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Graticule

About

In Kennesaw Georgia. In someone's back yard.

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This Geohash is a little more than 4 miles from my office. I programmed my eTrex and headed off at lunch time. It was a short drive to the house that the Geohash was on. I walked up and knocked on the door. Even though there was a car in the driveway, nobody answered.

I walked around to the side of the house to see if someone in the back yard. I shouted "Hello" into the back yard and a somewhat friendly dog walked up. I petted the dog a time or two and then he just sat there. I took a few pictures and then was thinking that I would take a "No Trespassing" geohash.

I drove back to my office.

At the end of work, I thought I would drive back to see if someone had come home. It is only 4 miles from my office and the way that I was going, there was almost no traffic.

I found the house again and this time there were 3 cars in the driveway. I hopped out and knocked on the front door. A very nice woman about 10 years older than me answered the door. I introduced myself, explained briefly about XKCD and Geohashing. I then showed her the Google map that I had printed out. She said that it was okay with her but I would have to ask her husband who was in the back yard.

I walked back to the side of the house and shouted "Hello!". A very nice gentleman came to the fence, I re-introduced myself and gave almost the same spiel of Geohashing and point to the tree that I though the spot was at.

He said that it was okay with him and he went to go put the dog on the leash. I walked over to the spot and took a few pictures. I thanked the man and went on my way back to my truck.

I then drove home to Norcross.

Expeditions

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Oppsss... There is a fence, with a dog.
73 feet to go. Not close enough.
At lunch time nobody was home.
Date and time that I was there.
Success! 4.27 feet to go. Close enough.
After work, someone was home and was willing to let me in their back yard. Permission Granted!!!
Date and time of the meetup.