course of the day!
- 2009-10-04 51 -1 - A single geohasher (due to scheduling and transport difficulties) and a thick hedge.
- 2009-10-03 51 -1 - in Winchester was awesome and win! Taxi geohash, 9 people in attendance, including 2 visiting Canadians and a very obliging ambassador, Farmer Nicholas!
- 2009-10-02 51 -0 - an international meetup of 4 geohashers near Reading. It was actually in 51,-0 but on the -0.999 border so most of the time we were in Swindon graticule and we only crossed the border when we crossed the field to the geohash! :)
- 2009-09-29 51 -1 - Speed-racer Success for Macronencer and sermoa on second attempt! davidc also completed the achievement independently!
- 2009-09-18 50 -0 - Macronencer and drag-along Nodders went to a geohash on the South Downs near the south-east corner of this graticule.
- 2009-09-10 51 -1 - Macronencer, Sermoa and Mapaholic went on a midnight geohash in Litchfield, 15km north-east of Andover.
- 2009-08-30 51 -1 - A very fun Cubicle geohash achievement and party at Sermoa's place of work! Barton Farm, Winchester. Macronencer, DavidMiller and Mapaholic came for the party!
- 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
- 7thSpringRunner is in Oxford during term-time, and Bicester the rest of the time.
- Gold_Ninja is also in Oxford during term-time.
- Forawhile lives in the Wychwoods.
- Sermoa lives in Winchester. Public transport enables easier access to the Southampton graticule.
- Skippy lives in Swindon.
- Macronencer lives in Southampton but will probably be coming North a lot for reasons of dampness.
- DavidMiller Lives in Winchester
- Bluecont lives in Swindon.
No longer active
- Homsar has now finished at Oxford; graduating in November
Status unknown
- Alfa - I live 10m inside this graticule!
- Ali
- The Duke of Nuke
- Guido
- Julie-oh
- Lardaholics Anonymous
- MI77
- Tiedyeina
- Mapaholic
Related groups
- Facebook group
- Active geohasher
- Twitter hashtag #geohashingN51W1
- Flickr tag geohashingN51W1
- Youtube tag geohashingN51W1
