2008-05-21 54 -2

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Summary

The Lancaster and Carlisle graticule

On 21st May 2008, the day geohashing was featured in xkcd, the geohash for Lancaster and Carlisle was a spot on the coast near Silverdale at 54.179467°, -2.861537°.

While Google maps shows this as being on land, it is actually in the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay. The closest accessible location was a beach near small caravan park, visible on the aerial view.

See video here

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