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| − | + | == About == | |
| + | The Helsinki [[graticule]] is at latitude 60, longitude 24. | ||
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| + | It includes two of the largest cities in Finland, the capital Helsinki and the second largest city Espoo. The 25 degree line runs through Helsinki, so that the eastern suburbs are in the [[Vantaa, Finland|Vantaa graticule]]. Parts of the city of Vantaa is also included in this graticule, but majority of it is in a graticule of it's own. | ||
| + | Finland's largest airport, the Helsinki-Vantaa airport is situated in this graticule. Majority of this graticule consists of rural area, with some larger urban settlements such as Kirkkonummi, Hämeenlinna and Vihti. | ||
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| + | Note that the graticule is somewhat distorted due to the "proximity" of North Pole.<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.facebook.com Facebook] group for Finland is at [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14794589674 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14794589674] | ||
== Meetups == | == Meetups == | ||
Revision as of 07:20, 22 August 2009
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Today's Location: [Helsinki]
About
The Helsinki graticule is at latitude 60, longitude 24.
It includes two of the largest cities in Finland, the capital Helsinki and the second largest city Espoo. The 25 degree line runs through Helsinki, so that the eastern suburbs are in the Vantaa graticule. Parts of the city of Vantaa is also included in this graticule, but majority of it is in a graticule of it's own. Finland's largest airport, the Helsinki-Vantaa airport is situated in this graticule. Majority of this graticule consists of rural area, with some larger urban settlements such as Kirkkonummi, Hämeenlinna and Vihti.
Note that the graticule is somewhat distorted due to the "proximity" of North Pole.
Facebook group for Finland is at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14794589674
Meetups
- 2008-05-24 Ended up in Kirkkonummi, near a lake. Succesfully reached.
- 2008-05-30 Succesfully reached by isani.
- 2008-06-01 Ended up in the city of Vantaa, behind a scrap metal yard. Succesfully reached by 3 geohashers.
- 2008-06-08 Peldie and delsku almost reached a point in Inkoo.
- 2008-07-05 Almost reached roof of old warehouse by lonely Spaceball in munkkisaari.
- 2008-08-02 Ended up in Pohjois-Haaga on a parking lot. Succesfully reached by Mikkozzz
- 2008-08-31 Ended up in lake Urja in Nuuksio. Wading in waist-deep water was necessary, but succesfully reached by Mikkozzz while archival ink took photos
- 2008-09-27 Ended up in between Renko and Hämeenlinna, on a forest gravel road. Succesfully reached by Bergie.
- 2008-10-01 The hashpoint landed in the Nuuksio National Park. Succesfully reached by Mikkozzz
- 2008-10-05 Another hit in the Nuuksio National Park. Succesfully reached by stebu
- 2009-01-29 Geohash point in Riihimäki. Succesfully reached by rixu
- 2009-02-24 Almost reached by sgt_pepper
- 2009-03-01 Reached by sgt_pepper
- 2009-04-04 Almost reached by pafcu
- 2009-05-25 On a forest clearing in Puujaa, reached by Bergie and Ihmis-Suski
