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[[Image:Pittsburgh Graticules.png|thumb|400 px|The Pittsburgh Graticules]]
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{{graticule
[[Image:Downtown Pittsburgh.png|thumb|400 px|The 80th West Meridian crosses directly through Downtown Pittsburgh, splitting the city into two [[graticule]]s.]]
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|lat  = 40
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|lon  = -79
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|nw  = [[Youngstown, Ohio]]
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|n    = [[Oil City, Pennsylvania|Oil City]]
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|ne  = [[St. Marys, Pennsylvania|St. Marys]]
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|w    = [[Pittsburgh West, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh West]]
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|name = [[Pittsburgh East, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh East]]
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|e    = [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]]
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|sw  = [[Clarksburg, West Virginia]]
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|s    = [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]
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|se  = [[Cumberland, Maryland]]
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}}
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This graticule is located at [[40,-79]]. It contyins eastern Pittsburgh and Greensburg.
  
'''Today's Locations:'''
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[https://geohashing.info/s/40,-79 Today's location]
[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=40&long=-80&zoom=9&abs=-1 Pittsburgh West (40,-80)]] [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=40&long=-79&zoom=9&abs=-1 Pittsburgh East (40,-79)]]
 
 
 
Because the 80th West Meridian crosses directly through Downtown Pittsburgh, the city has two [[graticule]]s, located at latitude 40, longitudes -80 and -79.  Pittsburgh's western graticule contains portions of southeastern Ohio and West Virginia's northern panhandle.
 
 
 
== Neighboring Graticules ==
 
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    <td style="text-align:center" width="25%">[[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland, OH]]</td>
 
    <td style="text-align:center" width="25%">[[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown, OH]]</td>
 
    <td style="text-align:center" width="25%">[[Oil City, Pennsylvania|Oil City, PA]]</td>
 
    <td style="text-align:center" width="25%">[[St. Marys, Pennsylvania|St. Marys, PA]]</td>
 
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    <td style="text-align:center">[[Canton, Ohio|Canton, OH]]</td>
 
    <td style="text-align:center; background-color: #f3f3f3" colspan="2"><b>{{{name|{{PAGENAME}}}}}</b></td>
 
    <td style="text-align:center">[[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona, PA]]</td>
 
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    <td style="text-align:center">[[Marietta, Ohio|Marietta, OH]]</td>
 
    <td style="text-align:center">[[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg, WV]]</td>
 
    <td style="text-align:center">[[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown, WV]]</td>
 
    <td style="text-align:center">[[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland, MD]]</td>
 
</tr></table>
 
  
 
== Activities ==
 
== Activities ==
* The location for [[2008-06-07 40 -80|Saturday 7 June 2008 in (40,-80)]] is in Coraopolis, rather close to Pittsburgh.
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* [[2008-05-31 40 -79|Saturday 31 May 2008 in (40, -79)]] near Somerset. Reached by Kelly & Emily.
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* Holy Crap, [[2008-07-26 40 -79|Saturday 26 July in (40, -79)]] is gonna have chessboards, beer, and geeks! Dan R and Big Nate will be in cornfield in New Derry at 4pm and then in the local tavern to rest and recuperate.
  
 
== Notable Events ==
 
== Notable Events ==
''None yet''
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{{Graticule unlocked|date=2008-05-31|latitude=40|longitude=-79|name=Kelly M. & Emily}}
  
 
== Local Geohashers ==
 
== Local Geohashers ==
* [[User:Tjtrumpet2323|Tim P]] (<s>at Pitt with no car, so attendance will be limited</s> out-of-town until 23 August 2008)
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* [[User:Tjtrumpet2323|Tim P]] (at Pitt with no car, so attendance will be limited)
 
* James M (also without car)
 
* James M (also without car)
 
* Max Roha (with car)
 
* Max Roha (with car)
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* Ben, Kerrith, Elizabeth and Amy (have some cars)
 
* Ben, Kerrith, Elizabeth and Amy (have some cars)
 
* Jessica - starting in August when I'm enrolling in CMU. :P No car, I'll be a freshman, but lots of enthusiasm!
 
* Jessica - starting in August when I'm enrolling in CMU. :P No car, I'll be a freshman, but lots of enthusiasm!
** @Jessica: I imagine you'll have no problem finding people... you'll probably have good luck with the KGB-types. I'd be interested at least, and I can't imagine that a few of the fellow members wouldn't be as well. (Shameless plug: we're a really awesome group of people too -- www.cmukgb.org -- meetings Mondays 4:30, not sure of location... you should show up and mention it). --jwatzman@andrew, MCS Physics/CS sophomore
 
 
* David OG - same as above. hopes to hash but will have neither car nor gps...
 
