Difference between revisions of "2009-05-21 49 8"

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Location

Today's hashpoint is located in the town of Eppelheim, a small town next to Heidelberg, population 14,357. It is located on a lot between two houses in the Franz-Holzmann-Straße. While the Google maps imagery of this area was taken 9 years ago, the bird's-eye-view in Microsoft's maps service [1] shows something looking like an empty lot.

Participants

Planning

moved to talk page

Expedition

Coordinates reached?

Waiting in the car for the rain to stop.

Hash Road. Srs0 and thepiguy are waiting behind the van.

Live from the Expedition

currently 20m away from the hashpoint. It's an empty lot, private property, though. Somebody was already here and left a note that they'll be back at 16:00. --koepfel 12:51, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Report by Koepfel

It was Geohashing Day. The idea of Geohashing day is to do something special. As I usually go on expeditions by Karlruhe's excellent tram-train system (or other trains) or by bike, the "special" thing to do would be using some other form of transport. Walking? Well, it's about 12 kilometers, also not that special, since I can also do that in Karlsruhe. No, as I'm currently at my parent's house these days, I had to convert to the dark side of Geohashing and go by car. Also, since I haven't been driving for over a year now, it might be good to see, if still I can.

After about 30 minutes of driving, which went surprisingly well, I arrived in Eppelheim. Just as I entered the town, it started raining. Driving by the Hashpoint, I saw a chalk marking on the road. I parked the car, went to read it. It said: "Back @ 16:00", but it was already disolving in the rain. So I waited in the car, then redrew the marking. At the sidewalk, my GPS showed about 20 meters to go (given as 0.02 kilometers) and the accuracy is 17 meters. Later, thepiguy and srs0 said they reached the Hashpoint from the sidewalk, according to their GPS. Until I met them, I had to wait about one hour, so I decided to explore the town of Eppelheim.

Eppelheim is connected to Heidelberg via tram line 22 (formerly line 2). In the narrow streets of Eppelheim, the tracks run on one side of the road, so trams back to Heidelberg drive on the left side of the road, resulting in some rather complicated situations. Trams in Eppelheim run every 10 minutes during weekdays and every 30 minutes on Sundays and Holidays (like today, Ascension Day). At the tram terminus, I photographed a yellow phone booth for Ekorren. As 16:00 was approaching, I headed back to Hash Road, where srs0 and thepiguy were already waiting. After chatting for a while, we decided to head to a nearby restaurant, 360 meters away. We can has Pub Geohash?

After our meal, we went back to the Hash, took Geohashing mascot pictures. Then, I drove them back to the Heidelberg main station and headed home, arriving at about 19:00.

Here's the Tracklog (.gpx, .kmz, in Google Maps) of me driving from a parking lot near my parent's house to the Hashpoint.

(more pictures)

Report by thepiguy and srs0

thepiguy, srs0 and Koepfel earned the 2009 Geohashing Day achievement

by celebrating in the (49, 8) graticule on May 21st 2009.

