Seattle, Washington

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Today's Location: [Seattle, WA]

The Seattle, WA graticule is at latitude 47, longitude -122. It completely encloses the cities of Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia, as well as the surrounding large cities. The graticule is mostly land, but also encloses most of the Puget Sound. This graticule essentially encompasses the major hub of western Washington.

If the geohash is close to shore, be sure to check the Tide Chart before you go.

Geohashes

2008-05-24 47 -122 -- Tillicum, right off I-5 near McChord AFB. First Saturday meetup.

2008-05-28 47 -122 -- in a one-way street just off Market Street in Kirkland.

2008-05-29 47 -122 -- A rural road near Cedar Mountain.

2008-06-07 47 -122 -- In the backyard of a private home on SE 112th St in Renton

2008-06-12 47 -122 -- East Port Orchard, just blocks from Cosmo's Deli.

2008-06-13 47 -122 -- a driveway in south Bellevue (Factoria)

2008-06-15 47 -122 -- woods just south of Bremerton National airport

2008-06-20 47 -122 -- Mill Creek, up at the end of 3rd Dr SE

2008-06-27 47 -122 -- Medina South Park, according to the satellite it's public and walkable.

2008-06-28 47 -122 -- Between Fremont and Ballard, just off the Burke Gilman Trail, and a pub visible one block north of the spot.

2008-06-29 47 -122 -- Shoreline on Bainbridge Island.

2008-06-30 47 -122 -- Private property, near a pool, in the Brier neighborhood of North Seattle.

Local Geohashers

• AeroIllini lives in the First Hill area of Seattle and will try to make some 4pm meetups this summer.
• Angelina lives on Capitol Hill and wishes she had a boat to facilitate accuracy.
• Aptenodyte
• Austin Spafford is getting a GPS receiver in the mail, and is eager to attend any local meetings.
• Bara
• Ben lives in Puyallup.
• Bluesheep would be happy to join in a few saturdays this summer!
• bmvaughn lives in Ballard but has only a simple GPS on his blackberry.
• Charles
• Cahlroisse is most often free Saturdays until around 6 or 6:30. I also know a few other people who read the comic who I'm sure I can rope into coming with me sometimes.
• Catherio moves to Boston in August.
• User:chronomex will come within reasonable busing range from central Seattle.
• Dave.haku
• Dave LeCompte Drove past [the May 28th] location. I might make Saturday meetups if they're convenient to 405.
• Christian Campbell
• Drewloid lives near Duvall and nearer to the the border between the Seattle and Snoqualmie graticules.
• Eehk lives right on the border between this and the Snoqualmie graticules.
• Emperor is in the South Seattle area
• Farlox is in downtown and is willing to head out to any scenic route on a saturday.
• FiveOfOh attends SPU, and will be around occasionally during the summer, and just might make a meetup if it's convenient.
• geekxx has an airplane which could make for some interesting adventures, and the ability to travel to other graticules.
• Greg has a Twister set!
• Harlequin lives halfway between redmond and the middle of nowhere.
• Jack lives in downtown Seattle and has a very small boat for geohashes on Lake Washington.
• Jedipus is eagerly awaiting his geocaching time this summer.
• JenBoi
• Jim McKeeth is in the Everett area (north). Frequently busy on Saturdays, but willing when it works out.
• Kevin would like to Geohash from his home in Bellevue, but gas prices say otherwise until he gets a better job.
• Leoger lives in Cap Hill and is willing to go a reasonable distance and maybe carpool.
• Litho lives in Bremerton and works in Seattle.
• Marcy lives in Olympia, and sometimes visits Seattle on weekends. She's hoping to find other xkcd people in the southern part of this graticule.
• Mizu is a geosciences major at PLU in Tacoma. She may be spotted mumbling incoherently about granitic intrusions while ambling about most of Western Washington.
• Narfy Lives in Issaquah and may not have a free weekend for awhile.
• NMcCoy lives in Tacoma and has limited access to transportation, but needs to get out more.
• Nukewaste Lives in Bremerton, and refuses to talk about himself in third person. ...dammit!
• Peter thinks this is the most challenging graticules for metropolitan areas.
• RedBeard lives in Shoreline, and has a ballpit in his house.
• SalusaSecondus lives in Queen Anne and denies everything.
• Shriver lives in Roosevelt and denies his part in the military/industrial complex.
• Sparkamusprime lives in Duvall and denies that SalusaSecondus is in denial.
• SparroHawc lives in Bellevue. He agrees with Peter; the Puget Sound will make things interesting for us.
• Stalefries lives in Everett, but will attend WWU in the fall. So I'll be hopping between the Seattle and Bellingham graticules.
• Thom lives in Ballard and works in Bothell.
• Tony
• Vinay lives in Renton and should be able to make the meetups if they're close by.
• Whiskers lives on Queen Anne and may come if the location can be reached by bus. Also, can bake delicious things.
• Widdershins has a reliable GPS. As far as games go, airsoft might be an extremely fun option for many locations.

Notable Dates

Link for this Saturday (July 5).

First Thursday Club

On the first Thursday of each month, all the major museums in Seattle are free. This would be a good time to get some culture, and maybe meet up with some people who like XKCD. Check the websites for current exhibits, to plan which ones you care to visit.

• Seattle Art Museum Downtown Seattle 10 AM - 9 PM

--Anyone up for meeting here this Thursday, July 2nd?

• EMP and Sci-Fi Museum Seattle Center 5 PM - 8 PM
• Seattle Asian Art Museum Capitol Hill 10 AM - 9 PM
• Museum of History and Industry Capitol Hill 10 AM - 8 PM
• Burke Museum of Natural History University District 10 AM - 8 PM
• Henry Art Gallery University District 11 AM - 8 PM

I think Thursday is the 3rd of July, but Nukewaste will probably be going to Seattle, so may visit the SAM and the SAAM, and then the SFM in the evening.

I am definitely heading to the Sci-Fi Museum on Thursday June 3rd! I've been meaning to do this major geekout for two years now and I haven't had the chance. I'd love for everyone to come! - Sparkamusprime