Difference between revisions of "2025-01-06 47 -122"

Latest revision as of 23:16, 6 January 2025

Location

A parking lot south of Green Lake in north Seattle

Participants

Thomcat

Plans

Expedition

I've been to this neighborhood and this parking lot in the past - I've patronized this post office. Next to the post office *used* to be a Seven Eleven, but it's been gone a while - no geosquishies for me.

Arrived, parked, took a first look at the GPS - and it was all over the place. It said I was a block west, a block east - very unreliable. Not sure why. Not under major trees or power wires - maybe something underground?

I lined up what should be the spot, captured the screen and uploaded. Will try again after a Monday morning meeting (remote for me). While in the meeting, I observed that the fence protecting the US Mail vehicles was quite severe! Good thing I didn't have to go in there.

Same results after, so I snapped a photo of my chalk marked curb. When I went to the parking lot entrance, though, it was nearly spot on. Very strange...

Leaving the immediate geohash, I went a few blocks south to Archie McPhee, fine purveyors of nonsense, gee-gaws and squirrel underpants. They were not yet open.

Ah well, off to work - and an evening flight to Las Vegas!

Tracklog

Photos

GPS accuracy awful today
geohasher @47.6630,-122.3412
Vehicle parking next lot north @.0000,.0000
very likely the spot @47.6632,-122.3417
this location seems accurate @47.6630,-122.3406
Archie McPhee @47.6615,-122.3418

Achievements

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 == Expedition ==
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+I've been to this neighborhood and this parking lot in the past - I've patronized this post office. Next to the post office *used* to be a Seven Eleven, but it's been gone a while - no geosquishies for me.
+Arrived, parked, took a first look at the GPS - and it was all over the place. It said I was a block west, a block east - very unreliable. Not sure why. Not under major trees or power wires - maybe something underground?
+I lined up what should be the spot, captured the screen and uploaded. Will try again after a Monday morning meeting (remote for me). While in the meeting, I observed that the fence protecting the US Mail vehicles was quite severe!  Good thing I didn't have to go in there.
+Same results after, so I snapped a photo of my chalk marked curb. When I went to the parking lot entrance, though, it was nearly spot on. Very strange...
+Leaving the immediate geohash, I went a few blocks south to Archie McPhee, fine purveyors of nonsense, gee-gaws and squirrel underpants. They were not yet open.
+Ah well, off to work - and an evening flight to Las Vegas!
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 Image:2025-01-06_47_-122_thomcat_1736188437628.jpg|Vehicle parking next lot north [https://openstreetmap.org/?mlat=.00000000&mlon=.00000000&zoom=16 @.0000,.0000]
+Image:2025-01-06_47_-122_thomcat_1736188640624.jpg|very likely the spot [https://openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.66320600&mlon=-122.34165400&zoom=16 @47.6632,-122.3417]
+Image:2025-01-06_47_-122_thomcat_1736188700870.jpg|this location seems accurate [https://openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.66303500&mlon=-122.34055100&zoom=16 @47.6630,-122.3406]
+Image:2025-01-06_47_-122_thomcat_1736188899904.jpg|Archie McPhee [https://openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.66150400&mlon=-122.34176600&zoom=16 @47.6615,-122.3418]
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