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 Today's hashpoint is located in the town of [[Wikipedia:Eppelheim|Eppelheim]], a small town next to Heidelberg, population 14,357. It is located on a lot between two houses in the Franz-Holzmann-Straße. While the Google maps imagery of this area was taken 9 years ago, the bird's-eye-view in Microsoft's maps service [http://maps.live.de/LiveSearch.LocalLive?cp=49.40430932702924~8.625873345165814&scene=12394305&style=b&lvl=1&dir=0&tilt=-90&alt=-1000] shows something looking like an empty lot.
-== Participants (so far) ==
+== Participants ==
 *[[User:Srs0|Srs0]]
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 == Planning ==
-''moved here from [[Talk:Mannheim, Germany]]''
+''moved to [[Talk:2009-05-21 49 8|talk page]]''
-It's in Eppelheim, on what appears to be private property :( I will be in Heidelberg tomorrow, though, so I might try. <s>Otherwise I might go for 49 9 in Kailbach.</s> Anybody from Heidelberg wants to join me? [[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]] <sub><small><small>[[User_talk:Koepfel|talk]]</small></small></sub> 13:40, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+== Expedition ==
-:Entered the wrong date. *head->desk* I wondered why these were so close to each other. [[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]] <sub><small><small>[[User_talk:Koepfel|talk]]</small></small></sub> 13:43, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+[[Image:2009-05-21 49 8-hash.jpg|thumb|Coordinates reached?]]
-::The actual Hashpoint in 49 9 in Neunstetten looks somewhat accessable, too. [[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]] <sub><small><small>[[User_talk:Koepfel|talk]]</small></small></sub> 16:13, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+[[Image:2009-05-21 49 8-incar.jpg|thumb|Waiting in the car for the rain to stop.]]
-I'm planning on being in Heidelberg tomorrow for Geohashing Day.  If all goes according to plan, I should be getting off the train at 11:08 and getting back on at 18:47, which gives me more than enough time to get to the hashpoint!
+[[Image:2009-05-21 49 8-road.jpg|thumb|Hash Road. Srs0 and thepiguy are waiting behind the van.]]
--[[User:Srs0|Srs0]] 14:19, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+=== Live from the Expedition ===
-:Srs0: The cheapest train ticket from Würzburg for you would be the "Ticket 24" from the VRN transport agency. It goes from Würzburg (via Osterburken) to Heidelberg / Mannheim / Kaiserslautern ( [http://www.vrn.de/fahrausweise/ see here] ), is valid for 24 hours from validation (unlimited connections) and costs 13.50 Euros. - [[User:Danatar|Danatar]] 14:56, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+*currently 20m away from the hashpoint. It's an empty lot, private property, though. Somebody was already here and left a note that they'll be back at 16:00. --koepfel 12:51, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
+=== Report by [[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]] ===
+It was Geohashing Day. The idea of Geohashing day is to do something special. As I usually go on expeditions by Karlruhe's excellent tram-train system (or other trains) or by bike, the "special" thing to do  would be using some other form of transport. Walking? Well, it's about 12 kilometers, also not that special, since I can also do that in Karlsruhe. No, as I'm currently at my parent's house these days, I had to convert to the dark side of Geohashing and go by [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/pages/page_1.html car]. Also, since I haven't been driving for over a year now, it might be good to see, if still I can.
-Oops, missed the discussion! What time are we meeting there tomorrow? I'm going to try for the Fulda and Frankfurt graticules "on my way". What are the rules about bringing bikes on the train? [[User:Thepiguy|Thepiguy]] 15:12, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+After about 30 minutes of driving, which went surprisingly well, I arrived in Eppelheim. Just as I entered the town, it started raining. Driving by the Hashpoint, I saw a [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/pages/page_2.html chalk marking] on the road. I parked the car, went to read it. It said: "Back @ 16:00", but it was already disolving in the rain. So I waited in the car, then [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/pages/page_7.html redrew the marking]. At the sidewalk, my GPS showed about 20 meters to go (given as 0.02 kilometers) and the accuracy is 17 meters. Later, thepiguy and srs0 said they reached the Hashpoint from the sidewalk, according to their GPS. Until I met them, I had to wait about one hour, so I decided to explore the town of Eppelheim.
-:You are not allowed to take your bike with you in ICEs (the fast trains). In most cases you can do so in the slower trains like RE and RB. I'm not sure about ICs. If you look up your schedule on [http://bahn.de bahn.de] and there's "Fahrradmitnahme begrenzt möglich" for your train, then it's fine.--[[User:Reinhard|Reinhard]] 15:25, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+Eppelheim is connected to Heidelberg via tram line 22 (formerly line 2). In the narrow streets of Eppelheim, the tracks run on one side of the road, so trams back to Heidelberg drive on the [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/pages/page_20.html left side] [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/pages/page_21.html of the road], resulting in some rather [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/pages/page_22.html complicated] situations. Trams in Eppelheim run every 10 minutes during weekdays and every 30 minutes on Sundays and Holidays (like today, Ascension Day). At the tram terminus, I photographed a [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/pages/page_27.html yellow phone booth] for [[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]]. As 16:00 was approaching, I headed back to Hash Road, where srs0 and thepiguy were already waiting. After chatting for a while, we decided to head to a nearby [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/pages/page_32.html restaurant], [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/pages/page_31.html 360 meters away]. We can has Pub Geohash?
-:[http://www.bahn.de/p/view/service/fahrrad/mitnahme/preise_fahrradmitnahme.shtml Here]'s more about it.--[[User:Reinhard|Reinhard]] 15:27, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
-:RE, RB and S trains virtually always carry bikes (as long as there is enough space, might get difficult tomorrow), ticket is 4,50 for one day, no matter how much you go. In some areas (e.g. from Würzburg to Heidelberg via Osterburken), it's free, but not everywhere you want to go. Those 4,50 won't do much, because your plans are quite expensive as there is no discount ticket you can use for that. Some IC trains carry bikes as well. The ticket is more expensive, is not a daypass, and reservation is obligatory. Sometimes also trams allow bikes, e.g. at Heidelberg off the rush hours. --[[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]] 15:59, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+After our meal, we went back to the Hash, took [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/pages/page_35.html Geohashing mascot pictures]. Then, I drove them back to the Heidelberg main station and headed home, arriving at about 19:00.
-:Here's a [http://www.adfc-bw.de/fileadmin/dateien/Landesverband/Bilder/Verkehrspolitik/Kostenlose_Radmitnahme/2008_-_Kostenlose_Fahrradmitnahme_BaWue_2008.pdf] map for bike transport in local trains in Baden-Württemberg. Green lines mean free bike transport except for weekdays before 9 am, remember that tomorrow is not a weekday. There are probably also maps for other parts of Germany somewhere, if you want to go to Fulda/Frankfurt. [[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]] <sub><small><small>[[User_talk:Koepfel|talk]]</small></small></sub> 16:13, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+Here's the Tracklog <span class="plainlinks">([http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/2009-05-21_49_8.gpx .gpx], [http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/2009-05-21_49_8.kmz .kmz], [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8/2009-05-21_49_8.kmz in Google Maps])</span> of me driving from a parking lot near my parent's house to the Hashpoint.
-::You guys have it easy. We have to meet online at 6:30 am tomorrow to figure out if we an make the coordinates and plan it all in time to make the right ferries. Rawr. -[[User:Robyn|Robyn]] 16:27, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+[http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8 (more pictures)]
-So, when exactly should we meet? Thepiguy, when will you be in town? Srs0, when do you plan to go? I'm pretty much free for the day, so I can go anytime. [[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]] <sub><small><small>[[User_talk:Koepfel|talk]]</small></small></sub> 22:26, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
+=== Report by [[User:thepiguy|thepiguy]] and [[User:srs0|srs0]] ===
-== Expedition ==
-=== Live from the Expedition ===
-*currently 20m away from the hashpoint. It's an empty lot, private property, though. Somebody was already here and left a note that they'll be back at 16:00. --koepfel 12:51, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
+{{Geohashing Day
+| latitude = 49
+| longitude = 8
+| year = 2009
+| coorddate = 2009-05-21
+| name = thepiguy, srs0 and Koepfel
+}}
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
+[[Category:Coordinates reached]]


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