Albury Wodonga, Australia
Albury Wodonga (graticule -36, 146) is officially two towns, located side by side on the New South Wales (Albury) / Victoria (Wodonga) border. Albury Wodonga is in the far north east corner of the graticule, geohashers in Albury Wodonga might also consider attending locations in the Corryong graticule (-36, 147), the Corowa graticule (-35, 146), or the Wagga Wagga graticule (-35, 147).
| -35,145 | -35,146 | -35,147 |
| Shepparton | Albury Wodonga | Corryong |
| Melbourne | Mansfield | Bairnsdale |
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The Albury Wodonga region has a combined population of about 101,000. Albury City is the slightly larger of the two with 46,000 people, Wodonga has about 30,500 inhabitants.
The other major city in this graticule is Wangaratta. Wangaratta is home to just over 15,500 people.
Features of the graticule include the Murray river, and part of Lake Mulwala, which offers a slight chance of a water geohash. The wine growing areas of Oxley and Rutherglen are dotted with vinyards and cottage wineries, touring the local wines is a popular tourist activity. Nearby Wangaratta is a well know Cathedral City.
The graticule includes the Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park, the Mt Buffalo National Park, the Mt Samaria State Park and parts of the Wabonga State Park. The mountainous areas to the South East of the graticule offer plenty of opportunities for making us Mother Natures Bitches.
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Upcoming Locations
NOTE: The links aren't working at the moment. Copy the co-ordinates and drop them into google maps manually.
Albury Wodonga
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Coordinate and map links -36, 146 | |
|---|---|
| Monday 2024-05-06 | -36.0627718, 146.5890367 |
| Sunday 2024-05-05 | -36.5943955, 146.8969428 |
| Saturday 2024-05-04 | -36.8657128, 146.4690160 |
| Friday 2024-05-03 | -36.6854836, 146.0278639 |
Nearby Graticules
Co-ordinates for the "Tallangatta / Mt Beauty" graticule can now be found on the Corryong page.
Planning Pages
Add details of any expeditions you plan on mounting here.
Meetups
Show up to the geohash co-ordinates at 4pm on any given Saturday, you never know who might be there.
SMS Notification: My (Kieran) phone number is 0430509913. Send me your phone number, and I'll send you updates. Send me updates (ie. when you decide to head to a location), and I'll forward them to other local geohashers.
Past Expeditions
- 2009-01-02 -36 147 - success!
- 2009-01-01 -36 146 - failed!
- 2008-12-23 -36, 146 - success!
- 2008-09-29 -36, 146 - success!
Geohashers
Add your name here if you want to get in touch with other geohashers in the Albury Wodonga area.
- Acajou - doesn't have a login, but joins us from time to time.
- Kieran - When I'm not in Canberra. Contact me on 0430509913
JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59113165329
Gallery
A selection of photos from past meetups in our area.
Acajou walking back to the car from 2008-09-29 -36, 146
An echidna near 2009-01-01 -36 146
Footings of an old building on the floor of lake hume, near 2009-01-02 -36 147
Trees, with the soil washed away from the roots, near 2009-01-02 -36 147
