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'''Today's Location:''' [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=38&long=-82&zoom=9&abs=-1 Huntington, WV]]
 
'''Today's Location:''' [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=38&long=-82&zoom=9&abs=-1 Huntington, WV]]
  
The Huntington, WV [[graticule]] is at (38, -82).  The most notable feature of this area is the winding Ohio River and the many old river towns that originally thrived on riverboat traffic, as well as the many smaller streams and rivers that flow into it.  One example of this is the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy Rivers that form the tri-state boundary for West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenova%2C_West_Virginia Kenova, WV].  The Tri-State area is also knows as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington-Ashland%2C_WV-KY-OH%2C_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area].
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The Huntington, WV [[graticule]] is at (38, -82).  The most notable feature of this area is the winding Ohio River and the many old river towns that originally thrived on riverboat traffic, as well as the many smaller streams and rivers that flow into it.  One example of this is the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy Rivers that form the tri-state boundary for West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenova%2C_West_Virginia Kenova, WV].  The Tri-State area is also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington-Ashland%2C_WV-KY-OH%2C_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area].
  
  

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Today's Location: [Huntington, WV]

The Huntington, WV graticule is at (38, -82). The most notable feature of this area is the winding Ohio River and the many old river towns that originally thrived on riverboat traffic, as well as the many smaller streams and rivers that flow into it. One example of this is the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy Rivers that form the tri-state boundary for West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio at Kenova, WV. The Tri-State area is also known as the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area.


Local Geohashers

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