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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.

Neighboring Graticules

Berwick, PA	Scranton, PA	Newburgh, NY
Harrisburg, PA	Philadelphia, PA	Newark, NJ
Baltimore, MD	Philadelphia, PA	Atlantic City, NJ
Washington, DC (East)	Salisbury, MD	Cape May, NJ

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

(The South Graticule is one of 10 known graticules to span 4 US states.)

Local Geohashers

Casey is in Philly and willing to visit geohashes in the city.
TLP is here, but lazy and car-less. Will attempt (very) nearby hashes.
Olorwen is also here, but also currently car-less. Will attempt some Delaware hashes!
cpthomp is here in Newark, and has a car, up for Delaware, PA, MD hashes
cshulse is in Philadelphia and is hoping for a Saturday Meetup between 39.5 and 40.5 because gas is quite pricey these days.
rkweicker lives in Philly - and will definitely hit up any hashes that are in and around the city.
tjs204 lives in Bethlehem - goes to Lehigh - and is quite un-car'd. Will attempt any local, Bethlehem area Meet-Ups
TheWaySheGoes is in Philadelphia and ready to give hashing a try! Bicycle and car equipt up for all kinds of hashes.
Skavoovee is in Collegeville and would love to give this a shot! Has a car and is willing to drive around a bit!
rseasmith is in the Allentown area and will definitely try to do this. He has a car and is willing to drive as long as it's not TOO far (gas prices are killing me).
TexasDex is in Philly but is without car until... probably a long time. I'd happily attempt a meetup that is SEPTA/bike accessible; other meetings probably not, unless my car-owning XKCD friend is interested.

Attempted Geohashes

Saturday, June 28, 2008

North

rseasmith will definitely be there. Come meet him!

South

Success! Read all about it here: 2008-06-28_39_-75

Cool Geohash Locations

If a day's geohash falls on somewhere cool (like Citizens Bank Park or the Liberty Bell), note it here!

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.

Might be checking out this one tomorrow. --TLP

5/26/08

North

Schnecksville, PA, just off the Northeast Extension (I-495).

South

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

5/27/08

North

In the loading dock area behind Warminster Plaza, Warminster, PA.

South

Just off shore near wetlands on Delaware Bay, SW of Port Norris, NJ.

5/28/08

North

In the middle of Easton, PA, near 5th and Washington Sts.

South

In some woods near Ferrell, NJ.

5/30/08

South

Right in the middle of the Delaware River, off of Paulsboro NJ.

5/31/08

(Quick note: Are y'all aware of the Guerilla Drive-In? Saturday's spot isn't far from West Chester.)

6/03/08

South

Right in the middle of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, just North of the Ben Franklin Bridge.

6/21/08 - Saturday

South

In the road in front of 186(?) Caswallen Dr, West Chester, near the intersection of Frederick Dr. (Anybody?)

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 * [[User:Skavoovee|Skavoovee ]] is in Collegeville and would love to give this a shot! Has a car and is willing to drive around a bit!
 * [[User:Rseasmith|rseasmith]] is in the Allentown area and will definitely try to do this. He has a car and is willing to drive as long as it's not TOO far (gas prices are killing me).
+* [[User:TexasDex|TexasDex]] is in Philly but is without car until... probably a long time.  I'd happily attempt a meetup that is SEPTA/bike accessible; other meetings probably not, unless my car-owning XKCD friend is interested.
 == Attempted Geohashes ==