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+ | * [[2008-06-14 36 -120|2008-06-14 Madera, California]]: In a vineyard west of Biola. [[user:Meggers|Meggers]] and John Boy reached it successfully, but didn't linger because it was way too hot out. | ||
* [[2008-06-14 -35 149|2008-06-14 Canberra, Australia]]: We travelled to the friday hashpoint by concensus, and made discoveries of violence and beetles. | * [[2008-06-14 -35 149|2008-06-14 Canberra, Australia]]: We travelled to the friday hashpoint by concensus, and made discoveries of violence and beetles. | ||
* [[2008-06-14 -27 153|2008-06-14 Brisbane, Australia]]: An east Brisbane Geohash on land for a change. Unfortunately this land turned out to be private property. | * [[2008-06-14 -27 153|2008-06-14 Brisbane, Australia]]: An east Brisbane Geohash on land for a change. Unfortunately this land turned out to be private property. | ||
* [[2008-06-14 55 13|2008-06-14 Malmö, Sweden]] - [[user:HannesL|HannesL]] and shoot gun mate Per reached the point (almost). It was out in a field behind someones backyard in Västra Karaby. [http://kartor.eniro.se/query?&what=map_adr&mop=aq&searchInMap=1&mapstate=7;13.0388868587671;55.806746324522;a Aerial view] | * [[2008-06-14 55 13|2008-06-14 Malmö, Sweden]] - [[user:HannesL|HannesL]] and shoot gun mate Per reached the point (almost). It was out in a field behind someones backyard in Västra Karaby. [http://kartor.eniro.se/query?&what=map_adr&mop=aq&searchInMap=1&mapstate=7;13.0388868587671;55.806746324522;a Aerial view] | ||
− | * [[2008-06-14 38 | + | * [[2008-06-14 38 -77|2008-06-14 Washington, DC]]: The location was a riverside park in Old Town(e) Alexandria. Very convenient. Over a dozen attendees. |
− | * [[2008-06-14 34 -118|2008-06-14 Los Angeles, CA]]: The location is in what appears to be a dried up lakebed. [[user: | + | * [[2008-06-14 34 -118|2008-06-14 Los Angeles, CA]]: The location is in what appears to be a dried up lakebed. [[user:ArtInLA|ArtInLA]] absolutely plans on being there. |
* [[2008-06-14 33 -118|2008-06-14 Long Beach, CA]]: The location looks to be in a business park adjacent to Los Alamitos race track in Cypress. First geohash in this graticule is expected. | * [[2008-06-14 33 -118|2008-06-14 Long Beach, CA]]: The location looks to be in a business park adjacent to Los Alamitos race track in Cypress. First geohash in this graticule is expected. | ||
* [[2008-06-14 37 -122|2008-06-14 San Francisco, CA]]: The location is off of Bollinger Canyon Road, really close to the GCM2X5 geocache. [[user:Jakobo|Jakobo]] will be going there for sure w/ 1 other. | * [[2008-06-14 37 -122|2008-06-14 San Francisco, CA]]: The location is off of Bollinger Canyon Road, really close to the GCM2X5 geocache. [[user:Jakobo|Jakobo]] will be going there for sure w/ 1 other. | ||
* [[2008-06-14 41 -88|2008-06-14 Aurora, IL]]: The location is near Downers Grove, close to a gas station. A big group of Geohashers made it to the point! | * [[2008-06-14 41 -88|2008-06-14 Aurora, IL]]: The location is near Downers Grove, close to a gas station. A big group of Geohashers made it to the point! | ||
− | * [[2008-06-14 40 | + | * [[2008-06-14 40 -89|2008-06-14 Peoria, IL]]: The location is in a cornfield near US-39. [[user:blackbird|blackbird]] and co will be there. |
* [[2008-06-14 39 -119|2008-06-14 Reno, NV]]: The location is on a relatively flat portion of desert approximately 19 miles northeast of Fernley, and 2 miles north of Interstate 80. [[user:Paveman|Paveman]] and [[user:Moose_Hole|Moose Hole]] are tentatively scheduled to appear. | * [[2008-06-14 39 -119|2008-06-14 Reno, NV]]: The location is on a relatively flat portion of desert approximately 19 miles northeast of Fernley, and 2 miles north of Interstate 80. [[user:Paveman|Paveman]] and [[user:Moose_Hole|Moose Hole]] are tentatively scheduled to appear. | ||
