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Today's Location: [Bellingham, WA]

The Bellingham, WA graticule is at latitude 48, longitude -122. It completely encloses the cities of Bellingham, Mt. Vernon, Marysville, Anacortes, as well as the several of the San Juan Islands. The graticule is roughly half water, and contains several islands.

Achieved Geohashes

2015-03-22 48 -122 -- NinjaLore nabbed his first geohash under some powerlines east of Marysville.

2013-10-12 48 -122 -- Rex crossed over from Surrey to grab a holy hash.

2012-08-19 48 -122 -- P4r4digm and friends reached their first non-Seattle graticule hashpoint!

2012-04-06 48 -122 -- Michael5000 brings a sister and two nieces for his first hash of the Bellingham graticule.

2012-04-05 48 -122 -- Pearldog earned his first geohash by foot/bicycle in a parking lot near the Bellingham train station with a non geohasher friend.

2011-09-19 48 -122 -- relet visits Mt. Vernon.

2011-07-19 48 -122 -- Thomcat stops by on his way to Canada.

2009-05-03 48 -122 -- Robyn & Rhonda logged a spot next to a raspberry field near Guide Meridian Way.

2009-05-02 48 -122 -- Robyn & Rhonda earned the first Camping geohash achievement at Silver Lake Park.

2009-04-16 48 -122 -- thepiguy, Robyn, Rhonda and Kristie met at the geohash, and all but Kristie did an extremely nice write-up about the expedition.

2009-04-05 48 -122 -- Robyn by bicycle in a back lawn in the middle of Lynden.

2009-03-13 48 -122 -- Robyn in a car just east of Bellingham.

2009-01-31 48 -122 -- Awaiting expedition report

2008-11-25 48 -122 -- A vacant house in Marysville, not far from the Hot Rod barber shop.

2008-10-25 48 -122 -- At the end of Boe Rd., a few miles south of Stanwood, and near the mouth of the Stillaguamish River.

2008-10-11 48 -122 -- Just west of Arlington and right off the highway.

2008-10-09 48 -122 -- Just NE of Marysville, not far from I-5, and on the street.

2008-09-27 48 -122 -- Between Lyndon and Everson. Robyn visited alone.

2008-08-27 48 -122 -- Smith Island, between Steamboat Slough and the Snohomish River, just north of Everett.

2008-05-31 48 -122 -- Possession Sound - did Garyuuko make it to this geohash spot?

Thwarted Attempts

2010-08-02 48 -122 -- Wenslayer thwarted due to Mother Nature, denying a Birthday Geohash.

2009-03-23 48 -122 -- Robyn thwarted, private property near Custer.

2008-06-28 48 -122 -- failed

2008-06-27 48 -122 -- failed

2008-05-24 48 -122 -- Beach on Whidbey Island.

Considered geohashes

2008-09-25 -- Near Bryant, just off a powerline access byway.

Participants

Evan
Robyn - from the Vancouver graticule
Matt
P4r4digm - from the Seattle graticule.
Stalefries lives in Everett, but will attend WWU in the fall. So I'll be hopping between the Seattle and Bellingham graticules.
Thomcat works just south of this graticule, and will visit occasional locations here.
Garyuuko Lives in Bellingham, attends WWU. Contact info on user page if theres a good hash I've missed noticing.
Wenslayer drives through about 10 times a year, from the Victoria, BC graticule.
Pearldog lives in Bellingham and doesn't belong on this list yet but is eager to begin adventuring.
Rex lives in Surrey, but often visits all the way down to Seattle or even Portland

Notable Dates

Thomcat earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (48, -122) graticule, here, on 2008-08-27.

