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[[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16394303397 Rhode Island Geohashing Facebook Page]]
  
 
= Notable Dates =
 
= Notable Dates =

Revision as of 15:32, 15 June 2008

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Graticule Mottto

"To the Coke!"

Preferred Raptor Defense System

Velociraptor Species: Crowbar

Aquaraptor Species: Speargun

Officialish Welcome

Welcome! The Providence, Rhode Island graticule is at latitude 41, longitude -71. Note that this graticule contains nearly all of the state of Rhode Island, as well as bits of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the tip of Long Island, NY. And also, possibly, aquaraptors.

Today's Location: [Providence, RI]

[Rhode Island Geohashing Facebook Page]

Notable Dates

2008-05-26: First successful geohash in this graticule!

2008-05-30: First unsuccessful geohash in this graticule!

2008-06-01: First successful land geohash in this graticule!

2008-06-03: First successful Bicycle Geohash in this graticule!

Daily Locations

2008-05-21: 41.179467°, -71.861537° Long Island Sound. (No visits.)

2008-05-22: 41.972874°, -71.238697° Near Norton, MA. (No visits.)

2008-05-23: 41.400246°, -71.722772° Near Bradford, RI. (No visits.)

2008-05-24: 41.126648°, -71.547533° Long Island Sound. (No visits.)

2008-05-25: 41.941774°, -71.182874° Wading River, near Norton Center, MA. (No visits.)

2008-05-26: 41.673128°, -71.607309° Near bridge on Hill Farm Rd., Coventry, RI.

Meeting SUCCESSFUL!!! Click above for details and pics.

2008-05-27: 41.209677°, -71.101442° Between Rhode Island Sound and Nantucket Sound. (No visits.)

2008-05-28: 41.68745°, -71.212208° Mt. Hope Bay, between Bristol, RI and southern Fall River, MA. (No visits.)

2008-05-29: 41.464701°, -71.034125° Buzzards Bay, Westport, MA. (No visits.)

2008-05-30: 41.853102°, -71.244603° North of Winthrop St. (Route 44) in Rehoboth, MA.

Geohash UNREACHABLE!!! Click above for details; pics may be forthcoming.

2008-05-31: 41.037487°, -71.281266° Block Island Sound. (No visits.)

2008-06-01: 41.349107°, -71.916239° Behind houses near Stony Brook on Stonington Rd. (Route 1) in Stonington, CT.

GEOHASH SUCCESSFUL!

2008-06-02: 41.509526°, -71.521592° Woods east of rail and west of Slocum Rd. in Kingston, RI. (No visits.)

2008-06-03: 41.957992°, -71.128935° Near Myles Standish Industrial Park in Taunton, MA.

GEOHASH SUCCESSFUL! Bicycle Geohash completed by Ben and Grace!

2008-06-04: 41.180292°, -71.845033° Block Island Sound. (No visits.)

2008-06-05: 41.066439°, -71.18439° Block Island Sound. (No visits.)

2008-06-06: 41.759663°, -71.825383° South of Saw Mill Hill Rd., in South Killingly, CT. (No visits.)

2008-06-07: 41.501784°, -71.114371° In Richmond Pond, Westport, MA. (No visits.)

2008-06-08: 41.047581°, -71.230916° Block Island Sound. (No visits.)

2008-06-09: 41.03773°, -71.790508° Block Island Sound. (No visits.)

2008-06-10: 41.875845°, -71.099769° Industrial site near W Water St., in Taunton, MA. (No visits.)

2008-06-11: 41.465719°, -71.72636° East of Woodville Alton Road, across from Friel Farm Way, near Canonchet Brook in Hopkinton, RI. (No visits yet.)

2008-06-12: 41.511448°, -71.633267° North of Punchbowl Trail in Hillsdale section of RIchmond/Kingston, RI. (No visits.)

2008-06-13: 41.576378°, -71.158378° Southeast of intersection of 4 Rod Rd. and Lake Rd. in Fiverton, RI. (No visits yet.)

2008-06-14: 41.806746°, -71.038887° Near the split of Route 79 and Malbone Rd. in Freetown, MA. (No visits yet.)

2008-06-15: 41.47538°, -71.761277° East of Lawton Foster Rd S., possibly a private drive, in Hopkinton, RI. (No visits yet.)

Statistics

Starting May 21st, Updated to 6/11/08 (attempted/reached/generated)

Land Locations - (3/2/13)
Water Locations - (1/1/13)

Total Locations Reached - 3
Total Persons to Have Arrived - 5

Records

Consecutive Arrivals - 1
Consecutive Saturdays - 0
Most People - 5 (only 2 of this group successfully completed Water Geohash)
2008-05-26:

Geohasher with most arrivals - 5 tied with 1 each

Participants

  • Patrick - the inaugural geohash in this graticule will be most...satisfying
  • Yusuke - Slightly disturbed by the above word choice.
  • Tim - Less disturbed by the aforementioned word choice.
  • Shannon
  • The Nihilist
  • Ben and Grace
  • Victor - Can't wait 'till next Saturday.