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, PA (North)]]
+   | ne = [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury, CT]]
-|e = [[New York, New York|New York, NY]]
+   | w  = [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]]
-|sw = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, PA (South)]]
+   | 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 Today's 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]] [[Image:Notrespassing.gif|20px]]
-* [[User:TorsionalMetric|TorsionalMetric]]
-* [[User:Direwulf|Direwulf]]
-* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Notrespassing.gif|20px]][[Image:Drag-along.png|20px]][[Image:Compass.jpg|20px]][[Image:GeoTrashAchievement.gif|20px]][[Image:Cubiclehm.png|20px]][[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]]
-* [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF (When @Rutgers)]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
-* [[User:Esteban|Esteban]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]]
-* [[User:Science Works!|Science Works!]] [[Image:Notrespassing.gif|20px]]
-* [[User:sve|sve]]
-* [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] [[Image:bikegeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
-* [[User:MikeyCakes|Mike]]
-==Attempted geohashes==
+Geohashers can also receive daily emails with automated Google address lookup through [http://www.activegeohasher.com/ activegeohasher.com].
-: ''Main page: [[:Category:Meetup_in_40_-74|Meetup in 40 -74]]''
-* '''[[2008-07-26_40_-74|Saturday, July 26, 2008]]'''
-** Sandburg Drive, Marlboro. [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] and [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] made the geohash on a residential street, allowing them to [[2008-07-26_40_-74|mark the spot]] and Zubenelgenubi claims an uncommon [[Speed Racer Achievement|Speed Racer geohash on a bicycle]].
-* '''[[2008-07-04_40_-74|Friday, July 4, 2008]]'''
+Meetups are usually worked out between geohashers when an accessible location comes up. Get to know your neighbors :-)
-** In the woods of Spring Hill Road, Amwell.  Not a good place to view fireworks ;-) [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] made this geohash [[Bicycle Geohash|by bicycle]], and uploaded a photo.
-* '''[[2008-06-30_40_-74|Monday, June 30, 2008]]'''
+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]]!
-** 17 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(?)]]
-* '''Saturday, June 28, 2008'''
+* [[2023-07-16 40 -74|The Duke Island Park meetup]] didn't work out. Watch here for future suggestions.
-** Brightwood Avenue, Westfield.  Near Watchung Reservation.  [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] was there with two drag-alongs, [[2008-06-28_40_-74|and now has the pictures to prove it.]]
-* Monday, June 16, 2008
+== Cities in this Graticule ==
-** Northbound Garden State Parkway past exit 116, off the shoulder after the Holmdel Rd. overpass.  [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF]] claims to have gotten the [[Speed Racer Achievement]], but has not yet provided proof. [[2008-06-16_40_-74|(start here)]]
+{|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
+|}
-* Friday, June 13, 2008
+&nbsp;* - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.
-** Forest Hill Rd, Staten Island, New York.  There may have been a meetup at the Staten Island Mall, but no claim has been made yet.  [[2008-06-13_40_-74|(start here)]]
-* Thursday, June 12, 2008
+== Active Geohashers ==
-** US 206, Hillsborough.  [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] has claimed a Cubicle Geohash honorable mention, but has not yet provided proof. [[2008-06-12_40_-74|(start here)]].
-* Sunday, June 1, 2008
+* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
-** A backyard in Denville.  [[User:trntr|trntr]] claims he was there, but has not yet provided proof. [[2008-06-01_40_-74|(start here)]].
+* [[User:Signore_Galilei|Signore Galilei]]
-== Daily Locations ==
+::''See also: [[Newark, New Jersey/inactive|inactive or retired geohashers]]''
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-03&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/3/08]
+== Attempted geohashes ==
-White Pine Road, between Bordentown and Georgetown.
+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=2008-08-02&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/2/08 Saturday]'''
+* [[2019-05-26 40 -74|May 26, 2019]]: [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] rolls to South River.
-Farmer's field just east of I-95 turnpike exit 49, on Newton Yardley Road, Woodside, PA.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-01&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/1/08]
+* [[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.
-McGuire Air Force base, walking distance from the control tower.  Yes, it's restricted.  If you or any member of your XKCD expedition is captured or killed, we will disavow all knowledge of your actions.  This wiki will self-destruct in 5 seconds.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-31&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/31/08]
+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]].
-:'''Update 11:54AM:'''  ''The geohash on [[Implementations#Interactive_Coordinate_Calculator|irc.peeron.com]] is on Castle Point Blvd., Society Hill, just north of the Rutgers New Brunswick campus.  The [[Implementations#Atom_feed|staticfree Atom RSS feed]] had the correct location after all.  Not quite a gated community, but very likely to run off any layabouts and loiterers.''
-:<br>[[Image:watergeohash.jpg|32px]] According to the [[Implementations#GeoRSS_feed|Atlas geohash implementation]], the geohash is in Raritan Bay, just outside Great Kills Harbor, Staten Island.  The [[Implementations#Atom_feed|staticfree Atom RSS feed]] has a different location, possible because it is using yesterday's [[Dow]] opening.  The [[Implementations#Interactive_Coordinate_Calculator|irc.peeron.com map]] had no market data as of 10:30AM.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-30&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/30/08]
+== Links ==
-In the power line right-of-way between Roosevelt and Perrineville, Monmouth County.  You'll probably need [[Ambassador|permission from the farmer]] at the end of Fairplay Road to get to the hashpoint.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-29&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/29/08]
+{{egl|{{#time:Y-m-d}}|40|-74|text=Geohashing.info map}}
-A [http://xkcd.com/71/ "plot of undeveloped land"] along Kasper Road, in Long Bridge, Allamuchy Township, Warren County.  Look out for Shades of Death Road!
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-28&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/28/08]
+[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]
-A front lawn on Jefferson Street, Washington Township, Bergen county.  Parkway exit 166 or 168.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-27&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/27/08]
+[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
-Rutherford Place, North Arlington, NJ.  Front lawn of the house next door to Queen of Peace High School.
-* '''[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-26&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/26/08 - Saturday]'''
+[http://www.zillow.com Zillow] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
-Toward the end of Sandburg Drive, Morganville.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-25&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/25/08]
+[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes
-Newark Airport, in the parking lot for the Budget rental car franchise.  If you take the monorail past terminal A (I ''think'' the one at the south end is A), it's just before the second stop.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-24&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/24/08]
+And of course [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey Wikipedia] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)
-Bellmans Creek, Fairview.  Just to the north is an train station, I think it's Essex County light rail.
+:Google Maps does this automatically sometimes.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-23&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/23/08]
+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.
-A farmer's field on Brynmore Road, New Egypt.  Just north of Fort Dix.
+:Google Maps has a bike trail layer, too.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-07-22&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 7/22/08]
-A McMansion on Hillcroft Way, Newtown, PA.  Yes, that's five PA geohashes in 18 days.  Not that we don't like Pennsylvania, just sayin'.
-Older locations can be looked up using the geohash calculator.
+[[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