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== This Saturday ==
 
== This Saturday ==
  
2008-05-31 -- The coordinates for Saturday, May 31st are available.  It appears that at the time of this post, the [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/ Map lookup] page was using Thursday's Dow opening to calculate Saturday's coordinates, so the coordinates it gives is incorrect.  The correct coordinates are: 0.037487, 0.281266 (as shown on the Geohashing [http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/Main_Page main page]). 
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2008-05-31 -- The coordinates for Saturday, May 31st are available: 0.0374870832648067, 0.2812664767643918
  
 
38/-95 graticule- The coordinates are 38.037487°, -95.281266° [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=38.0374870832648067%C2%B0,+-95.2812664767643918%C2%B0&ie=UTF8&ll=38.655488,-94.963074&spn=1.561433,2.570801&z=9&iwloc=addr Google Maps].  This is at the far south edge of the graticule, south of Garnett and northeast of Iola.
 
38/-95 graticule- The coordinates are 38.037487°, -95.281266° [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=38.0374870832648067%C2%B0,+-95.2812664767643918%C2%B0&ie=UTF8&ll=38.655488,-94.963074&spn=1.561433,2.570801&z=9&iwloc=addr Google Maps].  This is at the far south edge of the graticule, south of Garnett and northeast of Iola.
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Note from TheTagger: I think there should be an Achievement for this... I've actually met the lady who lives on the property the 39/-95 geohash is on.  I work for the County surveyor, and we were doing some work in that area, and she came out with her dogs to see what we were doing.  She was a nice person, but a bit of a loon :)  One of her dogs was cool too: it was half wolf!  Well, at least that's what she said, and it did look like a wolf, so I buy it.  Anyways, long story short, with a loony-type land owner and wolf creatures lurking about, getting to the exact coordinates will prove impossible, but I will be at the intersection of N 2050 Rd and E 1250 Rd (half mile east of coordinates) around 4 o'clock Saturday so I can say I got as close as possible.  If anyone else decides to meet, I'll see you there! (and if you want, leave a note here so I know who to expect!)
 
Note from TheTagger: I think there should be an Achievement for this... I've actually met the lady who lives on the property the 39/-95 geohash is on.  I work for the County surveyor, and we were doing some work in that area, and she came out with her dogs to see what we were doing.  She was a nice person, but a bit of a loon :)  One of her dogs was cool too: it was half wolf!  Well, at least that's what she said, and it did look like a wolf, so I buy it.  Anyways, long story short, with a loony-type land owner and wolf creatures lurking about, getting to the exact coordinates will prove impossible, but I will be at the intersection of N 2050 Rd and E 1250 Rd (half mile east of coordinates) around 4 o'clock Saturday so I can say I got as close as possible.  If anyone else decides to meet, I'll see you there! (and if you want, leave a note here so I know who to expect!)
 
  
 
== Next Saturday ==
 
== Next Saturday ==

Revision as of 18:06, 30 May 2008

Lincoln, NE Shenandoah, IA Maryville, MO
Manhattan, KS Topeka, KS Kansas City, MO
Emporia, KS Lawrence, KS Overland Park, KS

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Manhattan, KS Topeka, KS Kansas City, MO
Emporia, KS Lawrence, KS Overland Park, KS
El Dorado, KS Parsons, KS Joplin, MO

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Topeka is on the south edge of the 39/-95 graticule, and Lawrence is on the north edge of the 38/-95 graticule.


Participants

TheTagger

User:paavopetie

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This Saturday

2008-05-31 -- The coordinates for Saturday, May 31st are available: 0.0374870832648067, 0.2812664767643918

38/-95 graticule- The coordinates are 38.037487°, -95.281266° Google Maps. This is at the far south edge of the graticule, south of Garnett and northeast of Iola.

39/-95 graticule- The coordinates are 39.037487°, -95.281266° Google Maps. This point falls in Lawrence north of the Kansas river. While the point is on private property, it is nearby Riverfront Park, which would provide a meeting place.

Note from TheTagger: I think there should be an Achievement for this... I've actually met the lady who lives on the property the 39/-95 geohash is on. I work for the County surveyor, and we were doing some work in that area, and she came out with her dogs to see what we were doing. She was a nice person, but a bit of a loon :) One of her dogs was cool too: it was half wolf! Well, at least that's what she said, and it did look like a wolf, so I buy it. Anyways, long story short, with a loony-type land owner and wolf creatures lurking about, getting to the exact coordinates will prove impossible, but I will be at the intersection of N 2050 Rd and E 1250 Rd (half mile east of coordinates) around 4 o'clock Saturday so I can say I got as close as possible. If anyone else decides to meet, I'll see you there! (and if you want, leave a note here so I know who to expect!)

Next Saturday

2008-06-07 -- The coordinates for Saturday, June 7th will become available on Friday, June 6th about 9:30 AM EDT, when the Friday Dow Jones opening price is published.


Previous Coordinates

2008-05-24 -- 39.126648°, -95.547534° Google Maps; 38.126648°, -95.547534° Google Maps


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