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{{graticule
|map = <map lat="36" lon="-119" />
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  | lat= 36
|n=[[Mariposa, California|Mariposa]]
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  | lon= -119
|nw=[[Merced, California|Merced]]
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  | nw = [[Merced, California|Merced]]
|w = [[Madera, California]]
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  | n = [[Mariposa, California|Mariposa]]
|sw=[[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]]}}
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  | ne = [[Bishop, California|Bishop]]
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  | w = [[Madera, California|Madera]]
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  | name = [[Fresno, California|Fresno]]
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  | e  = [[Lone Pine, California|Lone Pine]]
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  | sw = [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]]
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  | s  = [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]
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  | se = [[Tehachapi, California|Tehachapi]]
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}}
 
The Fresno, California graticule is located at latitude 36, longitude -119. It includes a whole lot of farmland, some lakes, a few foothills, and exactly half of Friant Dam.  
 
The Fresno, California graticule is located at latitude 36, longitude -119. It includes a whole lot of farmland, some lakes, a few foothills, and exactly half of Friant Dam.  
  
 
'''Today's Location:'''
 
'''Today's Location:'''
[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=36&long=-119&zoom=9&abs=-1 Fresno, CA]]
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[{{Today's location|lat=36|lon=-119|text=Fresno, CA}}]
  
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== Expeditions ==
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* [[2010-07-21 36 -119]] -- [[User:CO2|CO2]] doesn't make it to the hashpoint.
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* [[2008-05-31 36 -119]] -- In what appears to be the first expedition in this graticule, [[User:Meggers|Meggers]] claims success.
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== Achievements ==
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{{Graticule unlocked|name=[[User:Meggers|Meggers]]|date=2008-05-31|latitude=36|longitude=-119}}
  
 
== Notable Dates ==
 
== Notable Dates ==
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* [[2008-05-31]]  In Tipton, across the street from a dairy. Like pretty much everything else in Tipton.
 
* [[2008-05-31]]  In Tipton, across the street from a dairy. Like pretty much everything else in Tipton.
  
* [[2008-06-6]]  In the back parking lot of a sleazy motel on Motel Drive. Is this some kind of trick?
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* [[2008-06-06]]  In the back parking lot of a sleazy motel on Motel Drive. Is this some kind of trick?
  
 
* [[2008-06-14]]  The Fresno geohash is up in the mountains, and my poor little Corolla would never make it. The Madera geohash, however, is in Biola...always a good time! Higher risk of being eaten by coyotes or locals, lower risk of being eaten by mountain lions or mountain-dwelling hermits.
 
* [[2008-06-14]]  The Fresno geohash is up in the mountains, and my poor little Corolla would never make it. The Madera geohash, however, is in Biola...always a good time! Higher risk of being eaten by coyotes or locals, lower risk of being eaten by mountain lions or mountain-dwelling hermits.
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== People ==
 
== People ==
 
*[[User:Meggers]] - Located in Fresno
 
*[[User:Meggers]] - Located in Fresno
 
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*[[User:bluecanary]] - Located close enough to Fresno
 
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*[[User:sirrossalot]] - Located in Exeter
  
 
[[Category:California]]
 
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:Active Graticules]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Latest revision as of 07:29, 20 March 2024

Merced Mariposa Bishop
Madera Fresno Lone Pine
San Luis Obispo Bakersfield Tehachapi

Today's location: not yet announced

The Fresno, California graticule is located at latitude 36, longitude -119. It includes a whole lot of farmland, some lakes, a few foothills, and exactly half of Friant Dam.

Today's Location: [Fresno, CA]

Expeditions

Achievements

Graticule unlocked.png
Meggers earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (36, -119) graticule, here, on 2008-05-31.

Notable Dates

  • 2008-05-31 In Tipton, across the street from a dairy. Like pretty much everything else in Tipton.
  • 2008-06-06 In the back parking lot of a sleazy motel on Motel Drive. Is this some kind of trick?
  • 2008-06-14 The Fresno geohash is up in the mountains, and my poor little Corolla would never make it. The Madera geohash, however, is in Biola...always a good time! Higher risk of being eaten by coyotes or locals, lower risk of being eaten by mountain lions or mountain-dwelling hermits.

People