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|n = [[District of Columbia|Washington, DC (West)]]
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|ne = [[District of Columbia|Washington, DC (East)]]
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  | n = [[Washington (West), District of Columbia|Washington (West), DC]]
|w = [[Appomattox, Virginia|Appomattox]]
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|e = [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]]
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  | name = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
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  | e = [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]]
|se = [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]
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  | sw = [[Henderson, North Carolina|Henderson, NC]]
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  | s = [[Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina|Roanoke Rapids, NC]]
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  | se = [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]
 
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The Richmond, Virginia [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=37&long=-78&zoom=8&abs=1 latitude 37, longitude -77].
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The Richmond, Virginia [[graticule]] is at latitude 37, longitude -77.
  
== Local Geohashers ==
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'''{{Today's location|lat=37|lon=-77|text=Today's Location}}'''
Paul, Richmonder when school is out, can't think of anything better to do on Saturday then drive to some random location and hang out with other similiarly bored people.  Might be working though...
 
  
Blaine, living in Southside this summer, could get into this.
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== Geohashers ==
  
James, real-life friend of Randall's since middle school, will try and make it Saturdays at 4 as long as it's not terribly far from Richmond-proper, using Ashland & Petersburg as rough north-south boundary points.
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== Upcoming Geohashing Proposals ==
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''Most recent proposals/comments at the top, please.''
  
Andrew, from Short Pump, is going to give this a shot on saturday if he can convince his friends to come too.
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== Successful Geohashes ==
  
Tyler, also from Short Pump, might do this since he could use the practice on his new bike. He will also will be working, though.
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[[2010-11-20 37 -77|11-20-2010]]: [[User:Swiftdr|Swiftdr]] reached the coordinates.
  
stepol ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/stepol/2524870871 and their kids]) from the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/centralvageocaching Central Virginia Geocaching Association] made a Memorial Day run to the Shady Grove location.
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[[2009-03-22 37 -77|3-22-2009]]: [[User:Ncbears|NCBears]] – Quick Geohash on side of road.
  
== Upcoming Geohashing Proposals ==
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[[Image:2008-06-14_37%2C-77_Group.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Randall comes to visit our humble graticule]]
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[[2008-09-27 37 -77|9-27-2008]]: [[User:Dan|Dan]] had the brilliant idea of a meetup at Echo Lake Park rather than the original meetup point.  However, upon driving by the park at the appointed time, he discovered the park was closed for lake7 dredging.  Oops.
  
[[User:James.|James]] would like to make it Saturday, but is getting up early far too often for his liking this week. He hopes for an addition to the Successful Geohashes list, and crosses his fingers for a decent turnout.
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[[2008-06-21 37 -77|6-21-2008]]:  [[User:James.|James]], [[User:Julie|Julie]], and [[User:Clintron|Clint]] met up in the front field of Pocahontas State Park (near [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=2305878324246934882,37.367923,-77.572854&saddr=&daddr=37.365007,-77.572639&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&sll=37.365254,-77.57251&sspn=0.009141,0.018711&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16 37.365007°, -77.572639°]) and later made a few test firings of the trebuchet, [[Bangarang]].  Ricky was there, but left to rejoin us later.
  
Paul thinks that Petersburg is going to be his southern boundary from now onWould visit the location if it wasn't in the bad section of the cityAnd more Saturdays to come!
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[[2008-06-14 37 -77|6-14-2008]]:  Peter read [http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/06/14/trebuchets-geohashes-and-richmond-va/ the blag] and met up with Randall and Doug on Belle Island downtown since Aylett is a bit too far away.  There was a kayak competition going on, and swimming was had by all despite nobody thinking to bring a swimsuitAlternate meetup site = successPictures [http://www.flickr.com/photos/27658976@N03/sets/72157605621545777/detail/ here]
  
== Successful Geohashes ==
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[[2008-05-31 37 -77|5-31-2008]]:  Shoofle and [[user:Julie|Julie]] met up with Paul in Suffolk County Saturday afternoon for a nice visit and some time kicking around a soccer ball.  We didn't get to exactly the right spot, but it was close enough.  Pictures [http://flickr.com/photos/27433287@N03/sets/72157605470710558/ here]
  
2008 5-31: Shoofle and Julie met up with Paul in Suffolk County Saturday afternoon for a nice visit and some time kicking around a soccer ball.  We didn't get to exactly the right spot, but it was close enough.  Pictures to come soon. [If you could get those pictures up somewhere that would be great.  I need them for my Facebook! -Paul]
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[[2008-05-26 37 -77|5-26-2008]]: stepol ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/stepol/2524870871 and their kids]) from the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/centralvageocaching Central Virginia Geocaching Association] made a Memorial Day run to the Shady Grove location.
  
 
== Daily Locations ==
 
== Daily Locations ==
 
''Most recent locations listed first''
 
''Most recent locations listed first''
  
'''5-31-2008:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=37.037487,+-77.281267&safe=on&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr 37.037487°, -77.281267°]  (Saturday meetup location)
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== Achievements ==
 
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{{Graticule unlocked|date=2008-05-26|latitude=37|longitude=-77|name=stepol and kids}}
[[2008-05-26_37_-77|'''5-26-2008:''' 37.673128°, -77.607309°]]
 
  
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[[Category:Virginia]]
 
[[Category:Virginia]]
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[[Category:Richmond, VA]]
 
[[Category:Richmond, VA]]

Latest revision as of 06:42, 20 March 2024

Shenandoah Valley Washington (West), DC Washington (East), DC
Appomattox Richmond Newport News
Henderson, NC Roanoke Rapids, NC Norfolk

Today's location: not yet announced

The Richmond, Virginia graticule is at latitude 37, longitude -77.

Today's Location

Geohashers

Upcoming Geohashing Proposals

Most recent proposals/comments at the top, please.

Successful Geohashes

11-20-2010: Swiftdr reached the coordinates.

3-22-2009: NCBears – Quick Geohash on side of road.

Randall comes to visit our humble graticule

9-27-2008: Dan had the brilliant idea of a meetup at Echo Lake Park rather than the original meetup point. However, upon driving by the park at the appointed time, he discovered the park was closed for lake7 dredging. Oops.

6-21-2008: James, Julie, and Clint met up in the front field of Pocahontas State Park (near 37.365007°, -77.572639°) and later made a few test firings of the trebuchet, Bangarang. Ricky was there, but left to rejoin us later.

6-14-2008: Peter read the blag and met up with Randall and Doug on Belle Island downtown since Aylett is a bit too far away. There was a kayak competition going on, and swimming was had by all despite nobody thinking to bring a swimsuit. Alternate meetup site = success. Pictures here

5-31-2008: Shoofle and Julie met up with Paul in Suffolk County Saturday afternoon for a nice visit and some time kicking around a soccer ball. We didn't get to exactly the right spot, but it was close enough. Pictures here

5-26-2008: stepol (and their kids) from the Central Virginia Geocaching Association made a Memorial Day run to the Shady Grove location.

Daily Locations

Most recent locations listed first

Achievements

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stepol and kids earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (37, -77) graticule, here, on 2008-05-26.