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* [[2018-05-21 52 0|21 May 2018 (Mon)]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] failed to reach an arable point west of the Great Ouse, West Lynn, Norfolk, UK.
 
* [[2018-05-21 52 0|21 May 2018 (Mon)]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] failed to reach an arable point west of the Great Ouse, West Lynn, Norfolk, UK.
 
* [[2018-01-09 52 0|9 January 2018 (Tue)]]: In the middle of the road in Broad Green, SE of Newmarket.  [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] intends to hit the hashpoint late morning.
 
* [[2018-01-09 52 0|9 January 2018 (Tue)]]: In the middle of the road in Broad Green, SE of Newmarket.  [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] intends to hit the hashpoint late morning.
 
=== 2017 ===
 
 
* [[2017-12-04 52 0|4 December 2017 (Mon)]]: [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] went for a caching-and-hashing day out in Wickhambrook, Suffolk.
 
* [[2017-07-31 52 0|31 July 2017 (Mon)]]: [[User:PaintedJaguar|PaintedJaguar]] visited a public footpath just off Dunstan Street in Ely.
 
* [[2017-07-16 52 0|16 July 2017 (Sun)]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited the access road leading to a biogas plant, SW of Fakenham, Norfolk, UK.
 
* [[2017-05-21 52 0|21 May 2017 (Sun)]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] and [[User:ChromeCrusaders|ChromeCrusaders]] visited the Geohashing Day hashpoint south of Dereham, Norfolk, UK.
 
* [[2017-01-29 52 0|29 January 2017 (Sun)]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] waded two creeks to get to a tidal salt marsh north of Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, UK.
 
* [[2017-01-01 52 0|01 January 2017 (Sun)]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited a wood in the grounds of Kilverstone Hall east of Thetford, Norfolk, UK, arrival scheduled for 23:59:60!
 
  
 
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Revision as of 12:52, 16 March 2019

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The area

This graticule covers the part of the United Kingdom (UK) from 52° to 53° latitude, and from 0° to 1° longitude. It contains the city of Cambridge, and several smaller towns including King's Lynn, Wisbech, Thetford, Ely, Newmarket and Haverhill.

Cambridge has enjoyed several spikes of activity over the last few years, and until Sheffield and then Norwich overtook it in 2011 (although we have since re-overtaken Sheffield), it was the UK's most active graticule. Although most of the early activity was based around the city, we are now fortunate enough to have active geohashers to the north and east as well, and new hashers and meetups in any part of the graticule are most definitely welcome. Meetups are always good!

The Cambridge graticule covers not only the county of Cambridgeshire, but also parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Geohashers reaching points in all these counties can claim a reverse regional achievement for this graticule. Most of the graticule is land, but the Norfolk coastline falls just inside its northern edge and, further west, it includes The Wash in Lincolnshire. Much of the terrain is quite flat, with some hillier land in the south, and much of it is farmland. As Cambridge itself is arguably the "cycling capital of England", the graticule offers excellent opportunities for bicycle geohashing.

Due to the symmetry of coordinates about the prime meridian, the neighbouring Northampton graticule, to the west, will never provide a closer hashpoint than our own graticule, no matter how close to the border you are. However, if the day's coordinates fall close to the meridian, then the hashpoints in the two graticules will be quite close together, offering a good opportunity for a Double geohash. Indeed, at this latitude, it even becomes possible to be in the uncertainty circle of both hashpoints simultaneously if the longitude is less than +/- 0.000100° -- this can be expected about once every 25 years.

Expeditions and Plans

Expeditions in this graticule are listed below in reverse date order. Here is a complete list of expeditions in Cambridge (52, 0) without descriptive details.

2019

If you're planning an expedition, please add to this section. People actively watch it and they might try to join you.

  • 15 March 2019 (Fri): Just off Main Street in Hardwick; likely going in the evening sometime. Also planning to go to the neighboring 2019-03-15 52 -0 just a few hundred meters away.

Edit: I'm busy all day but this is too good to pass up, so I may go for the midnight double.. -- Erik

2018

  • 20 September 2018 (Thu): Right on a footpath just off the Newmarket Road in east Cambridge. Benjw will bike there at some convenient time (either to meet up with other hashers, or to avoid the rain).
  • 14 June 2018 (Thu): Benjw investigated a bush by the guided busway stop at Oakington.
  • 21 May 2018 (Mon): Sourcerer failed to reach an arable point west of the Great Ouse, West Lynn, Norfolk, UK.
  • 9 January 2018 (Tue): In the middle of the road in Broad Green, SE of Newmarket. Benjw intends to hit the hashpoint late morning.

Archives for Previous Years

   Link       Expeditions       Reached       Retro   
2017 6 6 0
2016 18 17 0
2015 81 74 2
2014 11 10 0
2013 15 11 0
2012 20 18 3
2011 9 8 1
2010 28 22 0
2009 18 18 0
2008 4 3 0
Totals 204 181 6

The highest number of expeditions in a calendar year was the 81 during 2015, and the highest number in a month was 13, in August 2015. A few times, Cambridge has been the most active graticule in the world for a particular month, earning us some shiny ribbons. In 2015 Cambridge came third in the world for expeditions and coordinates-reached. There was stiff competition with Mannheim, Germany who came second in these categories. Congratulations to them!


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The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of September 2015 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 10 successful expeditions.
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The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of August 2015 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 12 successful expeditions.
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The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of September 2012 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 11 expeditions.
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The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement
for the month of September 2012 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 11 successful expeditions.
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The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement
for the month of October 2010 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 5 successful expeditions.
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The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement
for the month of August 2010 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 8 expeditions.
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The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement
for the month of August 2010 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 6 successful expeditions.


Local Geohashers

See also: Category:Geohashers in 52,0.

The following are known to be currently active:

  • Benjw is in central Cambridge. He hashes by bicycle and car, albeit sporadically, but checks the wiki frequently and is always keen for meetups.
  • MagicIan is in the Norwich graticule.
  • PaintedJaguar is in Ely.
  • Sourcerer based in the Norwich graticule frequently visits.
  • Transhumanist is in the Northampton graticule, but still considers himself a Cambridge resident and is working on improved means of transport.
  • The Tongs all live in Cambridge apart from B.

Other hashers have previously been active in this graticule; they are listed on the 2008 archive page.