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Sat 21 May 2016 in Cambridge, UK: 52.0365641, 0.6168378 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

This day will be the eighth anniversary of the publication of the comic strip which introduced the idea of geohashing. It is known as Geohashing Day.

Cambridge is one of the most active graticules in the world, with at least eight people actively hashing in the area, and several more hashing in Norwich, the graticule to the east. It would be excellent to get everyone together, and even hashers from outside of the graticule, in one place for one big Saturday meetup, at the traditional time of 4pm.

Location

In a field 120 metres from a public footpath south of Belchamp St. Paul, Essex, UK. The Red Lion free house is 0.9 km north of the point. Sudbury and Haverhill are the nearest well known places.

Participants

Three people are so far confirmed:

• Sourcerer.
• Tongs/B.
• Benjw (will need to be at work in the morning, as I have the following week off for the Cambridge Beer Festival, but ought to be able to get most places in the graticule by 4pm).

(this count is already enough for this expedition to appear on the largest geohash achievement page.)

People who might turn up but aren't sure:

• PaintedJaguar already has plans (six months in advance!) that will keep him busy on the morning and early afternoon of May 21st. If the hashpoint is easily reachable in not too much time from Cambridge then he may join this expedition, but can't guarantee that he'll be there.
• ChromeCrusaders I'll do my best!
• The rest of the Tongs.

Plans

For now, please register your interest in the Participants section.

Weather

BBC Cambridge Weather

Backup Plans

The location will be known only at 14:30 on the day before. The hashpoint might be in water or otherwise unreachable. Therefore, we should come up with a backup location (or alternative graticule) in case. Suggestions please on the talk page!

Picnic and cake

Sourcerer has suggested a picnic if the weather is likely to be fine. He will bring home made bread, something to go inside the bread and cookies in the shape of Google push pins (or as close as his baking skill allows).

The Tongs love baking and will bring (at the very least) gingerbread animals.

Let me know if you'd like one of these for the cookies / gingerbread...

Crox has offered to send us a cutter, which I have gratefully accepted, so there will be cookies on the day! Tongs (talk) 15:22, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Puzzles, toys and games

• Does anyone like games? We like Dobble, Tantrix, Fluxx, Go, Chess, Set, and others.
• Does anyone like kites?
• Does anyone like dressing up? Sourcerer has a Rastamouse costume!

Photography

ChromeCrusaders is going to try to get his drone working for an interesting photo to go on the report page.

Hope it's not near an airport - police award! --Sourcerer (talk) 11:25, 15 May 2016 (UTC)