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{{graticule
| name = Barnstaple
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  | lat= 51
| map = <map lat="51" lon="-4" />
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  | lon= -4
| e = [[Cardiff, United Kingdom|Cardiff]]
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  | nw = [[Fishguard, United Kingdom|Fishguard]]
| se = [[Exeter, United Kingdom|Exeter]]
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  | n  = [[Aberystwyth, United Kingdom|Aberystwyth]]
| s = [[Plymouth, United Kingdom|Plymouth]]
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  | ne = [[Mid Wales, United Kingdom|Mid Wales]]
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  | w  = [[Milford Haven, United Kingdom|Milford Haven]]
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  | name = [[Barnstaple, United Kingdom|Barnstaple]]
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  | e = [[Cardiff, United Kingdom|Cardiff]]
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  | sw = [[Camborne, United Kingdom|Camborne]]
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  | s = [[Plymouth, United Kingdom|Plymouth]]
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  | se = [[Exeter, United Kingdom|Exeter]]
 
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The Barnstaple [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=51&long=-4&zoom=8 latitude 51, longitude -4].
 
  
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This {{Today's location|lat=51|lon=-4|text=graticule}} covers the parts of the [[United Kingdom]] from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -5° to -4° longitude.  Over 50% of this graticule is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Channel Bristol Channel], which limits hashing opportunities in this graticule for those in Devon -- only Bideford, Barnstaple and Ilfracombe and their surroundings are covered.  Opportunites are better for those in South Wales -- a large section of this country west of (but not including) Swansea is included in this graticule.
  
[[Category:Europe]]
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==Past activity==
[[Category:British Isles]]
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===2009===
[[Category:Inactive Graticules]]
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* 7 July (Sunday): [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] tried to reach a hashpoint in a field, but was thwarted by a fence.
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===2011===
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* [[2011-10-19 51 -4|19 October (Wednesday)]]: [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] dragged some anime fans along to a hashpoint on a hillside
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==Local geohashers==
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===Active===
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* [[User:Homsar|Homsar]] lives a short hop east of this graticule, and occasionally pops over the "border".
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[[Category:United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 1 July 2023

Fishguard Aberystwyth Mid Wales
Milford Haven Barnstaple Cardiff
Camborne Plymouth Exeter

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This graticule covers the parts of the United Kingdom from 51° to 52° latitude, and from -5° to -4° longitude. Over 50% of this graticule is the Bristol Channel, which limits hashing opportunities in this graticule for those in Devon -- only Bideford, Barnstaple and Ilfracombe and their surroundings are covered. Opportunites are better for those in South Wales -- a large section of this country west of (but not including) Swansea is included in this graticule.

Past activity

2009

  • 7 July (Sunday): Homsar tried to reach a hashpoint in a field, but was thwarted by a fence.

2011

Local geohashers

Active

  • Homsar lives a short hop east of this graticule, and occasionally pops over the "border".