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  | lat= 36
|nw = [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]]
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  | lon= -78
|n = [[Appomattox, Virginia|Appomattox, VA]]
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  | nw = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]
|ne = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond, VA]]
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  | n = [[Appomattox, Virginia]]
|w = [[Danville, Virginia|Danville, VA]]
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  | ne = [[Richmond, Virginia]]
|e = [[Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina|Roanoke Rapids]]
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  | w  = [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]
|sw = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]]
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  | name = [[Henderson, North Carolina|Henderson]]
|s = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]
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  | e = [[Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina|Roanoke Rapids]]
|se = [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville]]
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  | sw = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]]
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  | s = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]
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  | se = [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville]]
 
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== The N36, W78 Graticule ==
 
== The N36, W78 Graticule ==
The Henderson graticule boasts of rolling land, forests, parks, large bodies of water, and abundant wildlife.  A notable feature of this area is a large line of granite lying west of the ancient geological Fall Line. This line of granite produces remarkable outcroppings throughout the region.
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The Henderson graticule boasts of rolling land, forests, parks, large bodies of water, and abundant wildlife.
  
Wonderful places in this graticule include Occoneechee State Park east of Clarksville, Staunton River State Park NW of Clarksville, Kerr Lake State Recreation Area near the NC/VA line, Falls Lake State Recreation Area between Raleigh/Durham, and Eno River State Park north of Durham.
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Wonderful places in this graticule include [http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/occ.shtml Occoneechee State Park]east of Clarksville, [http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/sta.shtml Staunton River State Park]NW of Clarksville,  
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[http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/kela/main.php Kerr Lake State Recreation Area]near the NC/VA line,
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[http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/fala/main.php Falls Lake State Recreation Area]between Raleigh and Durham, and  
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[http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/enri/main.php Eno River State Park]north of Durham.
  
A really cool note is that this graticule is 3 hours from the Outer Banks of NC and 3 hours from the gorgeous Appalachian Mountains, which contain the highest point east of the Mississippi River (Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft/2037 m).
 
  
 
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== Hashers ==
==Hashers==
 
 
*[[User:chuckstudios|Chaz]]
 
*[[User:chuckstudios|Chaz]]
*[[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]  
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*[[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]
 
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*[[User:Davedrowsy|Dave Drowsy]]
 
 
== Upcoming Expeditions ==
 
'''Today's Location'''
 
[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=36&long=-78&zoom=9&abs=-1 {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
 
 
  
 
== Past Expeditions ==
 
== Past Expeditions ==
*[[2008-12-27 36 -78|December 27, 2008]] - [[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]  
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*[[2013-03-10 36 -78|March 03, 2013]] - Thwarted by lack of public access -- [[User:Birdray|Birdray]]
 
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*[[2009-02-02 36 -78|February 02, 2009]] - Trashy/formal geohash -- [[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]
 
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*[[2009-01-25 36 -78|January 25, 2009]] - Wet and muddy geohash -- [[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]
==Archived==
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*[[2009-01-18 36 -78|January 18, 2009]] - Midnight speed racer -- [[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]
The original contents of this page are preserved below
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*[[2009-01-17 36 -78|Saturday Meetup on January 17, 2009]] - Hot cocoa and cookies -- [[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]
 
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*[[2008-12-27 36 -78|December 27, 2008]] - First geohash -- [[User:Ncbears|NCBears]]
 
 
This [[graticule]] ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=36&long=-78&zoom=8&abs=1 36 -78]) contains Henderson.
 
 
 
[[User:chuckstudios|Chaz]] - No love for Henderson?
 
 
 
 
 
  
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== Expeditions ==
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[[Category:Virginia]]
 
[[Category:Virginia]]
 
[[Category:North Carolina]]
 
[[Category:North Carolina]]
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Latest revision as of 07:23, 20 March 2024

Roanoke, Virginia Appomattox, Virginia Richmond, Virginia
Greensboro Henderson Roanoke Rapids
Chapel Hill Raleigh Greenville

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The N36, W78 Graticule

The Henderson graticule boasts of rolling land, forests, parks, large bodies of water, and abundant wildlife.

Wonderful places in this graticule include Occoneechee State Parkeast of Clarksville, Staunton River State ParkNW of Clarksville, Kerr Lake State Recreation Areanear the NC/VA line, Falls Lake State Recreation Areabetween Raleigh and Durham, and Eno River State Parknorth of Durham.


Hashers

Past Expeditions

Expeditions

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Birdray earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (36, -78) graticule, here, on 2013-03-10.