Difference between revisions of "Newark, New Jersey"

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Our Graticule

The Newark graticule is at 40 N, -74 W. This graticule is among the most populous in the United States, with a population in the neighborhood of 7 million people. It includes almost the entire northern half of New Jersey, the most densely populated state (Census), as well as Staten Island, western sections of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan in New York, and a part of Pennsylvania northeast of Philadelphia. In addition, other than Raritan Bay, there are no large sections of water.

The New York Stock Exchange, where Geohashes are generated, is located in this graticule. On 2019-02-04, the hash location fell approximately six blocks from it.

LangleyLGLF earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (40, -74) graticule, here, on 2008-06-16.

This graticule earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement

for the month of May 2010 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 3 successful expeditions.

This graticule earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement

for the month of August 2010 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 4 expeditions.

This graticule earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement

for the month of December 2013 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 4 successful expeditions.

This graticule earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement

for the month of December 2013 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 5 expeditions.

Quotable quotes

A rum keg tapped at both ends.

-- Benjamin Franklin

The Tollbooth State

-- George Carlin

Only the Strong Survive

-- Popular New Jersey T-shirt

Suggested Meetup Locations

Interesting reachable locations will be posted the same day as they come up. The 80%-90% rate of private property discourages me from updating more often.

Geohashers can also receive daily emails with automated Google address lookup through activegeohasher.com.

Meetups are usually worked out between geohashers when an accessible location comes up. Get to know your neighbors :-)

The geohash for the date in the original comic (May 26, 2005) is challenging but reachable, in Mill Brook, Morris County. If you make an attempt, tell us about it here!

The Duke Island Park meetup didn't work out. Watch here for future suggestions.

Cities in this Graticule

New Jersey	New York	Pennsylvania
Newark	Staten Island	Torresdale, Philadelphia*
Jersey City	Lower Manhattan	New Hope
New Brunswick	Parts of Brooklyn	Levittown
Trenton		Langhorne

* - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.

Active Geohashers

See also: inactive or retired geohashers

Attempted geohashes

This list includes known expeditions from the current year. Apparently, any expeditions (?) from 2017 and 2018 were never recorded. Previous years are archived (see below). Click here for the automated list.

May 26, 2019: Zubenelgenubi rolls to South River.

July 16, 2023: Jevanyn (talk) and Signore Galilei almost had a meetup in Raritan.

Archived geohashing expeditions: 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016.

Links

Geohashing.info map

Small Hash Inquiry Tool

Bing Maps with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.

Zillow real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.

NJ Transit for public transportation geohashes

And of course Wikipedia to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)

Google Maps does this automatically sometimes.

Wanted: a good bike-map website. NJ Bike Map.com is okay but doesn't include a lot of local bike trails.

Google Maps has a bike trail layer, too.

