Difference between revisions of "Kekerengu, New Zealand"

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* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1954-01-15&lat=-42&long=174&zoom=9&abs=-1 Friday 15 January 1954]
 
* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1954-01-15&lat=-42&long=174&zoom=9&abs=-1 Friday 15 January 1954]
 
* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1984-02-10&lat=-42&long=174&zoom=9&abs=-1 Friday 10 February 1984]
 
* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1984-02-10&lat=-42&long=174&zoom=9&abs=-1 Friday 10 February 1984]
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There was also a "near miss" on [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1984-02-18&lat=-42&long=174&zoom=9&abs=-1 Saturday 18 February 1984], just offshore.  This is the closest this graticule has ever been to having a land-based [[Saturday meetup]] point.
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'''''Note:''' These are calculated using pre-[[30W]] rules.''
 
'''''Note:''' These are calculated using pre-[[30W]] rules.''
  

Revision as of 01:25, 18 June 2008

Wellington Upper Hutt
Kekerengu, New Zealand

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Feeling Lucky? Have a look at the location for 2024-03-28.

The Kekerengu graticule is at latitude -42, longitude 174. It is almost entirely covered by water. Due to the rarity of land-based hashpoints in this graticule, if a hashpoint ever falls on land, it is recommended that a huge party be thrown, perhaps even if it can't be on the correct date.

Statistics and Facts

  • No hashpoint has ever fallen on land since the inauguration of Geohashing on 21 May 2008.
  • Of the 9,135.854 km² the graticule spans, only 0.777 km² (0.0085%) is land. The remaining 9,135.077 km² (99.9915%) is water.
  • On average, a hashpoint can be expected to fall on land once every 32.2 years. By the same token, Saturday meetups would occur every 225.5 years.
  • The graticule contains approximately 1.7 km of State Highway NZ SH1.png, its only major road, and one of only three roads in the graticule (the others being Kekerengu Rd and Sunrise Pl).

Notable Dates

Since 1 October 1928 (the earliest date for which Dow data is available), a hashpoint has fallen on land only three times:

There was also a "near miss" on Saturday 18 February 1984, just offshore. This is the closest this graticule has ever been to having a land-based Saturday meetup point.

Note: These are calculated using pre-30W rules.