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| − | | | + | | lat= 46 |
| − | |nw = | + | | lon= -96 |
| − | |n = | + | | nw = [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]] |
| − | |ne = | + | | n = [[Crookston, Minnesota]] |
| − | |w = [[Lisbon, North Dakota]] | + | | ne = [[Bagley, Minnesota]] |
| − | |e = [[Perham, Minnesota]] | + | | w = [[Lisbon, North Dakota|Lisbon]] |
| − | |sw = | + | | name = [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] |
| − | |s = | + | | e = [[Perham, Minnesota]] |
| − | |se = | + | | sw = [[Webster, South Dakota]] |
| + | | s = [[Milbank, South Dakota]] | ||
| + | | se = [[Alexandria, Minnesota]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | This is the | + | This is the {{Today's location|lat=46|lon=-96|text=46, -96}} [[graticule]], which contains Fargo, a city of around 100,000. Recently named "The Nation's 5th Drunkest City." Watch out for wood chippers. |
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| + | While residents of Fargo can appreciate the cinematic masterpiece that is the Coen brothers' 1996 film "Fargo," none of them appreciate the constant barrage of questions that are guaranteed to be asked by anyone that has seen the film. | ||
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| + | ==Local geohashers== | ||
| + | There must be more of us. I mean really, NDSU is an engineering and architecture school, there has to be a good quantity of nerds in this area. | ||
| + | *[[User:thelizparade|Liz]] 9:47, 15 July 2008 - Downtown<br/> | ||
| + | *[[User:Dantm|Dan]] 19 August 2008<br/> | ||
| + | *[[User:Erik|Erik]] just moved into NDSU but doesn't have a GPS anymore. I may try to find it based on the marker on Google Maps if it's within walking distance though. | ||
| + | *[[User:Cliff|Cliff]] thinks this is a fun and interesting extension to the geocaching idea. The graticule to our west looks like fun too, with the Sheyenne Grasslands. We should organize a westward journey sometime this summer. | ||
[[Category:North Dakota]] | [[Category:North Dakota]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Inactive | + | [[Category:Minnesota]] |
| + | [[Category:Inactive graticules]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:53, 15 January 2022
| Grand Forks | Crookston, Minnesota | Bagley, Minnesota |
| Lisbon | Fargo | Perham, Minnesota |
| Webster, South Dakota | Milbank, South Dakota | Alexandria, Minnesota |
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Today's location: not yet announced | ||
This is the 46, -96 graticule, which contains Fargo, a city of around 100,000. Recently named "The Nation's 5th Drunkest City." Watch out for wood chippers.
While residents of Fargo can appreciate the cinematic masterpiece that is the Coen brothers' 1996 film "Fargo," none of them appreciate the constant barrage of questions that are guaranteed to be asked by anyone that has seen the film.
Local geohashers
There must be more of us. I mean really, NDSU is an engineering and architecture school, there has to be a good quantity of nerds in this area.
- Liz 9:47, 15 July 2008 - Downtown
- Dan 19 August 2008
- Erik just moved into NDSU but doesn't have a GPS anymore. I may try to find it based on the marker on Google Maps if it's within walking distance though.
- Cliff thinks this is a fun and interesting extension to the geocaching idea. The graticule to our west looks like fun too, with the Sheyenne Grasslands. We should organize a westward journey sometime this summer.
