Difference between revisions of "Townsville, Australia"
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| − | * [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-01- | + | * [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-01-10&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 10-Jan-2009]. Again, possibly achievable, if you're willing to drive to Charters Towers (actually, just as far as Macrossan), then brave the wet muddy dirt roads that shadow the river, and then hike about 500m through some pretty sexy scrub (complete with potentially wet creek beds). 4x4 probably required. |
===Recent Unattended Saturday Locations=== | ===Recent Unattended Saturday Locations=== | ||
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===Links for upcoming Saturdays=== | ===Links for upcoming Saturdays=== | ||
<small>'''''Please Note:''' until the time comes, these links will be inaccurate as they depend on data that '''isn't known yet'''. If you can accurately predict the stock market ahead of time, please let us know.''</small> | <small>'''''Please Note:''' until the time comes, these links will be inaccurate as they depend on data that '''isn't known yet'''. If you can accurately predict the stock market ahead of time, please let us know.''</small> | ||
| − | * [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009- | + | * [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-01-17&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 17-Jan-2009]. |
| − | + | * [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-01-24&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 24-Jan-2009]. | |
| − | * [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-24 | + | * [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-01-31&lat=-20&long=146&zoom=13&abs=1 Sat, 31-Jan-2009]. |
| − | * [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-31 | ||
[[Category: Queensland]][[Category: Active Graticules]] | [[Category: Queensland]][[Category: Active Graticules]] | ||
Revision as of 00:37, 10 January 2009
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| Saturday 2024-06-08 | -19.9411166, 146.1630293 |
| Sunday 2024-06-09 | -19.4453591, 146.2005375 |
| Monday 2024-06-10 | -19.4734872, 146.0168439 |
| Abergowrie | Ingham | – |
| MMBU | Townsville | Ayr |
| Pentland | Charters Towers | Collinsville |
| Sun 9 Jun 2024 in -19,146: | ||
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Contents
Townsville
The Townsville graticule is a pretty good one. It neatly includes Magnetic Island, Crystal Creek and Paluma in the north (but not as far as Paluma Dam), Alligator Creek in the east, and almost reaches Charters Towers in the west. Most of the middle will be pretty hard to get to by road but there is some potential.
Graticule Links
Local Geohashers
- Simon made this page. He has a iPhone 3G now and attempted a weekday geohash but didn't get there. He hopes to be at the next Saturday hash point that isn't too far off the bitumen subject to other commitments and the weather.
- Matty K has been on four attempts (three successful; one from two in the Townsville grat). He also made this (an alternative algorithm for Townsville) and this (a Facebook group). He also idles almost continuously on #geohashing.
- YawnWithExcitement has been on several hashes, none actually in his local graticule.
- Twistie has not sucessfully completed a geohash but has been on a few failed expeditions.
Geohashes
In reverse-chronological order:
2009-01-04 -19 146: Failed - No public access- 2008-10-22 -19 146: Failed - No public access
- 2008-10-04 -19 146: Failed - No public access
2008-09-20 -19 146: out near Woodstock
(See: Meetup in -19 146)
Current Meetup Location
- Sat, 10-Jan-2009. Again, possibly achievable, if you're willing to drive to Charters Towers (actually, just as far as Macrossan), then brave the wet muddy dirt roads that shadow the river, and then hike about 500m through some pretty sexy scrub (complete with potentially wet creek beds). 4x4 probably required.
Recent Unattended Saturday Locations
These are only the most potentially accessible Saturday meetup locations to which no one went.
- Sat, 24-May-2008. Right near the beach 10 minutes north of Saunders Beach. There's a dirt road you can see on the satellite view. Would have been a great spot!
- Sat, 28-Jun-2008. Near an apparent crater and some sort of industrial area (a quarry?) near Dotswood... wherever that is.
- Sat, 12-Jul-2008. Near Dotswood again. There's some sort of dirt road on the satellite view.
- Sat, 16-Aug-2008. Someone's front yard at Alice River. Definitely doable.
- Sat, 27-Sep-2008. Out near the Towers, just north of the river. There's a dirt track from the highway, past a homestead, to the point (200m off), so maybe doable. (*sigh* —Matty)
Links for upcoming Saturdays
Please Note: until the time comes, these links will be inaccurate as they depend on data that isn't known yet. If you can accurately predict the stock market ahead of time, please let us know.
