Difference between revisions of "2018-03-15 43 -79"

Latest revision as of 00:15, 10 August 2020

Location

In the courtyard of a residential complex at Steeles and Don Mills.

Participants

Frogman

Expedition

My birthday present to myself was to take 3 hours out of my day to snap a couple pictures of apartment buildings. The exciting thing was that this expedition took me on the only subway line in Toronto I haven't been on yet: Line 4 Sheppard. Often derided as a "stubway", the Sheppard Line runs from Yonge in the west (I took Line 1 Yonge-University to Sheppard-Yonge station) to Don Mills in the east (I took bus 25A northbound from Don Mills subway station). This isn't a terribly long distance, at only about 5.5 kilometers and only five stops including the terminals. The middle stop, Bessarion station, is one of the least-utilized stations in the network. All of the stops are pretty, though, and the whole line feels nice and modern, so it seems well-situated for increased ridership.

The hashpoint itself was between some apartment buildings, in a courtyard area near the parking lot. GPS accuracy was very low, likely because of the proximity to the tall buildings, so it was hard to tell whether I was at the hashpoint or not. At one point the app said I was, but then it changed its mind after it decided I was somewhere 10 meters north of where I actually was. From visual inspection of the satellite imagery, I was pretty sure I had gotten there, so I stopped trying to fiddle with the electronics and called it a win.

I took bus 53A from Don Mills at Steeles to Mount Castle Gate (which is a very strange street name in my opinion) and then bus 17 to Warden subway station, and from there I took the bus home. It was late when I got back!

Photos

Don Mills subway station!
The apartments.
The parking lot.
Proof I was nearby, at least, you'll have to take me at my word that I made it.
Grin!
I am in Toronto.

Achievements

Frogman earned the Birthday Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (43, -79) geohash on his 23rd birthday, 2018-03-15.

Frogman earned the Public transport geohash achievement

by reaching the (43, -79) geohash on 2018-03-15 via TTC.

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+My birthday present to myself was to take 3 hours out of my day to snap a couple pictures of apartment buildings. The exciting thing was that this expedition took me on the only subway line in Toronto I haven't been on yet: Line 4 Sheppard. Often derided as a "stubway", the Sheppard Line runs from Yonge in the west (I took Line 1 Yonge-University to Sheppard-Yonge station) to Don Mills in the east (I took bus 25A northbound from Don Mills subway station). This isn't a terribly long distance, at only about 5.5 kilometers and only five stops including the terminals. The middle stop, Bessarion station, is one of the least-utilized stations in the network. All of the stops are pretty, though, and the whole line feels nice and modern, so it seems well-situated for increased ridership.
-== Expedition ==
+The hashpoint itself was between some apartment buildings, in a courtyard area near the parking lot. GPS accuracy was very low, likely because of the proximity to the tall buildings, so it was hard to tell whether I was at the hashpoint or not. At one point the app said I was, but then it changed its mind after it decided I was somewhere 10 meters north of where I actually was. From visual inspection of the satellite imagery, I was pretty sure I had gotten there, so I stopped trying to fiddle with the electronics and called it a win.
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+I took bus 53A from Don Mills at Steeles to Mount Castle Gate (which is a very strange street name in my opinion) and then bus 17 to Warden subway station, and from there I took the bus home. It was late when I got back!
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 Image:2018-03-15_43_-79_frogman_1521163681322.jpg|The parking lot.
+Image:2018-03-15_43_-79_frogman_1521163712135.jpg|Proof I was nearby, at least, you'll have to take me at my word that I made it.
+Image:2018-03-15_43_-79_frogman_1521163723359.jpg|Grin!
+Image:2018-03-15_43_-79_frogman_1521163767492.jpg|I am in Toronto.
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