Difference between revisions of "Quad Cities, USA"

Latest revision as of 22:05, 18 January 2022

Davenport, Iowa redirects here.

Today's Location: [Quad Cities]

The Quad Cities graticule is at latitude 41, longitude -90. It includes all of the Quad Cities (Moline, Rock Island, East Moline, Davenport & Bettendorf [Yes, the Quad Cities include five cities]), areas northwest in Iowa and areas south and northeast in Illinois.

Expeditions

2013-03-06 - Along a road in rural Bettendorf, IA
2012-06-11 - Behind building on farm near I80 Truck Stop
2010-12-23 - Near Interstate 74 in Bettendorf, IA.
2010-04-13 - 160th St and Vail Ave, SE of Pleasant Prairie, IA.
2009-10-15 - In the yard of a house in Bettendorf, IA.
2009-10-13 - First successful expedition, in Bettendorf, IA.
2009-08-24 - A drive-by, with picture, but doesn't qualify for a No Trespassing since there was a fence with no sign.
2009-03-04 - Genuflected to by an anonymous contributor.

Geohashers

Cachengr
Nimby
Zentiggr - From Moline, IL
Hempmage

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 {{graticule
-|map = <map lat="41" lon="-90" />
+|lat  = 41
-|nw=[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids, IA]]
+|lon  = -90
-|n=[[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque, IA]]
+|nw   = [[Cedar Rapids North, Iowa]]
-|ne=[[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford, IL]]
+|n    = [[Dubuque, Iowa]]
-|w=[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids, IA]]
+|ne   = [[Rockford, Illinois]]
-|e=[[Sterling, Illinois|Sterling, IL]]
+|w    = [[Cedar Rapids South, Iowa]]
-|sw=[[Burlington, Iowa|Burlington, IA]]
+|name = [[Quad Cities, USA|Quad Cities]]
-|s=[[Galesburg, Illinois|Galesburg, Il]]
+|e    = [[Sterling, Illinois]]
-|se=[[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria, IL]]
+|sw   = [[Burlington, Iowa]]
+|s    = [[Galesburg, Illinois]]
+|se   = [[Peoria, Illinois]]
 }}
+:''[[Davenport, Iowa]] redirects here.''
-'''See Also: [[Davenport, Iowa]]'''
 '''Today's Location:'''
-[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=41&long=-90&zoom=9&abs=-1 Quad Cities]]
+[{{Today's location|lat=41|lon=-90|text=Quad Cities}}]
-The Quad Cities [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=41&long=-90 latitude 41, longitude -90]. It includes all of the Quad Cities (Moline, Rock Island, Davenport & Bettendorf) and areas north in Iowa and areas south and northeast in Illinois.
-== Geohashes ==
-[[2008-06-10 41 -90]] -- A grove of trees north of a field west of Acker Road and some railroad tracks, east of [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fulton,+IL,+USA&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Fulton, IL].
-[[2008-06-09 41 -90]] -- A field west of 2100 E and north of 2770 N,  northwest of [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Little+York,+IL,+USA&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Little York, IL].
-[[2008-06-08 41 -90]] -- A field west of Knox Rd 1100 E and south of Knox Road 2350 North,  south of [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&um=1&resnum=1&q=Oneida,+IL,+USA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Oneida, IL].
-[[2008-06-07 41 -90]] -- A field in between 1610th and 1680th St and north of 2400th Ave, northwest of [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&q=Geneseo,+IL,+USA&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Geneseo, IL].
+The Quad Cities [[graticule]] is at {{Today's location|lat=41|lon=-90|text=latitude 41, longitude -90}}. It includes all of the Quad Cities (Moline, Rock Island, East Moline, Davenport & Bettendorf [Yes, the Quad Cities include five cities]), areas northwest in [[Iowa]] and areas south and northeast in [[Illinois]].
-[[2008-06-06 41 -90]] – A field east of 37th Ave north of 310th Street, northwest of [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Dixon,+IA,+USA&um=1&ie=UTF-8&resnum=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Dixon, IA].
+==Expeditions==
+*[[2013-03-06 41 -90|2013-03-06]] - Along a road in rural Bettendorf, IA
+*[[2012-06-11 41 -90|2012-06-11]] - Behind building on farm near I80 Truck Stop
+*[[2010-12-23 41 -90|2010-12-23]] - Near Interstate 74 in Bettendorf, IA.
+*[[2010-04-13 41 -90|2010-04-13]] - 160th St and Vail Ave, SE of Pleasant Prairie, IA.
+*[[2009-10-15 41 -90|2009-10-15]] - In the yard of a house in Bettendorf, IA.
+*[[2009-10-13 41 -90|2009-10-13]] - First successful expedition, in Bettendorf, IA.
+*[[2009-08-24 41 -90|2009-08-24]] - A drive-by, with picture, but doesn't qualify for a No Trespassing since there was a fence with no sign.
+*[[2009-03-04 41 -90|2009-03-04]] - Genuflected to by an anonymous contributor.
 == Geohashers ==
-* [[User:Loch|Loch]] – Actually from [http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/Boston Boston] but will be in the area to visit on Flag Day <!--(06-14-08)//-->
+* [[User:Cachengr|Cachengr]]
+* [[User:Nimby|Nimby]]
+* [[User:Zentiggr|Zentiggr]] - From Moline, IL
+* [[User:Hempmage|Hempmage]]
-[[Category:North America]]
 [[Category:Illinois]]
 [[Category:Iowa]]
-[[Category:Mississippi_River]]
+[[Category:Mississippi River]]
-[[Category:Active Graticules]]
+[[Category:Inactive graticules]]

Cedar Rapids North, Iowa	Dubuque, Iowa	Rockford, Illinois
Cedar Rapids South, Iowa	Quad Cities	Sterling, Illinois
Burlington, Iowa	Galesburg, Illinois	Peoria, Illinois
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