Oslo, Norway

Nesbyen	Gjøvik	Hamar
Skien	Oslo	Sarpsborg
Kragerø	Stavern	Uddevalla, Sweden
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Today's location

The Oslo graticule is at latitude 59, longitude 10. High probability of geohash coordinates being in water or the middle of nowhere far away from any road.

Land usage, as reported by kartverk databases, and the Land usage script:

Category   SK      Land Usage  Category
Forest     51.36%  47.36%      Forest
Swamp       0.05% 
Sea        25.93%  37.62%      Water
Lakes       1.97%
Rivers      0.11%
Open       12.50%  9.91%       Fields/Wilderness
Urban       8.09%  2.42%       Settlements
                   1.19%       Near Roads
                   1.19%       Near Highways
                   0.24%       Natural reserves/Parks
                   0.08%       Industrial/Restricted

Since it covers a significant amount of the population in Norway, you'd think we might get something more going.

Local Geohashers

Blóðøx

Bønna‎

eiggen, lives close to the Oslo sentralstasjon

Enno, who is living in Oslo and does not have a car but likes to walk and play football. On TV. Every Wednesday.

hbrx, living and working in Oslo, caching and hashing all over.

Isdronningen‎

relet, lives in Hønefoss, not far from the northern graticule border.

Snoken, lives in Oslo.

W, lives near Fornebu.

wiesener, lives near Ullernåsen

Jonmarb, lives near Skøyen

Planned Geohashes

• 2011-09-10 59 10

Past Geohashes

1. 2008-06-21 59 10 — Chimera — Located in the middle of a field near a lake outside of Oslo. — Thwarted — No public access
2. 2008-06-25 59 10 — FluffyB, Enno, Chimera, hbrx — Located in the middle of Oslo, behind the Oslo Cathedral (Oslo Domkirke), a... — Succeeded
3. 2008-06-26 59 10 — hbrx, Chimera — Just on the edge of the highly popular lake Sognsvann just north of Oslo. O... — Succeeded
4. 2008-07-07 59 10 — Chimera — Chimera The geohash coordinates were in a dirt parking lot by a barn and a ... — Succeeded
5. 2008-07-15 59 10 — Enno, Chimera — The coordinates for this geohash were in the city proper, next to one of th... — Succeeded
6. 2008-08-01 59 10 — hbrx — Situated just off the road in the residential area Grefsen/Lofthus. Close t... — Succeeded
7. 2008-08-22 59 10 — hbrx, lyx, Chimera — Located on a cemetery called Vestre Aker Gravlund, close to Oslo city centr... — Succeeded
8. 2008-09-04 59 10 — lyx, hbrx — Placed close to Advokat Dehlis plass in Bjølsen, Oslo. The hash was conven... — Succeeded
9. 2008-09-13 59 10 — Chimera — The hash was located in the forest (probably Lørenskog), just outside Oslo ... — Thwarted — Unknown
10. 2008-10-02 59 10 — lyx — The hash was located at Østre Lindeberg Borettslag, conveniently close to L... — Succeeded
11. 2008-10-13 59 10 — lyx, hbrx — The hash was located in Oslo Nordstrand, in the yard of a house in Parelius... — Succeeded
12. 2008-11-26 59 10 — hbrx — This hash is located just south of the small lighthouse 'Kavringen' in inne... — Thwarted — Mother Nature
13. 2009-08-24 59 10 — hbrx — A small grass field next to the road Lierstranda, in Lier, just outside Dra... — Succeeded
14. 2010-04-25 59 10 — relet — Vikersund, Norway. Then up the hills. — Succeeded
15. 2010-08-07 59 10 — eiggen, relet, W, Flexable777 — On a small island in the Oslofjord, known for its beaches and its camping g... — Succeeded
16. 2010-08-24 59 10 — Blóðøx, eiggen, Snoken — at a walkable distance from the Bakk bus stop. Satellite imagery show it t... — Succeeded
17. 2010-11-04 59 10 — Blóðøx, eiggen, Bønna, Isdronningen, anon — Forest, close to Nesodden, Norway. — Succeeded
18. 2010-11-28 59 10 — — Nordengveien, Slependen, Oslo. In a bit of forest in a residential district... — Thwarted — Did not attempt
19. 2011-03-27 59 10 — relet, Anders, Mona — A snowy field near Avløs station. — Succeeded
20. 2011-04-29 59 10 — W, Flexable777, eiggen — Hovedøya, an island close to mainland Oslo, 5 minutes by public ferry. — Succeeded
21. 2011-06-26 59 10 — eiggen, ha — In the Lillomarka forest, close to Grorud, Oslo, Norway. — Succeeded
22. 2011-07-10 59 10 — Spro, wiesener — The place consisted of trees, a lot of mosquitoes and some beehives. — Succeeded
23. 2011-09-02 59 10 — Blóðøx, Bønna‎, eiggen, Lastorset, Snoken, Some random guy, Some random girl — Rosenhoff, close to downtown Oslo. — Succeeded
24. 2011-09-10 59 10 — Blóðøx, ‎Snoken — Prinsdal, a south-eastern suburb of Oslo. — Succeeded
25. 2012-04-03 59 10 — relet, Jonmarb — Drammen, in the forest above the highway. 59.738203°, 10.152387° 15 minut... — Succeeded
26. 2012-06-15 59 10 — Blóðøx, eiggen — On our way there! eiggen and blódøx - - Sent from my phone :-) — Succeeded
27. 2012-07-14 59 10 — Jonmarb — Next to a bus stop sign close to Maridalsvann — Succeeded
28. 2014-04-07 59 10 — Løventier, relet — 2.3 km from Løventier's home, at Steinskogen gravlund. Too close not to go.... — Succeeded
29. 2014-07-07 59 10 — relet, Løventier — Close to a hut on Tulsebråten, Nordmarka — Succeeded
30. 2018-05-21 59 10 — — Somewhere — Thwarted — Did not attempt
31. 2021-02-28 59 10 — Haakooto — located in a forest near Tårnåsen. — Succeeded
32. 2023-09-07 59 10 — π π π — in a private garden on Snarøya peninsula, Bærum, near Oslo — Thwarted — No public access
33. 2024-05-01 59 10 — Cdminix, Cece — located on a field in Bærum. — Succeeded

Achievements

hbrx earned the Like a Virgin Geohash Achievement by reactivating the inactive Oslo graticule at (59, 10) geohash on 2009-08-24.