* [[2008-06-14 39 -86|2008-06-14 Indianapolis, IN]]: In the RCA plant's private truck lot. [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] and [[user:Tim|Tim]] will try to make it to the small field at [http://maps.google.com/?q=loc:39.80772834,-86.03692889 39.80772834,-86.03692889] instead. | * [[2008-06-14 39 -86|2008-06-14 Indianapolis, IN]]: In the RCA plant's private truck lot. [[user:brettdaniel | Brett]] and [[user:Tim|Tim]] will try to make it to the small field at [http://maps.google.com/?q=loc:39.80772834,-86.03692889 39.80772834,-86.03692889] instead. | ||
* [[2008-06-14 37 -77|2008-06-14 Richmond, VA]]: Alternate location is [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.53014861,-77.45464325&z=12&q=loc:37.53014861,-77.45464325 Belle Island] downtown. [http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/06/14/trebuchets-geohashes-and-richmond-va/ The Blag] says Randall is planning to be there. | * [[2008-06-14 37 -77|2008-06-14 Richmond, VA]]: Alternate location is [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.53014861,-77.45464325&z=12&q=loc:37.53014861,-77.45464325 Belle Island] downtown. [http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/06/14/trebuchets-geohashes-and-richmond-va/ The Blag] says Randall is planning to be there. | ||
+ | *[[2008-06-14 39 -83|2008-06-14 Wilmington, OH]]: The location was in a vacant lot next to a housing development in a rural area south of Grove City. Two of us eventually made it there. | ||
+ | *[[2008-06-14 39 -105|2008-06-14 Denver, CO]]: Landed on a reservoir in the middle of Denver. Four made it. | ||
+ | *[http://geohashing.blogspot.com/2008/06/two-graticules.html 2008-06-14 Shreveport, LA]: [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] attempted the first aerial geohash in actual IMC, but broke out into VMC two minutes before the hashpoint. | ||
=== Photo Gallery === | === Photo Gallery === | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 10 July 2009
Expedition Archives from June 2008
Friday 13 June 2008 | Saturday 14 June 2008 | Sunday 15 June 2008
See also: Category:Meetup on 2008-06-14
Coordinates
All locations: 0.806746324522, 0.0388868587671
Expeditions
- 2008-06-14 Madera, California: In a vineyard west of Biola. Meggers and John Boy reached it successfully, but didn't linger because it was way too hot out.
- 2008-06-14 Canberra, Australia: We travelled to the friday hashpoint by concensus, and made discoveries of violence and beetles.
- 2008-06-14 Brisbane, Australia: An east Brisbane Geohash on land for a change. Unfortunately this land turned out to be private property.
- 2008-06-14 Malmö, Sweden - HannesL and shoot gun mate Per reached the point (almost). It was out in a field behind someones backyard in Västra Karaby. Aerial view
- 2008-06-14 Washington, DC: The location was a riverside park in Old Town(e) Alexandria. Very convenient. Over a dozen attendees.
- 2008-06-14 Los Angeles, CA: The location is in what appears to be a dried up lakebed. ArtInLA absolutely plans on being there.
- 2008-06-14 Long Beach, CA: The location looks to be in a business park adjacent to Los Alamitos race track in Cypress. First geohash in this graticule is expected.
- 2008-06-14 San Francisco, CA: The location is off of Bollinger Canyon Road, really close to the GCM2X5 geocache. Jakobo will be going there for sure w/ 1 other.
- 2008-06-14 Aurora, IL: The location is near Downers Grove, close to a gas station. A big group of Geohashers made it to the point!
- 2008-06-14 Peoria, IL: The location is in a cornfield near US-39. blackbird and co will be there.
- 2008-06-14 Reno, NV: The location is on a relatively flat portion of desert approximately 19 miles northeast of Fernley, and 2 miles north of Interstate 80. Paveman and Moose Hole are tentatively scheduled to appear.
- 2008-06-14 Indianapolis, IN: In the RCA plant's private truck lot. Brett and Tim will try to make it to the small field at 39.80772834,-86.03692889 instead.
- 2008-06-14 Richmond, VA: Alternate location is Belle Island downtown. The Blag says Randall is planning to be there.
