User:CJ

43 / m / -33,151

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This geohasher comes from Sydney.

Current Situation

I am heading to Brisbane until Sunday 19th, and if there are any easily accessible hashes, I will hopefully make an attempt!

Statistics

• Geohashes attempted: 21 in 5 graticules
• Geohashes achieved: 17 in 5 graticules

• Largest geohash attended: 9 geohashers present
• Total geohashers I've met: 9 (who I didn't previously know)
• People I've dragged along: 6

• Total distance travelled to all hashpoints: 671.7km (one way)
• Longest distance travelled to any hashpoint: 102.0km (one way)
• Shortest distance travelled to any hashpoint: 2.3km (one way)

Chronology Of Geohashes Attempted

30th March 2009 (Monday) - Sydney - A failed solo geohash within a restricted area in Port Botany.

• Fourth 'No Tresspassing Geohash' award

8th March 2009 (Sunday) - Blue Mountains - A bushland geohash with Watties in the north of Sydney.

• 17th 'Land Geohash' award

2nd March 2009 (Monday) - Wollongong - A rushed geohash within the Mt Annan Botanic Gardens. My first successful in this graticule.

• 16th 'Land Geohash' award
• First 'Admit One' award

14th February 2009 (Saturday) - Sydney - Another rainy geohash with Kate, this time for a Saturday meetup in Longueville.

• 15th 'Land Geohash' award
• Second 'Ambassador' award

12th February 2009 (Thursday) - Blue Mountains - A rainy geohash with Kate in Toongabbie.

• 14th 'Land Geohash' award

11th February 2009 (Wednesday) - Sydney - Late night geohash with squishies with Claire and Kate in Rozelle.

• 13th 'Land Geohash' award
• First 'Late-Night GeoSquishy' award

29th January 2009 (Thursday) - Blue Mountains - Solo geohash in a burnt out area of scrub in Mt Druitt.

• 12th 'Land Geohash' award

30th December 2008 (Tuesday) - Forster - Geohashing whilst on holidays with four others to conquer another virgin graticule!

• 11th 'Land Geohash' award
• Second 'Virgin Graticule' award

24th December 2008 (Wednesday) - Sutherland - Christmas Eve geohash for the first ever in this graticule!

• 10th 'Land Geohash' award
• First 'Virgin Graticule' award
• First 'Speed Racer' award

24th October 2008 (Friday) - Blue Mountains - Another easy geohash, this time at Malabar St, Canley Vale.

• Ninth 'Land Geohash' award

8th October 2008 (Wednesday) - Blue Mountains - An easy geohash on Madonna St, Winston Hills. Failed to meet up with rikkyc again.

• Eighth 'Land Geohash' award

6th October 2008 (Monday) - Sydney - Surprisingly difficult-to-reach bushland in an industrial area in North Ryde. Met Gormster.

• Seventh 'Land Geohash' award
• First 'MNIMB' award

2nd October 2008 (Thursday) - Blue Mountains - A construction site at Lyn Parade, Prestons. Failed to meet up with rikkyc.

• Sixth 'Land Geohash' award

23rd September 2008 (Tuesday) - Sydney - Front driveway of a house at Patricia St, Marsfield. Midnight adventure fun!

• Fifth 'Land Geohash' award
• First 'Midnight Geohash' award

19th September 2008 (Friday) - Sydney - Under some trees at Etival St, Whale Beach. Pirate adventure! Yaaarrrr! Kate also attended.

• Fourth 'Land Geohash' award
• First 'Buccaneer Geohash' award

5th September 2008 (Friday) - Blue Mountains - Western Sydney Recycling Centre at St Marys. Permission granted to access the site!. Kate also attended.

• Third 'Land Geohash' award
• First 'Ambassador' award

31st August 2008 (Sunday) - Wollongong - 200m off the Hume Hwy near the Avon Dam Rd exit. Access denied by signs warning of $11,000 fine. Shady and Ramos also attended.

• Third 'No Tresspassing Geohash' award

14th August 2008 (Thursday) - Sydney - Half Moon Bay near Berowra Waters. Access denied by Park Ranger and heavy bushland. Shady, Ramos and Kate also attended.

• First 'Twister Geohash' award
• First 'MNB Geohash' award
• Second 'No Tresspassing Geohash' award

29th July 2008 (Tuesday) - Sydney - Just behind a hedge on Lane Cove Rd, North Ryde. Met Shady and flowblok.

• Second 'Land Geohash' award
• First 'First Geohasher' award

27th July 2008 (Sunday) - Sydney - An industrial building in North Ryde. Arrived late and missed other geohashers.

• First 'Land Geohash' award

6th July 2008 (Sunday) - Blue Mountains - Located in a paddock near a dam. Access was denied due to the hash being located on private property. Total of 9 geohashers!

• First 'No Tresspassing' Geohash award

Achievements Earned

Standard Achievements

Only first achievement of each award is listed.

CJ earned the Admit One Achievement by paying $9 to access the (-34, 150) geohash at Mt Annan Botanic Gardens on 2009-03-02.

CJ earned the Late-night GeoSquishy Achievement by bringing a slushy carbonated beverage to the (-33, 151) geohash between 10 p.m. and midnight on 2009-02-11.

CJ earned the Speed racer achievement by passing through the (-34, 151) geohash on 2008-12-24 at the maximum legal speed.

CJ earned the Midnight Geohash achievement by reaching the (-33, 151) geohash on 2008-09-23 in the middle of the night.

CJ earned the Buccaneer Geohash Achievement by finding treasure (Yaaarrrr!) at the (-33, 151) geohash on 2008-09-19.

CJ earned the Ambassador achievement by obtaining permission from Western Sydney Recycling Centre to access the (-33, 150) geohash on 2008-09-05.

CJ earned the Twister Geohash Achievement by playing Twister at the (-33, 151) geohash on 2008-08-14.

CJ earned the Earliest geohasher achievement by arriving first at the (-33, 151) geohash on 2008-07-29.

CJ earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (-33, 151) geohash on 2008-07-27.

CJ earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost reaching the (-33, 150) geohash on 2008-07-06.

Upgradeable Achievements

CJ earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2009-02-11.

CJ achieved level 4 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Sydney, Australia and 4 of the surrounding graticules.

My Sandbox

A place for me to experiment. I am currently working on the following developments:

• Clean-up for the Sydney graticule homepage (now implemented)
• Automation of Main_Page coordinates (no longer required)

(Useful link)