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 {{QuickLinks|lat=48|lon=-122}}
 {{graticule
-    | map = <map lat="48" lon="-122" />
+    | lat= 48
+   | lon= -122
     | nw = [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]
     | n  = [[Surrey, British Columbia]]
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 '''Today's Location:'''
-[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=48&long=-122&zoom=9&abs=-1 Bellingham, WA]]
+[{{Today's location|lat=48|lon=-122|text=Bellingham, WA}}]
 The Bellingham, WA [[graticule]] is at latitude 48, longitude -122.  It completely encloses the cities of Bellingham, Mt. Vernon, Marysville, Anacortes, as well as the several of the San Juan Islands.  The graticule is roughly half water, and contains several islands.
 ==Achieved Geohashes==
+[[2015-03-22 48 -122]] -- [[User:NinjaLore|NinjaLore]] nabbed his first geohash under some powerlines east of Marysville.
+[[2013-10-12 48 -122]] -- [[User:Rex Wolf|Rex]] crossed over from Surrey to grab a holy hash.
+[[2012-08-19 48 -122]] -- [[User:P4r4digm|P4r4digm]] and friends reached their first non-Seattle graticule hashpoint!
+[[2012-04-06 48 -122]] -- [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] brings a sister and two nieces for his first hash of the Bellingham graticule.
+[[2012-04-05 48 -122]] -- [[User:Pearldog|Pearldog]] earned his first geohash by foot/bicycle in a parking lot near the Bellingham train station with a non geohasher friend.
+[[2011-09-19 48 -122]] -- [[User:relet|relet]] visits Mt. Vernon.
+[[2011-07-19 48 -122]] -- [[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] stops by on his way to Canada.
+[[2009-05-03 48 -122]] -- [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] & [[User:Rhonda|Rhonda]] logged a spot next to a raspberry field near Guide Meridian Way.
+[[2009-05-02 48 -122]] -- [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] & [[User:Rhonda|Rhonda]] earned the first Camping geohash achievement at Silver Lake Park.
+[[2009-04-16 48 -122]] -- [[User:thepiguy|thepiguy]], [[User:Robyn|Robyn]], [[User:Rhonda|Rhonda]] and Kristie met at the geohash, and all but Kristie did an extremely nice write-up about the expedition.
 [[2009-04-05 48 -122]] -- [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] by bicycle in a back lawn in the middle of Lynden.
@@ Line 34: / Line 56: @@
 [[2008-09-27 48 -122]] -- Between Lyndon and Everson. [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] visited alone.
-[[2008-09-25 48 -122]] -- Near Bryant, just off a powerline access byway.
 [[2008-08-27 48 -122]] -- Smith Island, between Steamboat Slough and the Snohomish River, just north of Everett.
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 ==Thwarted Attempts==
+[[2010-08-02 48 -122]] -- [[User:Wenslayer|Wenslayer]] thwarted due to Mother Nature, denying a [[Birthday Geohash]].
 [[2009-03-23 48 -122]] -- [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] thwarted, private property near Custer.
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 [[2008-05-24 48 -122]] -- Beach on Whidbey Island.
+==Considered geohashes==
+-09-25 -- Near Bryant, just off a powerline access byway.
 =Participants=
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 * [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] - from the Vancouver graticule
 * [[User:GMontag|Matt]]
+* [[User:P4r4digm|P4r4digm]] - from the [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] graticule.
 * [[User:stalefries|Stalefries]] lives in Everett, but will attend WWU in the fall. So I'll be hopping between the Seattle and Bellingham graticules.
 * [[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] works just south of this graticule, and will visit occasional locations here.
 * [[User:Garyuuko|Garyuuko]] Lives in Bellingham, attends WWU. Contact info on user page if theres a good hash I've missed noticing.
+* [[User:Wenslayer|Wenslayer]] drives through about 10 times a year, from the [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria, BC]] graticule.
+* [[User:Pearldog|Pearldog]] lives in Bellingham and doesn't belong on this list yet but is eager to begin adventuring.
+* [[User:Rex Wolf|Rex]] lives in Surrey, but often visits all the way down to Seattle or even Portland
 == Notable Dates ==
-{{Virgin graticule | latitude = 48 | longitude = -122 | date = 2008-08-27 | name = Thomcat | image = 2008 08 27 48 -122 thomcat.jpg }}
+{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 48 | longitude = -122 | date = 2008-08-27 | name = Thomcat | image = 2008 08 27 48 -122 thomcat.jpg }}
 [[Category:Washington]]
 [[Category:Active graticules]]
+[[Category:Unlocked graticules]]

Vancouver, British Columbia	Surrey, British Columbia	Chilliwack, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia	Bellingham	North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park	Seattle	Snoqualmie
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