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   | nw = [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]
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   | nw = [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton, PA]]
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   | n  = [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh, NY]]
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   | w  = [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]]
 
 
   | name = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
 
   | name = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
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   | e  = [[New York, New York|New York City]]
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   | sw = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
 
   | s  = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
 
   | s  = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
 
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{{quote||A rum keg tapped at both ends.|Benjamin Franklin}}
 
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{{quote||The Tollbooth State|George Carlin}}
 
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{{quote||Only the Strong Survive|Popular New Jersey T-shirt}}
 
  
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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 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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== Our Graticule ==
  
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Thanks to [[User:Meteorswarm|Meteorswarm]], we have a [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14145974177 Facebook group] for the "North Jersey" graticule.  Meet-ups can be coordinated here or there.
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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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{{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}}
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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''
  
 
== Suggested Meetup Locations ==
 
== Suggested Meetup Locations ==
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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].
  
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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 :-)
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=== 6 October 2010 ===
 
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'''Coordinates: {{coordinates graticule|2010-10-06|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
 
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Time to put the [[Speed Racer]] merit badge printer into overdrive.  Wednesday's geohash is on Tremont Terrace, a few feet from Eastern Parkway and shouting distance from the [[wikipedia:Garden State Parkway]], a few blocks north from Exit 143.  Anybody with a photo of the Exit 143 or 144 sign for the parkway, northbound, and the speedometer, qualifies for the Speed Racer achievement.
 
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=== 7 October 2010 ===
 
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'''Coordinates: {{coordinates graticule|2010-10-07|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
 
  
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In a grassy field along River Road in Raritan, Somerset County.
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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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:[[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]]: I'll try for this by bike after work today.  It's too close not to go for it.
 
  
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== Retrohash ==
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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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The geohash for the date in the original comic (May 26, 2005) is 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 Torresdale area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.
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&nbsp;* - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.
  
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== Local Geohashers ==
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== Active Geohashers ==
  
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* [[User:Madalis|Madalis]]
 
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* [[User:bjimba|bjimba]]
 
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* [[User:krip|krip]]
 
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* [[User:trntr|trntr]] [[Image:Notrespassing.gif|20px]]
 
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* [[User:TorsionalMetric|TorsionalMetric]]
 
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* [[User:Direwulf|Direwulf]]
 
 
* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
 
* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
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* [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF (When @Rutgers)]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
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* [[User:Signore_Galilei|Signore Galilei]]
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* [[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]]''
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* [[User:sve|sve]]
 
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* [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] [[Image:bikegeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
 
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* [[User:MikeyCakes|Mike]]
 
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* [[User:Techdarko|darko]]
 
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* [[User:Jimpoz|jimpoz]]
 
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* [[User:RminusQ|RminusQ]] [[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
 
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* [[User:Brandon|Brandon]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]] [[Image:Drag-along2.png|20px]] and [[User:Brandon's Dad|his father]] [[Image:Oldest.png|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
 
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* [[User:AlexF|AlexF]]
 
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* [[User:Knitting Duck|Knitting Duck]] [[Image:Meetup.PNG|20px]]
 
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* [[User:Flashbullzeye|Flashbullzeye]] [[Image:Meetup.PNG|20px]]
 
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* [[User:Kyukket|Kyukket]]
 
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* [[User:dieKatze88|dieKatze88]]
 
  
 
== 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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* [[2010-10-07 40 -74|Thursday, 7 October]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] got to within line of sight, but was not expecting so many obstacles.
 
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* '''[[2010-08-17 40 -74|Tuesday, 17 August]]''': [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] is back in action, this time with a ten-mile cycling trek to Edison.
 
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* [[2010-08-05 40 -74|Thursday, 5 August]]: Twain twacks! (Update: They're power lines.  Ewectwon Twacks?)
 
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* '''[[2010-08-04 40 -74|Wednesday, 4 August]]''': 'Twas Kyukket, 'twas dark.
 
