Difference between revisions of "Calgary, Alberta"

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  | map = <map lat="51" lon="-114" />
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| mapnw = <map lat="51" lon="-114" />
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  | nw = [[Nordegg, Alberta|Nordegg]]
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| mapsw = <map lat="50" lon="-114" />
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  | n  = [[Rocky Mountain House, Alberta|Rocky Mountain House]]
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| mapne = <map lat="51" lon="-113" />
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  | ne = [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]]
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| mapse = <map lat="50" lon="-113" />
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  | w  = [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]]
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| name = Calgary
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  | name = [[Calgary NW, Alberta|Calgary NW]]
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| nw = [[Nordegg, Alberta|Nordegg]]
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  | e  = [[Calgary NE, Alberta|Calgary NE]]
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| nnw = [[Rocky Mountain House, Alberta|Rocky Mountain House]]
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  | sw = [[Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia]]
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| nne = [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]]
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  | s  = [[Calgary SW, Alberta|Calgary SW]]
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| ne = [[Stettler, Alberta|Stettler]]
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  | se = [[Calgary SE, Alberta|Calgary SE]]
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| wnw = [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]]
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| ene = [[Drumheller, Alberta|Drumheller]]
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| wsw = [[Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia|Fairmont Hot Springs]]
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| ese = [[Bassano, Alberta|Bassano]]
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  | map = <map lat="50" lon="-114" />
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| sw = [[Cranbrook, British Columbia|Cranbrook]]
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  | nw = [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]]
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| ssw = [[Sparwood, British Columbia|Sparwood]]
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  | n  = [[Calgary NW, Alberta|Calgary NW]]
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| sse = [[Fort MacLeod, Alberta|Fort MacLeod]]
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  | ne = [[Calgary NE, Alberta|Calgary NE]]
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| se = [[Lethbridge, Alberta|Lethbridge]]
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  | w  = [[Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia]]
 
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  | name = [[Calgary SW, Alberta|Calgary SW]]
 
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  | e  = [[Calgary SE, Alberta|Calgary SE]]
 
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  | sw = [[Cranbrook, British Columbia]]
 
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  | s  = [[Sparwood, British Columbia]]
 
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  | se = [[Fort MacLeod, Alberta|Fort MacLeod]]
 
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  | map = <map lat="51" lon="-113" />
 
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  | nw = [[Rocky Mountain House, Alberta|Rocky Mountain House]]
 
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  | n  = [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]]
 
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  | ne = [[Stettler, Alberta|Stettler]]
 
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  | w  = [[Calgary NW, Alberta|Calgary NW]]
 
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  | name = [[Calgary NE, Alberta|Calgary NE]]
 
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  | e  = [[Drumheller, Alberta|Drumheller]]
 
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  | sw = [[Calgary SW, Alberta|Calgary SW]]
 
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  | s  = [[Calgary SE, Alberta|Calgary SE]]
 
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  | se = [[Bassano, Alberta|Bassano]]
 
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  | map = <map lat="50" lon="-113" />
 
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  | nw = [[Calgary NW, Alberta|Calgary NW]]
 
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  | n  = [[Calgary NE, Alberta|Calgary NE]]
 
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  | ne = [[Drumheller, Alberta|Drumheller]]
 
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  | w  = [[Calgary SW, Alberta|Calgary SW]]
 
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  | name = [[Calgary SE, Alberta|Calgary SE]]
 
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  | e  = [[Bassano, Alberta|Bassano]]
 
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  | sw = [[Sparwood, British Columbia]]
 
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  | s  = [[Fort MacLeod, Alberta|Fort MacLeod]]
 
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  | se = [[Lethbridge, Alberta|Lethbridge]]
 
 
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The northern quadrants extend as far north as Innisfail (most of the way to Red Deer), the southern ones as far south as Claresholm (most of the way to the latitude of Lethbridge).
 
