+FolsomNatural Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I was trying to think of a challenge where you post the name or a photo of a famous (or not-so-famous) location that is the same latitude as your home base. I'm in Folsom, CA, and my latitude is 38 degrees, 41 minutes. The only other major city at the same location is Cascais, Portugal, just outside of Lisbon. Wondering if/how I can make a challenge out of that. You would have to be within one minute latitude. Or maybe it's just fun to post here. What I did was go to http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/geocoder/singlegeocode.html, entered my city, then continued to page right looking at what else was of interest at the same latitude. Only things I could find were St. Louis, MO, a small town in Tajikistan, and a mountain in Japan; but it was FUN! What did YOU find? Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Hyannis Port Box Elder Peak/Weller's Cone Manfredonia Shenyang Smetanin Seamount Redwood National Park But aren't challenges (not challenge caches) that have no specific location only created by Groundspeak? Quote Link to comment
+St.Matthew Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 But aren't challenges (not challenge caches) that have no specific location only created by Groundspeak? Bingo. Only Groundspeak can create locationless challenges. But can't they be suggested to Groundspeak? Quote Link to comment
GOF and Bacall Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 (edited) But aren't challenges (not challenge caches) that have no specific location only created by Groundspeak? Bingo. Only Groundspeak can create locationless challenges. But can't they be suggested to Groundspeak? Yes, they can be suggested. The feedback site has a section just for that. Edited October 8, 2011 by GOF and Bacall Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Longitude, altitude, time zone... Quote Link to comment
+FolsomNatural Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Time zone is too broad, but longitude works. Altitude? I wonder which star(s) correspond to my right ascention and declination? I also wonder what is on the exact opposite side of the world from my location. That is, put a line from my house through the center of the earth, and where would it come out? I think in the ocean somewhere. Quote Link to comment
Dware2 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 What did YOU find? I found..... Shanghai, Morocco, Birmingham-Alabama, Atlanta-Georgia It was a fun geography lesson with my boys! Thanks~ Quote Link to comment
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