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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 {{graticule
-    | lat=40
+    | lat= 40
-    | lon=-74
+    | lon= -74
-   | map = <map lat="40" lon="-74" />
+    | nw = [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]
-    | nw = [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton, PA]]
+    | n  = [[Newburgh, New York]]
-    | n  = [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh, NY]]
+    | ne = [[Danbury, Connecticut]]
-    | ne = [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury, CT]]
+    | w  = [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]
-    | w  = [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]]
     | name = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
-    | e  = [[New York, New York|New York City]]
+    | e  = [[New York, New York]]
-    | sw = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, PA]]
+    | sw = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
     | s  = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
     | se = [[39,-73]]
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 [[Image:NewarkRiverside.jpg|border|320px|left]]
 <!--[[Image:40 -74 easter egg.JPG|border|240px|left]]-->
-{{quote||A rum keg tapped at both ends.|Benjamin Franklin}}
-{{quote||The Tollbooth State|George Carlin}}
-{{quote||Only the Strong Survive|Popular New Jersey T-shirt}}
-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.
+== Our Graticule ==
-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.
+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.
-{{maintained|maintainer=[[User:Jevanyn|I am the <strike>decider</strike> maintainer]]}}
+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.
+{{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
+{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 40 | longitude = -74 | date = 2008-06-16 | name = [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF]]  }}
+{{Most active graticule|month=May 2010|count=3|reached=true}}
+{{Most active graticule|month=August 2010|count=4}}
+{{Most active graticule|month=December 2013|count=4|reached=true}}
+{{Most active graticule|month=December 2013|count=5}}
+=== 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''
 == 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].
-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.
+Meetups are usually worked out between geohashers when an accessible location comes up. Get to know your neighbors :-)
-=== October 11, 2010 ===
-'''Coordinates: {{coordinates graticule|2010-10-11|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
-Maplewood Golf Course, Union County.  Should be reachable, assuming you can enter the course grounds without paying a fee.  The hashpoint is behind a tree and should be "out of bounds", so walking on should not disrupt anyone playing.
+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]]!
-== Retrohash ==
+* [[2023-07-16 40 -74|The Duke Island Park meetup]] didn't work out. Watch here for future suggestions.
-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 ==
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 | Newark
 | Staten Island
-| Philadelphia*
+| Torresdale, Philadelphia*
 |-
 | Jersey City
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 |}
-&nbsp;* - The Torresdale area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.
+&nbsp;* - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.
-== Local Geohashers ==
+== Active Geohashers ==
-* [[User:Madalis|Madalis]]
-* [[User:bjimba|bjimba]]
-* [[User:krip|krip]]
-* [[User:trntr|trntr]] [[Image:Notrespassing.gif|20px]]
-* [[User:TorsionalMetric|TorsionalMetric]]
-* [[User:Direwulf|Direwulf]]
 * [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
-* [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF (When @Rutgers)]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
+* [[User:Signore_Galilei|Signore Galilei]]
-* [[User:Esteban|Esteban]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]]
-* [[User:Science Works!|Science Works!]] [[Image:Notrespassing.gif|20px]]
+::''See also: [[Newark, New Jersey/inactive|inactive or retired geohashers]]''
-* [[User:sve|sve]]
-* [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] [[Image:bikegeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
-* [[User:MikeyCakes|Mike]]
-* [[User:Techdarko|darko]]
-* [[User:Jimpoz|jimpoz]]
-* [[User:RminusQ|RminusQ]] [[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
-* [[User:Brandon|Brandon]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]] [[Image:Drag-along2.png|20px]] and [[User:Brandon's Dad|his father]] [[Image:Oldest.png|20px]]
-* [[User:GISninja|GISninja]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]]
-* [[User:BlastOButter42|BlastOButter42]], but probably only if it's near the city and [[New York, New York|New York]]'s isn't closer
-* [[User:AlexF|AlexF]]
-* [[User:Knitting Duck|Knitting Duck]] [[Image:Meetup.PNG|20px]]
-* [[User:Flashbullzeye|Flashbullzeye]] [[Image:Meetup.PNG|20px]]
-* [[User:Kyukket|Kyukket]]
-* [[User:dieKatze88|dieKatze88]]
 == Attempted geohashes ==
-:<sup>Main page: [[:Category:Meetup in 40 -74]]</sup>
+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.