The northern quadrants extend as far north as Innisfail (most of the way to Red Deer), the southern ones as far south as Claresholm (most of the way to the latitude of Lethbridge).
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==Official Meetup==
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In accordance with the [[Main_Page#Official_Meetup|Main Page]], the official meetup will be held every Saturday at 4pm Mountain Time.
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== Local Geohashers ==
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* [[User:Dryorange|Leah]]
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* [[User:Lanithion|Dave]]
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==External Links==
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*[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=51&long=-114&zoom=8&abs=1 Calgary on the Official Geohashing Coordinate Calculator] - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 10:30am Central).
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*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/51,-113 Official Atom feed for N.E. Calgary]
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*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/50,-114 Official Atom feed for S.W. Calgary]
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*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/50,-113 Official Atom feed for S.E. Calgary]
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*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/51,-114 Official Atom feed for N.W.Calgary]
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*[http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.017&lon=-114.048&zoom=10&layers=B0FT Calgary on OpenStreetMap]
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*[http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=51.0133227&lon=-114.0628052&z=10&l=0&m=a&v=2 Calgary on Wikimapia]
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==Gylbert Algorithm solution to the split city problem==
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On the xkcd Blag, Gylbert suggested that each week, Calgarians look at all four locations and pick the location which is closest to ''exactly'' 51°N, 114°W. See the [[Gylbert Algorithm]] page for details.
  
 
== Neighbouring Graticules ==
 
== Neighbouring Graticules ==
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     <td style="text-align:center">[[Lethbridge, Alberta|Lethbridge]]</td>
 
     <td style="text-align:center">[[Lethbridge, Alberta|Lethbridge]]</td>
 
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==Gylbert Algorithm solution to the split city problem==
 
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On the xkcd Blag, Gylbert suggested that each week, Calgarians look at all four locations and pick the location which is closest to ''exactly'' 51°N, 114°W. See the [[Gylbert Algorithm]] page for details.
 
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==Official Meetup==
 
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In accordance with the [[Main_Page#Official_Meetup|Main Page]], the official meetup will be held every Saturday at 4pm Mountain Time.
 
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== Local Geohashers ==
 
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* [[User:Dryorange|Leah]]
 
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* [[User:Lanithion|Dave]]
 
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==External Links==
 
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*[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=51&long=-114&zoom=8&abs=1 Calgary on the Official Geohashing Coordinate Calculator] - compute today's geohashed coordinates (available only after 10:30am Central).
 
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*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/51,-113 Official Atom feed for N.E. Calgary]
 
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*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/50,-114 Official Atom feed for S.W. Calgary]
 
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*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/50,-113 Official Atom feed for S.E. Calgary]
 
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*[http://staticfree.info/geohash/atom/51,-114 Official Atom feed for N.W.Calgary]
 
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*[http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.017&lon=-114.048&zoom=10&layers=B0FT Calgary on OpenStreetMap]
 
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*[http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=51.0133227&lon=-114.0628052&z=10&l=0&m=a&v=2 Calgary on Wikimapia]
 
  
 
[[Category:Alberta]]
 
[[Category:Alberta]]

Revision as of 18:40, 25 June 2009

Nordegg Rocky Mountain House Red Deer Stettler
Banff Calgary NW Calgary NE Drumheller
Fairmont Hot SpringsCalgary SW Calgary SE Bassano
Cranbrook Sparwood Fort MacLeod Lethbridge

Calgary, Alberta, is a split city. It is centered on 51°N, 114°W, and therefore split into four graticules.

Geography of the four quadrants

According to the [1], the 51°N circle of latitude passes along 59th or 60th Avenue S. 114°W is represented by parts of Highway 2/Deerfoot Trail, Barlow Trail, Ogden Road, and 24 Street E.. The creatively-named Meridian Road runs just alongside Barlow. South of Fish Creek Park, the meridian roughly follows the Bow River.

The majority of the city, and the University, are in the NW quadrant, which encompasses Ghost Lake and reaches the edge of the mountains at its SW corner.

The SW quadrant reaches deep into the Kananaskis Country and over the continental divide into British Columbia.

The NE quadrant reaches the Badlands.

The SE quadrant contains the reaches of the Bow below Calgary, and extends as far east as Gleichen.

The northern quadrants extend as far north as Innisfail (most of the way to Red Deer), the southern ones as far south as Claresholm (most of the way to the latitude of Lethbridge).

Official Meetup

In accordance with the Main Page, the official meetup will be held every Saturday at 4pm Mountain Time.

Local Geohashers

External Links

Gylbert Algorithm solution to the split city problem

On the xkcd Blag, Gylbert suggested that each week, Calgarians look at all four locations and pick the location which is closest to exactly 51°N, 114°W. See the Gylbert Algorithm page for details.

Neighbouring Graticules

Nordegg Rocky Mountain House Red Deer Stettler
Banff Calgary, Alberta Drumheller
Fairmont Hot Springs Bassano
Cranbrook Sparwood Fort MacLeod Lethbridge
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