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Revision as of 15:56, 3 September 2024
| Mon 2 Sep 2024 in 35,-78: 35.8906776, -78.5897212 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
Durant Nature Preserve in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Participants
Plans
I had heard about geohashing many years ago on xkcd but had never ended up doing it. I recently remembered this activity and decided to give it a try. I downloaded the app on Friday, and due to the three-day weekend for Labor Day, there were four days of geohashes visible. I figured that of these, I was most likely to try this one (Monday's), as it was geographically the closest to me, was in a nature preserve I'd never been to, and was close to a trail. I ended up deciding to find it, coupled with some birdwatching.
Expedition
I drove to the parking lot for Durant Nature Preserve. It is a forested area with a couple lakes and some streams. I didn't see as many birds as I had hoped to, but there were a few, the highlight of which was a great blue heron. I followed the trails to get as close as I could to the geohash, which was about 100 feet off the trail. That area had a lot of pine trees and minimal undergrowth, so it was pretty easy to walk through. I wandered around trying to minimize the distance to the geohash until the app told me I was within the accuracy margin of error. I took a few pictures and continued the hike.
Tracklog
Photos
First ever Geohash! @35.8907,-78.5897
View from geohash
View from geohash
View from geohash
My boots at the geohash
App screenshot at geohash
App screenshot at geohash
Achievements
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KCMS earned the Land geohash achievement
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