-* [[2010-10-07 40 -74|Thursday, 7 October]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] got to within line of sight, but was not expecting so many obstacles.
-* '''[[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.
-* [[2010-08-05 40 -74|Thursday, 5 August]]: Twain twacks! (Update: They're power lines.  Ewectwon Twacks?)
-* '''[[2010-08-04 40 -74|Wednesday, 4 August]]''': 'Twas Kyukket, 'twas dark.
-* '''[[2010-07-25 40 -74|Sunday, 25 July]]''': Kyukket reached this one, too.
-* '''[[2010-07-24 40 -74|Saturday, 24 July]]''': Kyukket was there ... I think.
-* [[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?
-* '''[[2010-07-08 40 -74|Thursday, 8 July]]''': [[User:Kyukket|Kyukket]] got picture of the house where the geohash landed.
-* [[2010-06-03 40 -74|Monday, 7 June]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn's dad]] went to Thursday's geohash, just not on Thursday :-)
-* '''[[2010-06-05 40 -74|Saturday, 5 June]]:''' [[User:Mowdownjoe|Mowdownjoe]] heads for the geohash near the middle school in Aberdeen.
-* '''[[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?)
-* '''[[2010-05-21 40 -74|Friday, 21 May]]:''' Jack Bauer was here! (Sort of)
-* '''[[2010-05-05 40 -74|Miercoles, 5 Mayo]]:''' Cinco de Mayo bicicleta geohash!
-* [[2010-04-01 40 -74|Thursday, April 1]]: April Fools' Day [[Holy]]/[[Tron]] geohash. That was the plan, anyway...
-* '''[[2010-03-22 40 -74|Monday, March 22]]:''' Geo-passing-through.
-* '''[[2010-03-20 40 -74|Saturday, March 20]]:''' Geohashing and a walk in the park.
-* [[2010-03-08 40 -74|Monday, March 8]]: [[User:Jevanyn|I]] was just here, too!
-* [[2010-03-04 40 -74|Thursday, March 4]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] has driven past the house a dozen times.  But can I prove it?
-* '''[[2010-03-02 40 -74|Tuesday, March 2]]:''' Geohashing party of sorts at Friendly's in the Princeton area.
-* '''[[2010-02-28 40 -74|Sunday, February 28]]:''' An easy first geohash for [[User:dieKatze88|dieKatze88]] near Drew University.
-* '''[[2010-02-22 40 -74|Tuesday, February 22]]:''' Veterans Park, Trenton, near the entrance on Klockner Rd.  Across from Steinart High School.
-* '''[[2010-02-13 40 -74|Saturday, February 13]]:''' Tried for a meet-up at Woodbridge Mall.
-* '''[[2010-02-01 40 -74|Monday, February 1]]:''' A chilly evening geohash, but only two towns from home for [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]].
-* '''[[2010-01-23 40 -74|Saturday, January 23]]:''' Saturday's geohash was a walk in the park, literally!
+* [[2019-05-26 40 -74|May 26, 2019]]: [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] rolls to South River.
-* '''[[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.
+* [[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.
-Archived geohashing expeditions for [[Newark, New Jersey/2008|2008]] and [[Newark, New Jersey/2009|2009]].
+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 ==
-[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{#time:Y-m-d}}&lat=40&long=-74&zoom=9&abs=-1 peeron map]]
+{{egl|{{#time:Y-m-d}}|40|-74|text=Geohashing.info map}}
-[[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]]
+[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]
-[[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps]] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
+[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
-[[http://www.zillow.com Zillow]] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
+[http://www.zillow.com Zillow] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
-[[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit]] for public transportation geohashes
+[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes
-And of course [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey Wikipedia]] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)
+And of course [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey Wikipedia] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)
+: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.
-:Google Maps now has a bike trail layer, which is a good start.
+:Google Maps has a bike trail layer, too.
-== In the Media ==
-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]]

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

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