* David OG - same as above. hopes to hash but will have neither car nor gps...
 
* Kelly M and Emily (each have car, but travel together)
 
* Kelly M and Emily (each have car, but travel together)
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* [[User:Blindeagle|Blindeagle]] (has car)
 
* [[User:Blindeagle|Blindeagle]] (has car)
 
* William may steal his roommate's car
 
* William may steal his roommate's car
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* [[User:Nitelich|Chris]] (has car)
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* Ian G (rides the bus, East Liberty)
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* Derek - No car, buses rock, enrolled at CMU
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* Scott S - has car, near new kensington (enrolled at PSU new kensington)
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* Adam L - sometimes has car... hoping to meet up soon!
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* Richard R - Has Car
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* [[User:joeframbach|Joe F]] - Has car, no GPS, and kinda busy with full-time work and grad school at Pitt.
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* Mike and Sarah - one car and a healthy lust for adventure between us
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* Laura D - has car when it works and a GPS and can play on weekends
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* Kenya J - has a car, no GPS, resides near RMU or Kittanning, and is new at this
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* Sarah K - has car, lousy GPS, resides in Oakland, kgirlfae on xkcd forums
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* [[User:Nicksmarto|Nick S]] - Has car with 5 seats, GPS's, a Nikon and a healthy sense of adventure.
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* Alex D. & Kyle Y - Have car and GPS and generally will head to any achievable weekend hash, particularly if near parks.
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* Zëk S. - Has a car, a GPS, and hopes that people still do this regularly.
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* [[ user: Shotguhn|Shotguhn]] - Lives in Youngstown, Ohio, and can occasionally plan to go to hashes in the northwest part of the Graticule.
 
* ''Add yourself to this list and join us!''
 
* ''Add yourself to this list and join us!''
  
[[Category:North America]]
 
 
[[Category:Pennsylvania]]
 
[[Category:Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Ohio]]
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[[Category:Split cities]]
[[Category:West Virginia]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
[[Category:Split Cities]]
 
[[Category:Active Graticules]]
 

Latest revision as of 04:04, 20 March 2024

Youngstown, Ohio Oil City St. Marys
Pittsburgh West Pittsburgh East Altoona
Clarksburg, West Virginia Morgantown, West Virginia Cumberland, Maryland

Today's location: not yet announced

This graticule is located at 40,-79. It contyins eastern Pittsburgh and Greensburg.

Today's location

Activities

Notable Events

Graticule unlocked.png
Kelly M. & Emily earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (40, -79) graticule, here, on 2008-05-31.

Local Geohashers

  • Tim P (at Pitt with no car, so attendance will be limited)
  • James M (also without car)
  • Max Roha (with car)
  • Mike H (sometimes with car)
  • Pez aka (a different) Mike H (Has car)
  • Ben, Kerrith, Elizabeth and Amy (have some cars)
  • Jessica - starting in August when I'm enrolling in CMU. :P No car, I'll be a freshman, but lots of enthusiasm!
  • David OG - same as above. hopes to hash but will have neither car nor gps...
  • Kelly M and Emily (each have car, but travel together)
  • Tom H (car situation can be iffy)
  • DGandhi (car, would be happy to drive others)
  • Noah (full of car-osity)
  • schep (has car)
  • Colin (car, but small one)
  • Blindeagle (has car)
  • William may steal his roommate's car
  • Chris (has car)
  • Ian G (rides the bus, East Liberty)
  • Derek - No car, buses rock, enrolled at CMU
  • Scott S - has car, near new kensington (enrolled at PSU new kensington)
  • Adam L - sometimes has car... hoping to meet up soon!
  • Richard R - Has Car
  • Joe F - Has car, no GPS, and kinda busy with full-time work and grad school at Pitt.
  • Mike and Sarah - one car and a healthy lust for adventure between us
  • Laura D - has car when it works and a GPS and can play on weekends
  • Kenya J - has a car, no GPS, resides near RMU or Kittanning, and is new at this
  • Sarah K - has car, lousy GPS, resides in Oakland, kgirlfae on xkcd forums
  • Nick S - Has car with 5 seats, GPS's, a Nikon and a healthy sense of adventure.
  • Alex D. & Kyle Y - Have car and GPS and generally will head to any achievable weekend hash, particularly if near parks.
  • Zëk S. - Has a car, a GPS, and hopes that people still do this regularly.
  • Shotguhn - Lives in Youngstown, Ohio, and can occasionally plan to go to hashes in the northwest part of the Graticule.
  • Add yourself to this list and join us!