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The Newark [[graticule]] is at 40 N, -74 W. This may be the most populous graticule in the United States, with a population 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.
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Thanks to [[User:Meteorswarm|Meteorswarm]] for setting up a [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14145974177 Facebook group] for this graticule.  Meet-ups can be coordinated there, although so far this wiki has been more active.
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== Our Graticule ==
  
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== Daily Locations ==
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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.
  
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'''Daily Location: [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{#time:Y-m-d}}&lat=40&long=-74&zoom=9&abs=-1 Newark, New Jersey]]<br>
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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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'''{{#time:2009-04-24}}:''' In the trees within the loop of Harvard Circle, Montgomery Township near Blawenburg, Somerset County.
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{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 40 | longitude = -74 | date = 2008-06-16 | name = [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF]]  }}
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'''{{#time:2009-04-25}}:''' On the south bank of the Raritan River in Sayreville, Middlesex County.  It's right at the run-off canal near a power plant, so it's not only inaccessible (by land anyway), but probably horribly polluted.
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=== Quotable quotes ===
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*<b>A rum keg tapped at both ends.</b>
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::''-- Benjamin Franklin''
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*<b>The Tollbooth State</b>
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::''-- George Carlin''
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*<b>Only the Strong Survive</b>
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::''-- Popular New Jersey T-shirt''
  
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'''{{#time:2009-04-26}}:''' Close to the NJ Transit tracks west of White House Station.
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== Suggested Meetup Locations ==
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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.
  
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=== Coordinates ===
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Geohashers can also receive daily emails with automated Google address lookup through [http://www.activegeohasher.com/ activegeohasher.com].
  
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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]]!
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* [[2023-07-16 40 -74|The Duke Island Park meetup]] didn't work out. Watch here for future suggestions.
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== Cities in this Graticule ==
 
== Cities in this Graticule ==
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| Newark
 
| Newark
 
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| Torresdale, Philadelphia*
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| New Brunswick
 
| Parts of Brooklyn
 
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| Trenton
 
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== Local Geohashers ==
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&nbsp;* - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.
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== Active Geohashers ==
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* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
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* [[User:Signore_Galilei|Signore Galilei]]
  
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::''See also: [[Newark, New Jersey/inactive|inactive or retired geohashers]]''
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* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] {{User:Jevanyn/Template:Icons}}
 
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* [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] [[Image:bikegeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
 
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* [[User:GISninja|GISninja]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]]
 
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* [[User:BlastOButter42|BlastOButter42]], but probably only if it's near the city and [[New York, New York|New York]]'s isn't closer
 
  
 
== Attempted geohashes ==
 
== Attempted geohashes ==
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:<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.
  
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* '''[[2009-04-26 40 -74|Sunday, April 26, 2009]]:'''
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* [[2019-05-26 40 -74|May 26, 2019]]: [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] rolls to South River.
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** [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] is on the wrong side of the tracks in White House Station.
 
  
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* '''[[2009-04-14 40 -74|Tuesday, April 14, 2009]]:'''
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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.
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** [[User:GISninja|GISninja]] planned to be there, but not to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Jump_State_Forest jump like Jenny] did.
 
  
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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]].
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** [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] rode to the geohash on his bike, in the rain.
 
  
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** No GPS!  No map!  No directions! (bzzzt) No camera?
 
  
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{{egl|{{#time:Y-m-d}}|40|-74|text=Geohashing.info map}}
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** [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn and his family]] took a trip to Hightstown to look for buried treasure!  Aaaarh!
 
  
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* '''[[2009-02-20_40_-74|Friday, February 20, 2009]]'''
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[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]
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** In a parking lot in Paramus. [[User:Brandon|Brandon]] braved rush hour traffic to make it there.
 
  
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* '''[[2009-02-19_40_-74|Thursday, February 19, 2009]]'''
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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.
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** [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] couldn't resist a geohash this close to home.
 
  
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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.
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**  Someone's front yard in White House Station, New Jersey. [[User:Brandon|Brandon]] dragged [[User:Brandon's Dad|his father]] along despite the freezing rain for their first geohash.  
 
  
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[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes
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** The geohash was in a house in Nutley.  [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] made a [[2009-02-14 40 -74|lolhouse]], but no one actually went.
 
  
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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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** A new geohasher, [[User:RminusQ|RminusQ]], does the Speed Racer thing on a suburban street in Oakland.
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:Google Maps does this automatically sometimes.
  
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* '''[[2009-01-17_40_-74|Saturday, January 17, 2009]]'''
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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.
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** A geohashing-inspired location for an annual nature hike.
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:Google Maps has a bike trail layer, too.
  
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2008 geohashing expeditions have been [[Newark, New Jersey/2008|archived]].
 
  
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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: not yet announced

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.


Graticule unlocked.png
 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.
Mostactivegraticule.png
 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.
Mostactivegraticule.png
 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.
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