Canberra, Australia

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The Canberra Graticule

Canberra, Australia

The Canberra graticule lies at -35 degrees latitude, 149 longitude. It encompasses Canberra, Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Braidwood and a number of smaller towns.

The region consists of farmland, National Parks, a generally dry lake, and a few hills that we call mountains. Canberra (the largest city found in the locality) is more commonly known as the Politics, Porno and Pyro hub of the nation, but sometimes also referred to as Our Nation's Capital.

Meetup Details

XKCD Geo Hash meetups occur at 4pm Saturday afternoons.

Eastern Australia is 14hrs ahead of NYC. So, like all other Australian cities, Canberra's target for the Saturday meet-up will be determined using Friday's (US Time) data - that means that we get Saturday's time on Friday at 23:30.

Where the target lands in the East of the graticule, -35, 148 may be the place to be. Likewise one notch to the North may be good where the target lands in an accessible spot there, and an inaccessible one here.

Mailing List

A mailing list has been established to allow those of us too lazy too keep watch on this page to be kept aware of Saturday spots, easily accessible spots, car pooling and anything else of interest.

See here for the list.

Locations

Saturday 24th May 2008

Geohash location:

• -35.400247°, 149.722771° or
• S35°24.0148', E149°43.3663' or
• S35°24'0.88", E149°43'21.97"

That's farmland on the Canberra side of Braidwood, near the Shoalhaven river. ~4km from the nearest marked road. 1 1/2 hours drive out of Canberra. I suggest leaving Canberra 13:30 to get there by 16:00.

Or

Geohash location:

• -35.400247°, 148.722771° or
• S35°24.0148', E148°43.3663' or
• S35°24'0.88", E148°43'21.97"

On a hill side right at the edge of the Kosciuzko Nat Park; a couple of hours hike from the nearest road. A shorter drive, but Google expects it to take 1 3/4 hours to get near there. Presuming gates will be locked, I envisage a 1300m walk.

The second location looks nicer, but either way, wear hiking boots and carry some water. It's game day!

Activities

• 2008-05-24 Canberra, Australia
• Fondue party with Lake Burley Griffin water
• Play "Spot the Olympic Torch Relay rent-a-crowds"
• Climb the Carillion
• Steal the blinky light from Mt. Ainslie
• Throwing things at ADFA until they chase you
• Picnic at Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station (retired)
• Breaking the law by carrying such dangerous items as fire crackers and "laser" pointers into the New South Welsh portion of our graticule.

Notable Events

• The Annual Tulip Fest AKA Floriade
• Legal Fireworks Purchase Weekend
• Kangaroo Cull of 08

Local Geohashers

Sign up, fellow xkcd hooligans

• Psud AKA Adam has started a mailing list and expects to attend on Saturdays
• Nemo expresses an interest too
• Black Rattism is also an interested party
• Likewise for Somersault 00:59, 22 May 2008 (UTC). *puts up their hand*
• Luke is interested in attending. If not this weekend (may 24) then perhaps the next.
• Chris is keen