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* '''[[2010-07-25 40 -74|Sunday, 25 July]]''': Kyukket reached this one, too.
 
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* '''[[2010-07-24 40 -74|Saturday, 24 July]]''': Kyukket was there ... I think.
 
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* [[2010-07-21 40 -74|Wednesday, 21 July]]: The geohash is five miles from [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]]'s office, behind a heavily guarded daycare center.  Can he make it to the geohash?  And back out, alive?
 
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* '''[[2010-07-08 40 -74|Thursday, 8 July]]''': [[User:Kyukket|Kyukket]] got picture of the house where the geohash landed.
 
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* [[2010-06-03 40 -74|Monday, 7 June]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn's dad]] went to Thursday's geohash, just not on Thursday :-)
 
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* '''[[2010-06-05 40 -74|Saturday, 5 June]]:''' [[User:Mowdownjoe|Mowdownjoe]] heads for the geohash near the middle school in Aberdeen.
 
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* '''[[2010-05-24 40 -74|Monday, 24 May]]:''' [[User:Kyukket|Kyukket]] stopped by in Clark on his way to Clifton. (How is that not out-of-the-way?)
 
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* '''[[2010-05-21 40 -74|Friday, 21 May]]:''' Jack Bauer was here! (Sort of)
 
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* '''[[2010-05-05 40 -74|Miercoles, 5 Mayo]]:''' Cinco de Mayo bicicleta geohash!
 
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* [[2010-04-01 40 -74|Thursday, April 1]]: April Fools' Day [[Holy]]/[[Tron]] geohash. That was the plan, anyway...
 
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* '''[[2010-03-22 40 -74|Monday, March 22]]:''' Geo-passing-through.
 
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* '''[[2010-03-20 40 -74|Saturday, March 20]]:''' Geohashing and a walk in the park.
 
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* [[2010-03-08 40 -74|Monday, March 8]]: [[User:Jevanyn|I]] was just here, too!
 
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* [[2010-03-04 40 -74|Thursday, March 4]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] has driven past the house a dozen times.  But can I prove it?
 
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* '''[[2010-03-02 40 -74|Tuesday, March 2]]:''' Geohashing party of sorts at Friendly's in the Princeton area.
 
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* '''[[2010-02-28 40 -74|Sunday, February 28]]:''' An easy first geohash for [[User:dieKatze88|dieKatze88]] near Drew University.
 
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* '''[[2010-02-22 40 -74|Tuesday, February 22]]:''' Veterans Park, Trenton, near the entrance on Klockner Rd.  Across from Steinart High School.
 
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* '''[[2010-02-13 40 -74|Saturday, February 13]]:''' Tried for a meet-up at Woodbridge Mall.
 
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* '''[[2010-02-01 40 -74|Monday, February 1]]:''' A chilly evening geohash, but only two towns from home for [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]].
 
  
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* '''[[2010-01-23 40 -74|Saturday, January 23]]:''' Saturday's geohash was a walk in the park, literally!
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* [[2019-05-26 40 -74|May 26, 2019]]: [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] rolls to South River.
  
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* '''[[2010-01-05 40 -74|Tuesday, January 5]]:''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] tried for a birthday geohash with his new GPS, but the location was not reachable.  
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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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Archived geohashing expeditions for [[Newark, New Jersey/2008|2008]] and [[Newark, New Jersey/2009|2009]].
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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 ==
 
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[[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}}
  
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[[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]]
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[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]
  
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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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[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.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.
  
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[[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit]] for public transportation geohashes
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[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes
  
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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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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.
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: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.
  
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== In the Media ==
 
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On April 26, 2010, during the [http://www.nj1015.com/Casey-and-Rossi/5876222 Casey & Rossi call-in show], a discussion about geocaching prompted a Rutgers student(?) to call in and mention geohashing. They of course mocked us as geeks, but we'll show them! :-)
 
  
 
[[Category:Geohashing in the media]]
 
[[Category:Geohashing in the media]]

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.


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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.
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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