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<td style="text-align:center" width="25%">[[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland, OH]]</td> | <td style="text-align:center" width="25%">[[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland, OH]]</td> | ||
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<td style="text-align:center">[[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown, WV]]</td> | <td style="text-align:center">[[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown, WV]]</td> | ||
<td style="text-align:center">[[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland, MD]]</td> | <td style="text-align:center">[[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland, MD]]</td> | ||
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| + | <td colspan = "4">[[Image:Pittsburgh Graticules.png|thumb|center|400 px|The Pittsburgh Graticules]]</td> | ||
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| + | [[Image:Downtown Pittsburgh.png|thumb|400 px|The 80th West Meridian crosses directly through Downtown Pittsburgh, splitting the city into two [[graticule]]s.]] | ||
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| + | '''Today's Locations:''' | ||
| + | [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=40&long=-80&zoom=9&abs=-1 Pittsburgh West (40,-80)]] [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=40&long=-79&zoom=9&abs=-1 Pittsburgh East (40,-79)]] | ||
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| + | Because the 80th West Meridian crosses directly through Downtown Pittsburgh, the city has two [[graticule]]s, located at latitude 40, longitudes -80 and -79. Pittsburgh's western graticule contains portions of southeastern Ohio and West Virginia's northern panhandle. | ||
== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
| − | * The location for [[2008-06-07 40 -80|Saturday 7 June 2008 in (40,-80)]] is in Coraopolis, rather close to Pittsburgh. | + | * The location for [[2008-06-07 40 -80|Saturday 7 June 2008 in (40, -80)]] is in Coraopolis, rather close to Pittsburgh. |
| − | + | * Holy Crap, [[2008-07-26 40 -80|Saturday 26 July in (40, -80)]] is gonna have chessboards, beer, and geeks! Dan R and Big Nate will be in cornfield in New Derry at 4pm and then in the local tavern to rest and recuperate. | |
| − | Holy Crap, | ||
== Notable Events == | == Notable Events == | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 30 July 2008
| Cleveland, OH | Youngstown, OH | Oil City, PA | St. Marys, PA |
| Canton, OH | Pittsburgh East, Pennsylvania | Altoona, PA | |
| Marietta, OH | Clarksburg, WV | Morgantown, WV | Cumberland, MD |
The 80th West Meridian crosses directly through Downtown Pittsburgh, splitting the city into two graticules.
Today's Locations: [Pittsburgh West (40,-80)] [Pittsburgh East (40,-79)]
Because the 80th West Meridian crosses directly through Downtown Pittsburgh, the city has two graticules, located at latitude 40, longitudes -80 and -79. Pittsburgh's western graticule contains portions of southeastern Ohio and West Virginia's northern panhandle.
Activities
- The location for Saturday 7 June 2008 in (40, -80) is in Coraopolis, rather close to Pittsburgh.
- Holy Crap, Saturday 26 July in (40, -80) is gonna have chessboards, beer, and geeks! Dan R and Big Nate will be in cornfield in New Derry at 4pm and then in the local tavern to rest and recuperate.
Notable Events
None yet
Local Geohashers
- Tim P (
at Pitt with no car, so attendance will be limitedout-of-town until 23 August 2008) - James M (also without car)
- Max Roha (with car)
- Mike H (sometimes with car)
- Pez aka (a different) Mike H (Has car)
- Ben, Kerrith, Elizabeth and Amy (have some cars)
- Jessica - starting in August when I'm enrolling in CMU. :P No car, I'll be a freshman, but lots of enthusiasm!
- David OG - same as above. hopes to hash but will have neither car nor gps...
- Kelly M and Emily (each have car, but travel together)
- Tom H (car situation can be iffy)
- DGandhi (car, would be happy to drive others)
- Noah (full of car-osity)
- schep (has car)
- Colin (car, but small one)
- Blindeagle (has car)
- William may steal his roommate's car
- Chris (has car)
- Ian G (rides the bus, East Liberty)
- Add yourself to this list and join us!