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+   | lat=40
-|nw = [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton, PA]]
+   | lon=-74
-|n = [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh, NY]]
+   | nw = [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton, PA]]
-|ne = [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury, CT]]
+   | n  = [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh, NY]]
-|w = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]
+   | ne = [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury, CT]]
-|e = [[New York, New York|New York]]
+   | w  = [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]]
-|sw = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]
+   | name = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
-|s = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
+   | e  = [[New York, New York|New York City]]
-|se =
+   | sw = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, PA]]
+   | s  = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
+   | se = [[39,-73]]
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-The Newark [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=40&long=-74 40 N, -74 W]. This may very well be the most densely populated graticule in the United States, as it includes almost the entire northern half of New Jersey, the mostly densely populated state ([http://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/90den_stco.txt Census]), as well as Staten Island, western sections of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan in New York, and a part of Pennsylvania northeast of Philadelphia.  In addition, other than Raritan Bay, there are no large sections of water.
+[[Image:NewarkRiverside.jpg|border|320px|left]]
+<!--[[Image:40 -74 easter egg.JPG|border|240px|left]]-->
-You can click here for [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=40&long=-74 Todays Location].
+== Our Graticule ==
-A [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14145974177 Facebook Group] has been created for this graticule.
+The Newark [[graticule]] is at 40 N, -74 W. This graticule is among the most populous in the United States, with a population in the neighborhood of 7 million people.  It includes almost the entire northern half of New Jersey, the most densely populated state ([http://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/90den_stco.txt Census]), as well as Staten Island, western sections of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan in New York, and a part of Pennsylvania northeast of Philadelphia.  In addition, other than Raritan Bay, there are no large sections of water.
-==Cities in this Graticule==
+The New York Stock Exchange, where Geohashes are generated, is located in this graticule.  On {{egl|2019-02-04|40|-74|text=2019-02-04}}, the hash location fell approximately six blocks from it.
-* Newark, NJ
+{{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
-* Jersey City, NJ
+{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 40 | longitude = -74 | date = 2008-06-16 | name = [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF]]  }}
-* New Brunswick, NJ
+{{Most active graticule|month=May 2010|count=3|reached=true}}
-* Trenton, NJ
+{{Most active graticule|month=August 2010|count=4}}
-* Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
+{{Most active graticule|month=December 2013|count=4|reached=true}}
-* New Hope, PA
+{{Most active graticule|month=December 2013|count=5}}
-* Levittown, PA
-* Langhorne, PA
-* East Brunswick, NJ
-== Local Geohashers ==
+=== Quotable quotes ===
+*<b>A rum keg tapped at both ends.</b>
+::''-- Benjamin Franklin''
+*<b>The Tollbooth State</b>
+::''-- George Carlin''
+*<b>Only the Strong Survive</b>
+::''-- Popular New Jersey T-shirt''
-* [[User:Madalis|Madalis]]
+== Suggested Meetup Locations ==
-* [[User:bjimba|bjimba]]
+Interesting reachable locations will be posted the same day as they come up.  The 80%-90% rate of private property discourages me from updating more often.
-* [[User:krip|krip]]
-* [[User:trntr|trntr]]
-* [[User:TorsionalMetric|TorsionalMetric]]
-* [[User:Direwulf|Direwulf]]
-* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]]
-* [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF (When @Rutgers)]]
-* [[User:Esteban|Esteban]]
-* [[User:Science Works!|Science Works!]]
-* [[User:sve|sve]]
-== Daily Locations ==
+Geohashers can also receive daily emails with automated Google address lookup through [http://www.activegeohasher.com/ activegeohasher.com].
-Older locations have been [[Newark, New Jersey/archive|archived]].
+Meetups are usually worked out between geohashers when an accessible location comes up. Get to know your neighbors :-)
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-06&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/6/08] ===
+The geohash for the date in the original comic (May 26, 2005) is challenging but reachable, in Mill Brook, Morris County. If you make an attempt, tell us about it [[2005-05-26 40 -74|here]]!
-In the woods, up a private drive off Sunset Circle, Annandale.  May be private property.  How about we meet at the beach at [http://www.stateparks.com/spruce_run.html Spruce Run Reservoir] instead?
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-05&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/5/08 - Saturday] ===
+* [[2023-07-16 40 -74|The Duke Island Park meetup]] didn't work out. Watch here for future suggestions.
-Behind a house on Hillside Avenue near Neshaminy Creek, Hulmeville, Pennsylvania.
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-04&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/4/08 - Holiday] ===
+== Cities in this Graticule ==
-In the woods of Spring Hill Road, Amwell.  Not a good place to view fireworks ;-)
+{|style="border-top:2px solid silver; border-right:2px solid gray; border-bottom:2px solid gray; border-left:2px solid silver;" cellpadding=6 width=360
+|'''New Jersey'''
+|'''New York'''
+|'''Pennsylvania'''
+|-
+| Newark
+| Staten Island
+| Torresdale, Philadelphia*
+|-
+| Jersey City
+| Lower Manhattan
+| New Hope
+|-
+| New Brunswick
+| Parts of Brooklyn
+| Levittown
+|-
+| Trenton
+| &nbsp;
+| Langhorne
+|}
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-03&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/3/08] ===
+&nbsp;* - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.
-nd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue, Sunset Park, Brooklyn.  [http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/busbkln.pdf The R train] stops at 52rd and 4th.
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-02&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/2/08] ===
