Difference between revisions of "London East, United Kingdom"
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[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=51&long=0&zoom=9&abs=-1 London East, United Kingdom]] | [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=51&long=0&zoom=9&abs=-1 London East, United Kingdom]] | ||
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| + | == Saturday meet-up locations == | ||
| + | * [[2008-06-14 51 0]] - | ||
| + | The co-ordinates are in the middle of a field, with the closest civilisation either the small town/village of Hunsdon or the town of Ware. Spring View Road, Ware is the meeting point for [[London West, United Kingdom|London West]], so we shall meet there instead. | ||
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The graticule in London East contains the East End of London, and extends through Basildon to Southend-on-sea, also covering Maidstone, Chelmsford, Harlow and Colchester. It includes such diverse locations as the O2 Milennium Dome and the Isle of Sheppey.
The graticule has boundaries from 52° to 51° latitude, and 0° to 1° longitude. When following the XKCD geohashing algorithm, append the fractional hash part to 51° latitude and 0° longitude.
Today's Location: [London East, United Kingdom]
Saturday meet-up locations
The co-ordinates are in the middle of a field, with the closest civilisation either the small town/village of Hunsdon or the town of Ware. Spring View Road, Ware is the meeting point for London West, so we shall meet there instead.
