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   | nw = [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]
   | nw = [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton, PA]]
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   | n  = [[Newburgh, New York]]
   | n  = [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh, NY]]
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   | ne = [[Danbury, Connecticut]]
   | ne = [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury, CT]]
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   | w  = [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]
   | w  = [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]]
 
 
   | name = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
 
   | name = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
   | e  = [[New York, New York|New York City]]
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   | e  = [[New York, New York]]
   | sw = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, PA]]
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   | sw = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
 
   | s  = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
 
   | s  = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
 
   | se = [[39,-73]]
 
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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.
 
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.
  
{{maintained|maintainer=[[User:Jevanyn|I am the <strike>decider</strike> maintainer]]}}
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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.
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{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 40 | longitude = -74 | date = 2008-06-16 | name = [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF]] }}
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{{Most active graticule|month=May 2010|count=3|reached=true}}
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{{Most active graticule|month=August 2010|count=4}}
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{{Most active graticule|month=December 2013|count=4|reached=true}}
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{{Most active graticule|month=December 2013|count=5}}
  
 
=== Quotable quotes ===
 
=== Quotable quotes ===
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Geohashers can also receive daily emails with automated Google address lookup through [http://www.activegeohasher.com/ activegeohasher.com].
 
Geohashers can also receive daily emails with automated Google address lookup through [http://www.activegeohasher.com/ activegeohasher.com].
  
Meetups will typically be on Saturday afternoon, at a time to be determined to maximize turnout. The location will be the most interesting and/or accessible of the week; typically open to discussion.
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Meetups are usually worked out between geohashers when an accessible location comes up. Get to know your neighbors :-)
  
=== Today's location ===
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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]]!
Oct 24, 2011: On the Columbia Trail in the Ken Lockwood Gorge Wildlife Management Area.  Very reachable! On [http://www.njtrails.org/trailmap.php?TrailID=132 this map], it seems to be on section three, Hunterdon County, about a mile north on the trail from Cokesbury Road.
 
  
=== Retrohash ===
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* [[2023-07-16 40 -74|The Duke Island Park meetup]] didn't work out. Watch here for future suggestions.
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]]!
 
  
 
== Cities in this Graticule ==
 
== Cities in this Graticule ==
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&nbsp;* - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.
 
&nbsp;* - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.
  
== Local Geohashers ==
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== Active Geohashers ==
  
* [[User:Madalis|Madalis]]
 
* [[User:bjimba|bjimba]]
 
* [[User:krip|krip]]
 
* [[User:trntr|trntr]] [[Image:Notrespassing.gif|20px]]
 
* [[User:TorsionalMetric|TorsionalMetric]]
 
* [[User:Direwulf|Direwulf]]
 
 
* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
 
* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
* [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF (When @Rutgers)]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
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* [[User:Signore_Galilei|Signore Galilei]]
* [[User:Esteban|Esteban]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]]
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* [[User:Science Works!|Science Works!]] [[Image:Notrespassing.gif|20px]]
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::''See also: [[Newark, New Jersey/inactive|inactive or retired geohashers]]''
* [[User:sve|sve]]
 
* [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] [[Image:bikegeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
 
* [[User:MikeyCakes|Mike]]
 
* [[User:Techdarko|darko]]
 
* [[User:Jimpoz|jimpoz]]
 
* [[User:RminusQ|RminusQ]] [[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
 
* [[User:Brandon|Brandon]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]] [[Image:Drag-along2.png|20px]] and [[User:Brandon's Dad|his father]] [[Image:Oldest.png|20px]]
 
* [[User:GISninja|GISninja]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]]
 
* [[User:BlastOButter42|BlastOButter42]], but probably only if it's near the city and [[New York, New York|New York]]'s isn't closer
 
* [[User:AlexF|AlexF]]
 
* [[User:Knitting Duck|Knitting Duck]] [[Image:Meetup.PNG|20px]]
 
* [[User:Flashbullzeye|Flashbullzeye]] [[Image:Meetup.PNG|20px]]
 
* [[User:Kyukket|Kyukket]]
 
* [[User:dieKatze88|dieKatze88]]
 
* [[User:Spindizzy|Spindizzy]]
 
  
 
== Attempted geohashes ==
 
== Attempted geohashes ==
:<sup>Main page: [[:Category:Meetup in 40 -74]]</sup>
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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.
 
