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Today's Location: [Sioux City, IA]

The Sioux City, Iowa graticule is at latitude 42, longitude -96. This graticule is nearly centered on Sioux City and includes land in three different states. Most of the area is known locally as the "Siouxland" region. Most of the area is very hilly and rural. The challenge will be having a geohash which doesn't land on a farm.

In South Dakota, the graticule encompasses the cities of Vermillion, Elk Point, Jefferson, and North Sioux City, SD.

In Nebraska, the graticule encompasses many rural towns including South Sioux City, Ponca, Newcastle, Wakefield, Martinsburg, and Winnebago.

In Iowa, the graticule encompasses Sioux City, Westfield, Akron, Hinton, Le Mars, Moville, Lawton, Onawa, Sloan, and Sergeant Bluff

Expeditions

2013-06-29 42 -96 -- BarefootCory succeeded at the first documented expedition in this graticule.

Daily Locations

2008-05-19 -- Farmland, appears to be northwest of Bancroft, NE.
2008-05-20 -- Farmland, appears to be west of Interstate 29 between Jefferson, SD and Elk Point, SD.
2008-05-21 -- Farmland, appears to just southeast of Wayne, NE.
2008-05-22 -- Farmland, appears to be smack dab between Maurice, IA (prounounced Morris) and Ireton, IA.
2008-05-23 -- Hilly Farmland, appears to be east of Allen, NE.
2008-05-24 -- Hilly Terraced Farmland, appears to be southeast of Walthill, NE.
2008-05-25 -- On the banks of the Floyd River, appears to be south of Maurice, IA.
2008-05-26 -- Farmland, appears to be east of Elk Point, SD.
2008-05-27 -- Farmland, appears to be south of Hornick, IA.
2008-05-28 -- Farmland, appears to be southeast of Merrill, IA
2008-05-29 -- Farmland, appears to be southeast of Moville, IA
2008-05-30 -- Farmland, appears to be northeast of Emerson, NE.
2008-05-31 -- Farmland, appears to be north of Decatur, NE.

2008-06-01 -- Farmland, appears to be northwest of Wakefield, NE.
2008-06-02 -- Farmland just a few hundred feet from the Missouri River just north of Dakota Dunes, SD
2008-06-03 -- Farmland east of Maurice, IA.
2008-06-04 -- Farmland south of Wakefield, NE
2008-06-05 -- Farmland north of Lewis and Clark State Park, IA
2008-06-06 -- Farmland north of Burbank, SD
2008-06-07 -- Farmland northwest of Moville, IA
2008-06-08 -- Farmland west of Onawa, IA
2008-06-09 -- Farmland southwest of Pender, NE
2008-06-10 -- On the banks of the Floyd River just northeast of Seney, IA
2008-06-11 -- Pastures just northeast of Waterbury, NE
2008-06-12 -- Hilly forest on the cliffs overlooking the Missouri River southeast of Ponca, NE
2008-06-13 -- Back to Farmland, north of Lawton, IA
2008-06-14 -- Farmland southeast of Oyens, IA
2008-06-15 -- Farmland at the Intersection of Hwy 20 and 589th St in Nebraska, northwest of Waterbury, NE
2008-06-16 -- Farmland southeast of Bronson, IA

Statistics

Starting May 27, 2008: (reached)

Land Locations Visited: 1
Water Location Visited: 0
Locations Reached: 1
Total Arrivals: 1

Achievements

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Local Geohashers

Anopheles will do it because he now has a GPS!
KatanaFDF may sometimes be able to come to meetups, despite not having a GPS.

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-The Sioux City, Iowa [[graticule]] is at [http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=42&long=-96 latitude 42, longitude -96].  This graticule is nearly centered on Sioux City and includes land in three different states.  Most of the area is known locally as the "Siouxland" region.  Most of the area is very hilly and rural.  The challenge will be having a geohash which doesn't land on a farm.
+The Sioux City, Iowa [[graticule]] is at {{Today's location|lat=42|lon=-96|text=latitude 42, longitude -96}}.  This graticule is nearly centered on Sioux City and includes land in three different states.  Most of the area is known locally as the "Siouxland" region.  Most of the area is very hilly and rural.  The challenge will be having a geohash which doesn't land on a farm.
 In South Dakota, the graticule encompasses the cities of Vermillion, Elk Point, Jefferson, and North Sioux City, SD.

Alexandria, South Dakota	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Worthington, Minnesota
Norfolk, Nebraska	Sioux City	Storm Lake
Columbus, Nebraska	Omaha West, Nebraska	Omaha East, Nebraska
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