+== Active Geohashers ==
-Wrightstown Road and Creamery Road, Newtown, Pennsylvania.  Near a construction site along a new (or private?) road.
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-01&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/1/08] ===
+* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
-On the campus of [http://www.lcanj.org Life Center Academy], Old York Road off Columbus Road, Burlington.  Foul territory behind the visitors' bench.
+* [[User:Signore_Galilei|Signore Galilei]]
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-30&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/30/08] ===
+::''See also: [[Newark, New Jersey/inactive|inactive or retired geohashers]]''
-Cornell St, West Orange.  A lovely split-level, very close to Francis Byrne Golf Course - but it would take an intentional Bad Shot to achieve the Golf Geohash here.  [[User:Science_Works%21|Science_Works!]] was there for a [[2008-06-30_40_-74|meetup of one.
-(?)]]
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-29&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/29/08] - Sunday ===
+== Attempted geohashes ==
-Mallard Drive, Martinsville.  Near [[User_talk:Jevanyn|Jevanyn's]] place.
+This list includes known expeditions from the current year. Apparently, any expeditions (?) from 2017 and 2018 were never recorded. Previous years are archived (see below). Click [[:Category:Meetup in 40 -74|here]] for the automated list.
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-28&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/28/08] - Saturday ===
+* [[2019-05-26 40 -74|May 26, 2019]]: [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] rolls to South River.
-Brightwood Avenue, Westfield.  Near Watchung Reservation.
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-27&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/27/08] ===
+* [[2023-07-16 40 -74|July 16, 2023]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] ([[User talk:Jevanyn|talk]]) and [[User:Signore Galilei|Signore Galilei]] ''almost'' had a meetup in Raritan.
-[http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=XOM Exxon] refinery territory, Linden.  Might I suggest a drive down Lower Road for "scenery" and "excitement" (it's safe, just unusual), then Aviation Mall?  (Full disclosure: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] used to live in Linden.)
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-26&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/26/08] ===
+Archived geohashing expeditions: [[Newark, New Jersey/2008|2008]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2009|2009]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2010|2010]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2011|2011]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2012|2012]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2013|2013]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2014|2014]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2015|2015]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2016|2016]].
-Dutchtown-Zion Road, Dutchtown (between Zion and Harlingen), Somerset County.  Near Unionville Cemetery.
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-25&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/25/08] ===
+== Links ==
-A farmer's field in Cokesbury (Hunterdon County).
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-24&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/24/08] ===
+{{egl|{{#time:Y-m-d}}|40|-74|text=Geohashing.info map}}
-Kevin Drive, Flanders.  Weren't we just here?
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-23&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/23/08] ===
+[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]
-Carteret, NJ, next to a holding tank at a refinery.  I wouldn't throw a match in, if my pal Muggsy was in there, would I?
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-22&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/22/08] - Sunday ===
+[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
-S. Ridgewood Road, South Orange.  [http://southorange.org/TheBaird/directions.asp Cameron Field Park] is two blocks away, across South Orange Ave.
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-21&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/21/08] - Saturday ===
+[http://www.zillow.com Zillow] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
-Woodport. Splash: North end of [http://www.lkhopatcong.com/ Lake Hopatcong].  Jetski geohash!
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-20&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/20/08] ===
+[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes
-Village Park Road, Cedar Grove.
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-19&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/19/08] ===
+And of course [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey Wikipedia] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)
-Hillside Ave, Flanders.
+:Google Maps does this automatically sometimes.
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-18&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/18/08] ===
+Wanted: a good bike-map website.  [http://www.njbikemap.com NJ Bike Map.com] is okay but doesn't include a lot of local bike trails.
-Farmingdale. Off Route 33 in Farmingdale, near Colts Neck Rd, south of [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/earle.htm Naval Weapons Station Earle].  There's a half-mile dirt racetrack nearby, but I can't tell if it's for horses or motorcycles.
+:Google Maps has a bike trail layer, too.
-=== [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-17&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 6/17/08] ===
-Hulmeville, PA. In a clump of trees behind the houses on Craig Ave. and Sheri Rd., Hulmeville, PA.  You may not have to go through anyone's property to get there, since there seems to be a creek or gully from Bensalem Blvd back to the spot.
+[[Category:Geohashing in the media]]
 [[Category:New Jersey]]
 [[Category:New York]]
 [[Category:Pennsylvania]]
-[[Category:Active Graticules]]
+[[Category:Active graticules]]

Scranton, PA	Newburgh, NY	Danbury, CT
Allentown, PA	Newark	New York City
Philadelphia, PA	Atlantic City	39,-73
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Difference between revisions of "Newark, New Jersey"

Latest revision as of 06:56, 20 March 2024

Contents

Our Graticule

Quotable quotes

Suggested Meetup Locations

Cities in this Graticule

Active Geohashers

Attempted geohashes

Links