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[[Image:2008-05-23 View.jpg|thumb|300 px|This is where they get desktop backgrounds.]] {{graticule|map=<map lat="42" lon="-71" date="2008-05-23" width="250" height="300"/>|maponly=1}}
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[[Image:2008-05-23 View.jpg|thumb|300 px|This is where they get desktop backgrounds.]]  
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{{graticule|map=<map lat="42" lon="-71" date="2008-05-23" width="268" height="300"/>|maponly=1}}
  
 
This geohash is located about 30 meters offshore of a park, in Wassachuset Reservoir.   
 
This geohash is located about 30 meters offshore of a park, in Wassachuset Reservoir.   
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== People ==
 
== People ==
  
[[User:Xkcd|Randall]], davean, and Tesia got within about 30 meters of this hash around 5:15 PM.
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[[User:Xkcd|Randall]], davean, and Tesia got within about 35 meters of this hash around 5:15 PM. We couldn't find any signs of boats anywhere near the dike (it's a reservoir, so perhaps they're touchier about who does what in it).  It was much too deep to wade, and we weren't hardcore enough to jump in.  Next time!
  
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Image:Reservoir entrance.jpg|The entrance to the park/dike.
 
Image:Reservoir entrance.jpg|The entrance to the park/dike.
 
Image:2008-05-23-Location.jpg|Proof of location, if you accept my shell script.
 
Image:2008-05-23-Location.jpg|Proof of location, if you accept my shell script.
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Image:2008-05-23 not quite.jpg|Proof that I couldn't QUITE get there without getting wet.
 
Image:2008-05-23 42.jpg|And look what license plate we spotted on the way.
 
Image:2008-05-23 42.jpg|And look what license plate we spotted on the way.
 
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Revision as of 00:19, 24 May 2008

This is where they get desktop backgrounds.
<map lat="42" lon="-71" date="2008-05-23" width="268" height="300"/>

[[Category:Meetup in {{{lat}}} {{{lon}}}| ]]

This geohash is located about 30 meters offshore of a park, in Wassachuset Reservoir.

People

Randall, davean, and Tesia got within about 35 meters of this hash around 5:15 PM. We couldn't find any signs of boats anywhere near the dike (it's a reservoir, so perhaps they're touchier about who does what in it). It was much too deep to wade, and we weren't hardcore enough to jump in. Next time!