Cambridge, United Kingdom
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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.
The area
The Cambridge graticule covers not only the county of Cambridgeshire, but also parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Most of it 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.
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 local one. However, the hashpoints in the two graticules occasionally fall quite close together near the meridian, offering a good opportunity for a Double geohash.
Past activity
2009
- 28 Feb 2009 (Sat): This week's Saturday meetup is only a couple of metres off a public footpath east of Newmarket. Benjw intends to go, and if the weather and his stamina are looking good, he might even cycle. Anyone else interested?
- Stephen Turner will try and go too. The canonical time? Stephen Turner 08:55, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- Hey, someone replied! :-D Glad you're thinking of coming. I was aiming to try to get to the spot at about 3:30 or so to sound it out and check whether access permission will be needed, with a view to actually being on the hashpoint at 4:00.
By the way, I notice that you originally mentioned you were "bike-powered" -- do you want a lift? I was thinking of cycling, but am too knackered. If so, where and when?Oh, and are you able to bring a camera? -- Benjw 13:19, 28 February 2009 (UTC) - Sorry -- I'm going to have to leave so I hope you can make your own way there! -- Benjw 15:05, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- Hey, someone replied! :-D Glad you're thinking of coming. I was aiming to try to get to the spot at about 3:30 or so to sound it out and check whether access permission will be needed, with a view to actually being on the hashpoint at 4:00.
- Stephen Turner will try and go too. The canonical time? Stephen Turner 08:55, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- 4 Feb 2009 (Wed): A field near Ashdon, Essex, just off a public bridleway. Benjw made it through the snow at about 4pm, after work.
- 1 Feb 2009 (Sun): At the edge of woodland just off the Roman road north of Horseheath. Benjw made an early morning trip.
- 26 Jan 2009 (Mon): Today's coordinates fell within a squelchy field a bit east of March, about 25 miles north of Cambridge. Benjw took the opportunity to try out his new GPS receiver.
2008
Four expeditions took place in 2008. These are detailed on the 2008 archive page.
Local Geohashers
The following are known to be currently active:
- Benjw is in central Cambridge and is realatively new to Geohashing. He would like to go on a bicycle expedition soon, but will settle for a car trip if the weather's inclement.
- Gooseh is bike powered, though willing to cycle within a 15 mile radius of Cambridge provided it's sunny. He can occasionally procure 4 wheeled petrol powered methods of transport. He's unfortunately in more Northerly climes during term time.
- Stephen Turner is bike-powered.
Other hashers have previously been active in this graticule; they are listed on the 2008 archive page.