- 2008-06-14 Wilmington, OH: The location was in a vacant lot next to a housing development in a rural area south of Grove City. Two of us eventually made it there.
- 2008-06-14 Denver, CO: Landed on a reservoir in the middle of Denver. Four made it.
- 2008-06-14 Shreveport, LA: Robyn attempted the first aerial geohash in actual IMC, but broke out into VMC two minutes before the hashpoint.
Photo Gallery
Add your own photo for Saturday 14 June
Expeditions and Plans
2008-06-14 | ||
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Brisbane, Australia | TMBomber | Shiny new GPS in tow, TMBomber went looking for the Saturday Geohash. Unfor... |
Mannum, Australia | Nathan, BobTheFish | This Saturday's geohash for the Mannum Graticule was S34°48.4047', E139°2.3... |
Melbourne East, Australia | John, Matt | On a concrete driveway on a suburban street in Kew |
Tallahassee, Florida | James H | Somewhere |
San Diego, California | Craig, Curley | I went, but I was a bit late, so we just walked up the mtn. Try try again ... |
Shreveport, Louisiana | Robyn | Robyn attempted to achieve aerial geohash in IMC, but the clouds went away ... |
Long Beach, California | Bill | The small bit of "paradise" represented by this geohash location (in a park... |
Los Angeles, California | Art | Somewhere |
Madera, California | Meggers | Geohash was in the middle of a vineyard...a vineyard that was the temperatu... |
San Jose, California | Someone went | In a private field East of Manteca, near a cattle farm, so it's likely to b... |
San Francisco, California | Darcy, Youhas, Ruth, Bryan, Dave, Zigdon, Jakobo, Patrick, Ruth's brother, Joe, Katy, Andrew, Mike, Alex | (Put here for easy visibility: can people who took photos either put them u... |
Richmond, Virginia | Peter, Randall | From the "Upcoming Geohashing Proposals" section of the Richmond Page: T... |
Sacramento, California | Someone went | Somewhere |
Washington (West), District of Columbia | Cerulean, Ciel, jmacdonagh, Alex H., EpeeGnome, Katie, Chris, Scott L., Clint H., Kelly S., made it there at 4pm. Brought | Afternoon weather calls for rain/thundershowers. Bring an umbrella/poncho/... |
Denver West, Colorado | Mike, Michael, Joel, Arne | The Locatio... |
Reno, Nevada | Paveman, Moose Hole | near a geothermal power plant, so there are nearby hot springs and other si... |
Wilmington, Ohio | Chris | The Wilmington, Ohio geohash location for June 14, 2008 was in a vacant lot next to a housi... |
Cincinnati, Ohio | Nick, m5rammy, Quisling, lisa | This meetup location is located in the Cincinnati, Ohio graticule on 2008-06-14 in a parking lot near... |
Indianapolis, Indiana | Brett | In the RCA plant's private truck lot. Brett suggested the small field at 39.80772834,-86.03692889... |
Tooele, Utah | Robyn | Attempted by Robyn. Failure documented here. |
Peoria, Illinois | Blackbird | appears to be in a field about 30 miles north of Bloomington-Normal. |
Park Valley, Utah | User:Thadeausmaximus | This is a Geohash I decided to go to because I was in the area. This Geoha... |
Aurora, Illinois | YellowYoshi, Paradox7, and more | Most of us cheated to get to this point, since the majority of us are from ... |
Boston, Massachusetts | Pinecone | 42.806746N, 71.038887W This geohash is located in the Boston, Massachusetts graticule near Have... |
Detroit, Michigan | Someone went | Somewhere |
Minneapolis SW, Minnesota | Mark, Scott, digory | The actual point was in a ditch with many, many weeds. It was pretty easy t... |
Southampton, United Kingdom | Steve | Somewhere |
Bonn, Germany | Kliment | Kliment was here an hour late. Fun spot, very close to the river. The spot ... |
London East, United Kingdom | sh515, mjf60, ws277, jrp55 | Despite having to walk through miles of scenic Hertfordshire countryside to... |
Malmö, Sweden | HannesL | Aerial view here. |
Västervik, Sweden | Effbot | For this tour, we picked a new graticule, (57, 16), which brought us to a t... |