 
* '''[[2011-10-16 40 -74|Sunday, October 16]]: [[User:Spindizzy|Spindizzy]] takes advantage of low foot traffic to reach the geohash.'''
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-10-12 40 -74|Wednesday, October 12]]: Completely unplanned, two geohashers visit the same geohash two hours apart.'''
 
 
 
* [[2011-10-10 40 -74|Monday, October 10]]: [[User:Spindizzy|Spindizzy]] stopped by, but the geohash was well back into private property.
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-10-04 40 -74|Tuesday, October 4]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] dragged Kyukket to Hillside. Made him do the driving, too :-P'''
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-09-30 40 -74|Friday, September 30]]: A brief side trip to Branchburg, made briefer by the arrival of the residents! '''
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-09-01 40 -74|Thursday, September 1]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] stopped by on the way to [[Cape May]].'''
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-07-04 40 -74|Monday, July 4]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] in a grassy field in Belle Mead.'''
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-06-17 40 -74|Friday, June 17]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] has one right down the road from his house.
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-05-25 40 -74|Wednesday, May 25]]''': [[User:Jabib|Jabib]] tried for it on the front end of a double geohash
 
 
 
* [[2011-05-24 40 -74|Tuesday, May 24]]: A nice summer spot if the beach is too far.
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-05-21 40 -74|Caturday, May 21]]: Geohashing day.
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-05-12 40 -74|Thursday, May 12]]''': [[User:Jabib|Jabib]] and [[User:Orangutan|Orangutan]] join the fray, and were met by many insects.
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-05-06 40 -74|Friday, May 6]]''': A suburban street in Warren, NJ.
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-04-27 40 -74|Wednesday, April 27]]''': Second Watching Mountain, Bridgewater, NJ.
 
 
 
* '''[[2011-03-19 40 -74|Saturday, March 19]]''': [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] stopped by a farm in Monroe.
 
  
* '''[[2011-02-05 40 -74|Saturday, February 5]]''': [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] stopped by in Plainfield on the way to a Chinese New Year party.
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* [[2019-05-26 40 -74|May 26, 2019]]: [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] rolls to South River.
  
* '''[[2011-01-01 40 -74|Saturday, New Year's Day 2011]]''': [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] and Gwynnath made a quick stop on the way to a wedding.
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* [[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.
  
Archived geohashing expeditions for [[Newark, New Jersey/2008|2008]], [[Newark, New Jersey/2009|2009]] and [[Newark, New Jersey/2010|2010]].
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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]].
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
  
[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{#time:Y-m-d}}&lat=40&long=-74&zoom=9&abs=-1 peeron map]]
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{{egl|{{#time:Y-m-d}}|40|-74|text=Geohashing.info map}}
  
[[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]]
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[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]
  
[[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps]] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
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[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
  
[[http://www.zillow.com Zillow]] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
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[http://www.zillow.com Zillow] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
  
[[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit]] for public transportation geohashes
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[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes
  
And of course [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey Wikipedia]] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)
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And of course [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey Wikipedia] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)
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:Google Maps does this automatically sometimes.
  
 
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.
 
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.
:Google Maps now has a bike trail layer, which is a good start.
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:Google Maps has a bike trail layer, too.
  
  

Latest revision as of 02:51, 19 June 2024

Scranton, Pennsylvania Newburgh, New York Danbury, Connecticut
Allentown, Pennsylvania Newark New York, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Atlantic City 39,-73

Today's location: geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

NewarkRiverside.jpg

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.


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LangleyLGLF earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (40, -74) graticule, here, on 2008-06-16.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!

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.

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.