Difference between revisions of "2012-03-26 41 -80"

Revision as of 05:50, 27 March 2012

Operation Virgin Geohash

I set out, with only my running shoes and trusty Droid Incredible as my GPS, to be the first to claim a geohash in the Youngstown, Ohio location. As I set out, I ran along the road, climbed onto the train tracks, and approached my goal. I looked on in determination as it became apparent that I must cross a swamp in order to reach the location. Google maps had obscured this fact by showing me the woods. Still, I pressed on. I climbed down the hill and sloshed through the swamp, careful not to drop my Droid Incredible as I went. Finally, I crossed the large swamp and then a smaller marsh and reached the field. From then, it was only a matter of locating the location in the field. Embedded is the proof. I realize that I forgot the date, but rest assured, as I upload this on March 26, I have claimed the graticule. The first to claim Youngstown, Ohio!

(The distance to location is 2.78 meters, well within the margin of error for the GPS)

Nsnyder 21:41, 26 March 2012 (EDT)

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 [[Category: Meetup in 41 -80]]
-{{graticule
+{{meetup graticule
-   | lat= 41
+| lat=41
-   | lon= -80
+| lon=-80
-   | nw = [[London South, Ontario]]
+| date=2012-03-26
-   | n  = [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
-   | ne = [[Dunkirk, New York]]
-   | w  = [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]
-   | name = [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]]
-   | e  = [[Oil City, Pennsylvania]]
-   | sw = [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]]
-   | s  = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
-   | se = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
 }}


Mon 26 Mar 2012 in 41,-80: 41.1278934, -80.0496628 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox