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In accordance with the [[Main_Page#Official_Meetup|Main Page]], the official meetup of the 40,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.
 
In accordance with the [[Main_Page#Official_Meetup|Main Page]], the official meetup of the 40,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.
  
== Coordinates ==
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== Coordinates Reached ==
  
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* [[2008-08-09 40 -88]]: Just 11 miles east of Champaign
 
* [[2008-07-19 40 -87]]: The [[Danville, Illinois | Danville]] graticule's coordinates fell just east of Champaign.
 
* [[2008-07-19 40 -87]]: The [[Danville, Illinois | Danville]] graticule's coordinates fell just east of Champaign.
 
* [[2008-07-04 40 -88]]: The graticule's Independence Day coordinates fell right in the middle of [http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/R3/Moraine.htm Moraine View State Recreation Area].
 
* [[2008-07-04 40 -88]]: The graticule's Independence Day coordinates fell right in the middle of [http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/R3/Moraine.htm Moraine View State Recreation Area].

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The 40,-88 graticule contains all of Champaign-Urbana, part of Bloomington and Normal, and several other smaller towns in Illinois.

Official Meetups

In accordance with the Main Page, the official meetup of the 40,-88 graticule will be held every Saturday at 4pm Central time.

Coordinates Reached

Graticule History

On Friday, October 12th, 2007, at 7:45pm, XKCD author Randall Munroe gave a talk at 40.1139,-88.2211 for the ACM Reflections Projections Conference at the University of Illinois (citation). The talk was about "his experiences drawing xkcd and playing with kites." A video of this talk is available online.

External Links