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Philadelphia is split between three [[graticule]]s.  The primary Philadelphia graticule is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=39&long=-75 39 N, -75 W].  Parts of the city, including approximately everywhere north of Allegheny Avenue, are in the [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]] graticule, and the Far Northeast is in the [[Newark, New Jersey]] graticule.
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'''Today's Locations:'''
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[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=9&abs=-1 Philadelphia (North)]] [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=39&long=-75&zoom=9&abs=-1 Philadelphia (South)]]
  
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==Cities in this Graticule==
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Philadelphia is split between two primary [[graticule]]s, as the city is bisected by the 40th parallel.  The southern Philadelphia graticule is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=39&long=-75 39 N, -75 W].  The northern graticule is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=40&long=-75 40 N, -75 W]. Parts of the Far Northeast are in the [[Newark, New Jersey]] graticule, and many of the South Jersey suburbs are in the [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] graticule; those may be more convenient to get to for some people, depending on the coordinates of the day.
  
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* Philadelphia, PA
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== Areas within the North Graticule ==
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* Wilmington, DE
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* Dover, DE
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* Pennsylvania
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** half of Philadelphia, including Northwest Philadelphia, North Philadelphia north of approximately Allegheny Avenue, and most of Northeast Philadelphia
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** about half of Chester County
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** Most of Montgomery, Bucks, and Berks Counties, including Reading, Doylestown, Norristown, and most of the Main Line
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** All of the Lehigh Valley
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** Most of Carbon and Monroe Counties
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** Small parts of Luzerne and Pike Counties
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* New Jersey
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** Parts of Hunterdon and Warren Counties
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== Areas within the South Graticule ==
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* Pennsylvania
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** half of Philadelphia, including Center City, South Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, and North Philadelphia south of approximately Allegheny Avenue
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** Most of Delaware and Chester Counties
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* Delaware
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** All of New Castle County including Wilmington and Newark
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** Most of Kent County including Dover
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** Most of Delaware Bay
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* Maryland
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** Most of Cecil County, and parts of Kent, Queen Anne's, and Caroline Counties
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* New Jersey
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** Parts of Camden County including Camden and Haddonfield
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** Parts of Gloucester and Cumberland Counties
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** All of Salem County
  
 
== Daily Locations ==
 
== Daily Locations ==
  
 
=== 5/21/08 ===
 
=== 5/21/08 ===
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==== North ====
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Near Morgantown on the PA turnpike.
  
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==== South ====
 
A field in Sudlersville, Md.  
 
A field in Sudlersville, Md.  
 
   
 
   
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=== 5/22/08 ===
 
=== 5/22/08 ===
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==== North ====
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A field just off US 209 southwest of Stroudsburg, PA.
  
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==== South ====
 
In West Philadelphia  
 
In West Philadelphia  
 
39.972874°, -75.238697
 
39.972874°, -75.238697
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=== 5/23/08 ===
 
=== 5/23/08 ===
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==== North ====
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Near Pikeville, PA.
  
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==== South ====
 
In Wiggins Mill Park, near Townsend, DE.
 
In Wiggins Mill Park, near Townsend, DE.
  
 
=== 5/24/08 - Saturday ===
 
=== 5/24/08 - Saturday ===
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==== North ====
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Near Township Line Rd and Pothouse Rd, west of Phoenixville, PA.
  
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==== South ====
 
In a farm outside Camden, DE.
 
In a farm outside Camden, DE.
  
 
=== 5/25/08 ===
 
=== 5/25/08 ===
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==== North ====
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In the middle of the woods, on top of a mountain, south of Stroudsburg, PA.
  
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==== South ====
 
24th and Montrose in SW Center City, Philadelphia. In front of some school, as of yet unidentified.
 
24th and Montrose in SW Center City, Philadelphia. In front of some school, as of yet unidentified.
  
 
=== 5/26/08 ===
 
=== 5/26/08 ===
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==== North ====
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Schnecksville, PA.
  
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==== South ====
 
Just off the runway at New Castle County Airport, Delaware.
 
Just off the runway at New Castle County Airport, Delaware.
  

Revision as of 10:57, 24 May 2008

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Today's Locations: [Philadelphia (North)] [Philadelphia (South)]

Philadelphia is split between two primary graticules, as the city is bisected by the 40th parallel. The southern Philadelphia graticule is at 39 N, -75 W. The northern graticule is at 40 N, -75 W. Parts of the Far Northeast are in the Newark, New Jersey graticule, and many of the South Jersey suburbs are in the Atlantic City, New Jersey graticule; those may be more convenient to get to for some people, depending on the coordinates of the day.

Areas within the North Graticule

  • Pennsylvania
    • half of Philadelphia, including Northwest Philadelphia, North Philadelphia north of approximately Allegheny Avenue, and most of Northeast Philadelphia
    • about half of Chester County
    • Most of Montgomery, Bucks, and Berks Counties, including Reading, Doylestown, Norristown, and most of the Main Line
    • All of the Lehigh Valley
    • Most of Carbon and Monroe Counties
    • Small parts of Luzerne and Pike Counties
  • New Jersey
    • Parts of Hunterdon and Warren Counties

Areas within the South Graticule

  • Pennsylvania
    • half of Philadelphia, including Center City, South Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, and North Philadelphia south of approximately Allegheny Avenue
    • Most of Delaware and Chester Counties
  • Delaware
    • All of New Castle County including Wilmington and Newark
    • Most of Kent County including Dover
    • Most of Delaware Bay
  • Maryland
    • Most of Cecil County, and parts of Kent, Queen Anne's, and Caroline Counties
  • New Jersey
    • Parts of Camden County including Camden and Haddonfield
    • Parts of Gloucester and Cumberland Counties
    • All of Salem County

Daily Locations

5/21/08

North

Near Morgantown on the PA turnpike.

South

A field in Sudlersville, Md.

Won't be making that trip. Relaxing 15:35, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, a bit too far on the fly like this. Philly is lucky that we're split over 4 areas... We have to wait for the corners to come up. --TLP 15:37, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

5/22/08

North

A field just off US 209 southwest of Stroudsburg, PA.

South

In West Philadelphia 39.972874°, -75.238697 Master Street and Redford

is there a standardization for how to do this?
So close, and yet not somewhere I would ever go alone. --TLP

5/23/08

North

Near Pikeville, PA.

South

In Wiggins Mill Park, near Townsend, DE.

5/24/08 - Saturday

North

Near Township Line Rd and Pothouse Rd, west of Phoenixville, PA.

South

In a farm outside Camden, DE.

5/25/08

North

In the middle of the woods, on top of a mountain, south of Stroudsburg, PA.

South

24th and Montrose in SW Center City, Philadelphia. In front of some school, as of yet unidentified.

5/26/08

North

Schnecksville, PA.

South

Just off the runway at New Castle County Airport, Delaware.

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