Difference between revisions of "London West, United Kingdom"
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* [[2008-05-24]] - Location: [http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=51.1266480113970560,+-0.5475331240942810 51.1266480113970560°, -0.5475331240942810°] ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-24&lat=51&long=-1&zoom=9&abs=1 XKCD map]) | * [[2008-05-24]] - Location: [http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=51.1266480113970560,+-0.5475331240942810 51.1266480113970560°, -0.5475331240942810°] ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-24&lat=51&long=-1&zoom=9&abs=1 XKCD map]) | ||
The nearest village is [http://www.dunsfold.org/ Dunsfold], a mile away to the south-west; however, it seems to be a pretty small village. The point is in a small wood; streetmap.co.uk shows a path going to the exact point! | The nearest village is [http://www.dunsfold.org/ Dunsfold], a mile away to the south-west; however, it seems to be a pretty small village. The point is in a small wood; streetmap.co.uk shows a path going to the exact point! | ||
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| + | == Related groups == | ||
| + | [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14921383890 Facebook] | ||
== People here == | == People here == | ||
Revision as of 22:05, 23 May 2008
| Birmingham East | Northampton | Cambridge |
| Swindon | London West | London East |
| Southampton | - | - |
File:LondonWest.png
West London graticule
The graticule in London West contains the City, West End, and many western boroughs. It also extends as far as Slough and Reading to the west, Luton to the north, and Crawley to the south.
The graticule has boundaries from 52° to 51° latitude, and -1° to 0° longitude. When following the XKCD geohashing algorithm, append the fractional hash part to 51° latitude and -0° longitude. Note the use of negative zero.
Saturday meet-up locations
- 2008-05-24 - Location: 51.1266480113970560°, -0.5475331240942810° (XKCD map)
The nearest village is Dunsfold, a mile away to the south-west; however, it seems to be a pretty small village. The point is in a small wood; streetmap.co.uk shows a path going to the exact point!
