Montréal, Québec
[Today's location: Montréal, Québec]
Montréal, Québec (45, -73). Nicely centered on the island of Montreal, but also includes suburbs of Laval and the South Shore. Extends north into the Laurentians, includes half of St-Jérôme and almost Joliette. Almost ends exactly at the Canada/US border with only a slight bit of Vermont included. The western boundary clips the edge of Ile-Perrot. The eastern boundary falls in the Eastern Townships/Centre of Québec, with Bedford, Farnham and Ste-Hyacinthe located just outside the graticule.
Montréal, Québec (45, -73). L'île de Montréal est située au centre du "graticule". Comprend l'île au complet, y compris les banlieues de Laval et une bonne section de la rive-sud. S'étend au nord dans les Laurentides, jusqu'au centre de Saint-Jérôme. Se rend presqu'à Joliette. S'arrête presque précisément à la bordure Canada/États-Unis, avec une très petite parcelle du Vermont incluse. La bordure ouest frôle l'île Perrot. La bordure est tombe dans les Cantons de l'Est / Centre du Québec; Bedford, Farnham et Ste-Hyacinthe sont situées tout juste à l'extérieur du "graticule".
People
- Ellemenope only has access to a bike and public transit
Also see the Montreal Geohash Facebook group.
Successful Geohashes
Sean and Wesley made it to the geohash on 2010-02-27
Stelei reached the geohash of 2010-09-14.
Alana, Danielle, Wesley, and David made it to the geohash on 2010-09-24.
Mtl_Alex made it to the geohash on 2012-07-02.
Dr Frankenstein unintentionally drove over the geohash on 2015-12-06.
Notable Dates
- 2012-07-02 - Mtl_Alex makes it to the geohash in a posh golf course.
- 2010-08-18 - Sara, her husband and her children got very close but didn't quite make it.
- 2010-01-01 - Simonbas has passed thru the hash without knowing!
- 2008-12-02 - Robyn gets lost on the bus system in the snow. (Not so notable, but she didn't know about the first expedition at the time).
- 2008-06-12 - Mark and Jack successfully mount the first known expedition in the graticule.
