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]]
-|ne = [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury, CT]]
+   | n  = [[Newburgh, New York]]
-|w = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, PA (North)]]
+   | ne = [[Danbury, Connecticut]]
-|e = [[New York, New York|New York, NY]]
+   | w  = [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]
-|sw = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, PA (South)]]
+   | name = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
-|s = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
+   | e  = [[New York, New York]]
-|se =
+   | sw = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
+   | s  = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
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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 populous graticule in the United States, easily in the neighborhood of 10 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.
+[[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]]''
-* August 16, 2008
-** Field near Plainsboro. [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] followed the "visitors" signs on the Black Rock lot before veering down a semi-public-looking abandoned roadway until a security guard arrived. Does not qualify as a [[Police Geohash|Police Geohash]] as this was just an amiable rent-a-cop. No proof.
-** In the [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] graticule, [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[2008-08-16_39_-74|got within photo distance]] of a water geohash location (pictures to follow).
-* '''[[2008-07-26_40_-74|Saturday, July 26, 2008]]'''
+Meetups are usually worked out between geohashers when an accessible location comes up. Get to know your neighbors :-)
-** 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]]'''
+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 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]]'''
+* [[2023-07-16 40 -74|The Duke Island Park meetup]] didn't work out. Watch here for future suggestions.
-** 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(?)]]
-* '''[[2008-06-28_40_-74|Saturday, June 28, 2008]]'''
+== Cities in this Graticule ==
-** Brightwood Avenue, Westfield.  Near Watchung Reservation.  [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] was there with two drag-alongs, and now has the pictures to prove it.
+{|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
+|}
-* Monday, June 16, 2008
+&nbsp;* - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ 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)]]
-* Friday, June 13, 2008
+== Active Geohashers ==
-** 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
+* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
-** 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)]].
+* [[User:Signore_Galilei|Signore Galilei]]
-* Sunday, June 1, 2008
+::''See also: [[Newark, New Jersey/inactive|inactive or retired geohashers]]''
-** A backyard in Denville.  [[User:trntr|trntr]] claims he was there, but has not yet provided proof. [[2008-06-01_40_-74|(start here)]].
-== Daily Locations ==
+== Attempted geohashes ==
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-24&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/24/08]
+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.
-Wooded strip between Rt 130 and Hightstown.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-23&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/23/08]
+* [[2019-05-26 40 -74|May 26, 2019]]: [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] rolls to South River.
-Field off Jacksonville Road, north of Mt. Holly. The Newburgh, NY hashpoint is also in New Jersey today.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-22&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/22/08]
+* [[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.
-Woods behind Fish Road, Jackson Township. Another one very near Six Flags - is this some kind of a message?
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-21&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/21/08]
+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]].
-Field near the ball diamonds of Mercer County Park, West Windsor.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-20&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/20/08]
+== Links ==
-Inside Roberge Elementary School, River Vale. Less than a mile from the NE corner of the graticule. Cubicle geohash for any teachers setting up their classrooms.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-19&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/19/08]
+{{egl|{{#time:Y-m-d}}|40|-74|text=Geohashing.info map}}
-Robbins Road, Neptune City.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-17&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/17/08]
+[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]
-Off Myrtle Ave in Monmouth Park, very close to the racetrack.  There is something unusual passing east-west, about 20 feet from the geohash, probably an abandoned freight line.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-16&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/16/08 - Saturday]
+[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
-A cleared and possibly planted field off Plainsboro Rd., Plainsboro.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-15&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/15/08]
+[http://www.zillow.com Zillow] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
-Behind a house on Sydor Avenue, Cassville.  Again, pretty close to Six Flags.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-14&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/14/08]
+[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes
-[[Image:Border.PNG|32px|Ok, New York isn't a foreign country, but it wouldn't hurt to brush up on your Yiddish, just in case.]] An undeveloped plot of land on Staten Island, New York.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-13&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/13/08]
+And of course [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey Wikipedia] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)
-In the woods north of Lakehurst Naval Air Center, and east of Success Lake.  Fairly close to Six Flags Great Adventure.
+:Google Maps does this automatically sometimes.
-Also, the [[Newburgh, New York]] graticule's geohash is in New Jersey.  It's just off Stanley Street, near Algonquin Waters, in Lakes 'n Reservoirs territory.  The closest town is Macopin, between West Milford and Bloomingdale.
+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 has a bike trail layer, too.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-12&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/12/08]
-A partly developed parcel of land between East Brunswick and the Raritan River.  (The map says Milltown, but I used to live there, and I say it's E. Brunswick.)
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-11&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/11/08]
-The side lot of a house on Soldier Hill Road, Oradell.
-The [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA geohash]] is on the New Jersey side today, at a farm off Route 94 near Vail.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-10&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/10/08]
-Off Black River Road, near Pottersville.  Looks like private property, part of a big estate maybe?  Just a bit south of Hacklebarney State Park.
-* '''[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-09&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/9/08 - Saturday]'''
-Near the Clark Landing Marina (?) on the Manasquan River, in the town of Point Pleasant Beach.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-08&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/8/08]
-Route 31 at the northern-most entrance to Spruce Run State Park.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-07&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/7/08]
-[[Image:watergeohash.jpg|32px]] Round Valley Reservoir.  Third water geohash in four days.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-06&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/6/08]
-[[Image:watergeohash.jpg|32px]] Upper New York Bay.  [[Water Geohash|Take the ferry from Bayonne to Manhattan today.]]  Or try the [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA geohash]] east of Bloomsbury (Exit 7 on I78/US-22).
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-05&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/5/08]
-East shore of Lake Kinnelon, Between Stone House Rd and the stream to Forge Pond, near Kinnelon.
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-08-04&lat=40&long=-75&zoom=8&abs=1 8/4/08]
-[[Image:watergeohash.jpg|32px]] Raritan Bay.  If you're taking the ferry from the Atlantic Highlands to LaGuardia Airport, you'll get a [[Water Geohash]].  Everybody else can try the [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA geohash]] near Frenchtown.
-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, Pennsylvania	Newburgh, New York	Danbury, Connecticut
Allentown, Pennsylvania	Newark	New York, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Atlantic City	39,-73
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Difference between revisions of "Newark, New Jersey"

Latest revision as of 02:51, 19 June 2024

Contents

Our Graticule

Quotable quotes

Suggested Meetup Locations

Cities in this Graticule

Active Geohashers

Attempted geohashes

Links