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| − | The [[Mansfield, Ohio]] geohash for [[2008-07-05|Saturday, July 5, 2008]] | + | The [[Mansfield, Ohio]] geohash for [[2008-07-05|Saturday, July 5, 2008]] was in parking lot near the intersection of North State Street and Polaris Parkway, in front of a Kroger grocery store. According to the satellite imagery on Google, the exact location was right down the middle of the fourth row of cars from the west, in between the 14th and 15th row of cars. The exact intersection of pavement lines was right next to a cart corral. |
| − | == Who | + | == Who was there? == |
| − | *[[User:Chrajohn|Chris]] | + | *[[User:Chrajohn|Chris]], [[User:Alex|Alex]], and their Westerville-native friend Susan found the hash point and drew on the pavement with chalk in the traditional stick-figure style. They were even able to park next to the cart corral! They were hoping to meet other Columbus geohashers, and even made an XKCD sign to alert their potential fellows, but to their knowledge, no one else came. |
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| + | <gallery caption="Pictures" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="2"> | ||
| + | Image:0705081545a.jpg|On State Street, about to turn into the Kroger parking lot. Also, Alex's finger. | ||
| + | Image:0705081546a.jpg|It's Kroger! | ||
| + | Image:0705081547a.jpg|The hash point! Between the 14th and 15th row of cars in a fourth aisle from the west! | ||
| + | Image:0705081547b.jpg|Showing the surrounding cars and the cart corral. | ||
| + | Image:0705081611a.jpg|The chalk drawings! | ||
| + | Image:0705081611b.jpg|Hello, internet! | ||
| + | Image:0705081611c.jpg|Pictured from left to right: Alex, Susan, and Chris. | ||
| + | Image:0705081611d.jpg|The graticule and date. | ||
| + | Image:0705081612a.jpg|Susan and Chris. | ||
| + | Image:0705081612b.jpg|Alex! | ||
| + | Image:0705081613a.jpg|The lovely ladies of 40,-82. | ||
| + | Image:0705081622a.jpg|We went inside Kroger to buy something so we wouldn't be loitering. | ||
| + | Image:0705081622b.jpg|The hash from farther away, plus my car! (The gray sedan.) | ||
| + | Image:0705081622c.jpg|More of the parking lot. | ||
| + | Image:0705081624a.jpg|XKCD! | ||
| + | Image:0705081625a.jpg|Alex was blissfully unaware of this picture being taken. | ||
| + | Image:0705081625b.jpg|All three of us, sort of! | ||
| + | Image:0705081626a.jpg|Let's go Krogering! | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Expeditions]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Expeditions with photos]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Coordinates reached]] | ||
| + | {{location|US|OH|DL}} | ||
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The Mansfield, Ohio geohash for Saturday, July 5, 2008 was in parking lot near the intersection of North State Street and Polaris Parkway, in front of a Kroger grocery store. According to the satellite imagery on Google, the exact location was right down the middle of the fourth row of cars from the west, in between the 14th and 15th row of cars. The exact intersection of pavement lines was right next to a cart corral.
Who was there?
- Chris, Alex, and their Westerville-native friend Susan found the hash point and drew on the pavement with chalk in the traditional stick-figure style. They were even able to park next to the cart corral! They were hoping to meet other Columbus geohashers, and even made an XKCD sign to alert their potential fellows, but to their knowledge, no one else came.
- Pictures
On State Street, about to turn into the Kroger parking lot. Also, Alex's finger.
It's Kroger!
The hash point! Between the 14th and 15th row of cars in a fourth aisle from the west!
Showing the surrounding cars and the cart corral.
The chalk drawings!
Hello, internet!
Pictured from left to right: Alex, Susan, and Chris.
The graticule and date.
Susan and Chris.
Alex!
The lovely ladies of 40,-82.
We went inside Kroger to buy something so we wouldn't be loitering.
The hash from farther away, plus my car! (The gray sedan.)
More of the parking lot.
XKCD!
Alex was blissfully unaware of this picture being taken.
All three of us, sort of!
Let's go Krogering!
