Difference between revisions of "2021-05-08 41 -72"

Latest revision as of 19:24, 11 May 2021

Location

Just off the road in a residential neighborhood of New Britain, Connecticut.

Participants

Expedition

My second geohash attempt of the day took me to just about as different of a place as I could imagine from my first attempt, which you can see here. Whereas I had visited backwoods, nowheresville Rhode Island earlier in the day, I now found myself driving through downtown New Britain, which had a... slightly different vibe going on. Apparently there are some things New Britain has going on for it, so I won't judge based on the part of it I drove through. Is it the cutest, most charming town I've ever visited? No. Not remotely. But I'm sure it's got its perks.

The spot in question was right on the side of McClintock Street, but once I reached it I had to take a minute to find a spot to park. I just dipped down a small road nearby and hoped that the people there wouldn't raise a fuss if I was outside their house. Sadly, the time it took to park, plus my visit to Taco Bell for a quick pit stop, made me just a few minutes too late for the 4:00 Saturday meetup, but there wouldn't have been anyone there, so it doesn't matter. Anyways, from there it just took me a minute to walk to the spot, and then, there it was. Right by the white stripe on a part of the road that nestled right up against a classic New England triple-decker, the kind I would see everywhere when I lived in Worcester. I didn't want to linger too long in case the people in that building got antsy, so I got some proof, contemplated for a second about how I had just achieved my first multihash, and went on my way. I had one more stop to make before I got home, which was my third attempt of the day.

Photos

I had to park on a small road and walk down this street to get to the spot.
The actual spot was just to the left of the white stripe, I stepped on it as I crossed the street.
A little bit of proof for ya.
It would've been interesting if New London turned out to be the biggest city in the US.

Achievements

DMAJB earned the Multihash Achievement

by reaching the 2021-05-08 41 -71 and 2021-05-08 41 -72 geohashes on 2021-05-08.

DMAJB achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in Hartford, Connecticut and 2 of the surrounding graticules.

This user earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (41, -72) geohash on 2021-05-08.

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 == Location ==
-Just off the road in a worn-down neighborhood of New Britain, Connecticut.
+Just off the road in a residential neighborhood of New Britain, Connecticut.
 == Participants ==
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 == Expedition ==
-I'll tell my tale, I swear, just give me a little bit.
+My second geohash attempt of the day took me to just about as different of a place as I could imagine from my first attempt, which you can see [[2021-05-08 41 -71|here]]. Whereas I had visited backwoods, nowheresville Rhode Island earlier in the day, I now found myself driving through downtown New Britain, which had a... slightly different vibe going on. Apparently there are some things New Britain has going on for it, so I won't judge based on the part of it I drove through. Is it the cutest, most charming town I've ever visited? No. Not remotely. But I'm sure it's got its perks.
+The spot in question was right on the side of McClintock Street, but once I reached it I had to take a minute to find a spot to park. I just dipped down a small road nearby and hoped that the people there wouldn't raise a fuss if I was outside their house. Sadly, the time it took to park, plus my visit to Taco Bell for a quick pit stop, made me just a few minutes too late for the 4:00 Saturday meetup, but there wouldn't have been anyone there, so it doesn't matter. Anyways, from there it just took me a minute to walk to the spot, and then, there it was. Right by the white stripe on a part of the road that nestled right up against a classic New England triple-decker, the kind I would see everywhere when I lived in Worcester. I didn't want to linger too long in case the people in that building got antsy, so I got some proof, contemplated for a second about how I had just achieved my first multihash, and went on my way. I had one more stop to make before I got home, which was [[2021-05-08 41 -73|my third attempt]] of the day.
 == Photos ==
 <gallery perrow="5">
-Image:08-05-2021 41 -71 Dirt Road.jpg|thumb|It's funny how often geohashing will lead you onto a one-lane dirt road.
+Image:2021-05-08 41 -72 Side Street.jpg|thumb|I had to park on a small road and walk down this street to get to the spot.
-Image:08-05-2021 41 -71 Field.jpg|thumb|Tamari must have used that jutsu that cuts down every tree around.
+Image:2021-05-08 41 -72 The Spot.jpg|thumb|The actual spot was just to the left of the white stripe, I stepped on it as I crossed the street.
-Image:08-05-2021 41 -71 The Spot.jpg|thumb|The actual geohash was somewhere in this indistinguishable little section.
+Image:2021-05-08 41 -72 GPS.png|thumb|A little bit of proof for ya.
-Image:08-05-2021 41 -71 GPS.png|thumb|Once again, Google Maps wasn't as precise as could be, but it sufficed.
+Image:2021-05-08 41 -72 Compass.png|thumb|It would've been interesting if New London turned out to be the biggest city in the US.
-Image:08-05-2021 41 -71 Compass.png|thumb|Just a little more proof, Greene is a village within the town of Coventry.
 </gallery>
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+{{Minesweeper geohash | graticule = Hartford, Connecticut | ranknumber = 2 | w = true | e = true | name = DMAJB }}
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 | latitude = 41
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