Difference between revisions of "Lake Charles, Louisiana"

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{{graticule
 
{{graticule
|map = <map lat="30" lon="-93" />
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  | lat= 30
|nw = [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches, TX]]
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  | lon= -93
|n   = [[Natchitoches, Louisiana| Natchitoches, LA]]
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  | nw = [[Nacogdoches, Texas]]
|ne = [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria, LA]]
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  | n = [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]
|= [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette, LA]]
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  | ne = [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]
|= [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont, TX]]
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  | w  = [[Beaumont, Texas]]
|sw = [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston, TX]]
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  | name = [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]]
|s   = [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur, TX]]
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  | = [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]]
|se = [[Abbeville, Louisiana|Abbeville, LA]]
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  | sw = [[Galveston, Texas]]
| graticule_name=Lake Charles
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  | s = [[Port Arthur, Texas]]
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  | se = [[Abbeville, Louisiana|Abbeville]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
The {{PAGENAME}} [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=30&long=-93&zoom=9&abs=-1 30, -93]. It extends from Jasper, Texas in the northwest to De Ridder, Louisiana in the northeast, down to the swampland south of highway 10 and its namesake city in the south. Much of the graticule is rural and swampy. The Texas-Louisiana state line, in the form of the Sabine River, runs through the graticule from north to south.
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The {{PAGENAME}} [[graticule]] is at {{Today's location|lat=30|lon=-93|text=30, -93}}. It extends from Jasper, Texas in the northwest to De Ridder, Louisiana in the northeast, down to the swampland south of highway 10 and its namesake city in the south. Much of the graticule is rural and swampy. The Texas-Louisiana state line, in the form of the Sabine River, runs through the graticule from north to south.
  
 
==Expeditions==
 
==Expeditions==
none yet
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[[2013-01-10 30 -93|2013-01-10]] - [[User:Loganrah|Toby]] and Carmel nearly reach a hashpoint, but chicken out.<br/>
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[[2009-02-27 30 -93|2009-02-27]] - [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] went out after the hashpoint, but took a wrong turn.<br/>
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[[2009-02-24 30 -93|2009-02-24]] - Robyn reached the first geohash in the graticule, near Newton.
  
 
== Notable Events ==
 
== Notable Events ==
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== Local Geohashers ==
 
== Local Geohashers ==
 
[[User:Robyn|Robyn]] spent a fortnight here in 2009
 
[[User:Robyn|Robyn]] spent a fortnight here in 2009
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== Achievements ==
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{{Graticule unlocked | date=2009-02-24 | latitude = 30 | longitude = -93 | name = [[User:Robyn|Robyn]]}}
  
 
[[Category:Texas]]
 
[[Category:Texas]]
 
[[Category:Louisiana]]
 
[[Category:Louisiana]]
[[Category:Inactive Graticules]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Latest revision as of 07:12, 20 March 2024

Nacogdoches, Texas Natchitoches Alexandria
Beaumont, Texas Lake Charles Lafayette
Galveston, Texas Port Arthur, Texas Abbeville

Today's location: not yet announced

The Lake Charles, Louisiana graticule is at 30, -93. It extends from Jasper, Texas in the northwest to De Ridder, Louisiana in the northeast, down to the swampland south of highway 10 and its namesake city in the south. Much of the graticule is rural and swampy. The Texas-Louisiana state line, in the form of the Sabine River, runs through the graticule from north to south.

Expeditions

2013-01-10 - Toby and Carmel nearly reach a hashpoint, but chicken out.
2009-02-27 - Robyn went out after the hashpoint, but took a wrong turn.
2009-02-24 - Robyn reached the first geohash in the graticule, near Newton.

Notable Events

Local Geohashers

Robyn spent a fortnight here in 2009

Achievements

Graticule unlocked.png
Robyn earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (30, -93) graticule, here, on 2009-02-24.