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This hashpoint is about five minutes from Northampton, a college town a half hour north of Springfield where people from Springfield go to have a nice dinner. My husband and I weren't planning on celebrating our tenth anniversary tomorrow, but the extremely easy hashpoint gives us a great excuse. | This hashpoint is about five minutes from Northampton, a college town a half hour north of Springfield where people from Springfield go to have a nice dinner. My husband and I weren't planning on celebrating our tenth anniversary tomorrow, but the extremely easy hashpoint gives us a great excuse. | ||
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== Expedition == | == Expedition == | ||
| + | Speed racer. The hashpoint was right in the middle of a picturesque road of homes and farms. We didn't even slow down the car. I did see the GPS go to 0.0 distance, but couldn't get a good picture of it, because the flash kept reflecting off it. | ||
| − | + | After driving through the hashpoint twice, we went and had a pleasant childfree dinner at Cafe Esselon, very near the hashpoint. | |
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| − | + | Image:2009-10-17_42_-72_spedometer.jpg | Proof of speed-racerness (if you trust me that this was very near the hashpoint) | |
| + | Image:2009-10-17_42_-72_grins2.jpg | Much better pictures were taken of us ten years ago on this date. | ||
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| − | + | It turns out there's no ribbon for geohashing on your wedding anniversary, but | |
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| − | + | | name = Sara and her husband | |
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| + | | speed = 30 mph | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:23, 8 August 2019
| Sat 17 Oct 2009 in 42,-72: 42.3283133, -72.5769559 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
In the middle of a road in Hadley, MA
Participants
Sara and her husband
Plans
"If you don't come geohashing with me tomorrow, I'll be the only person to do the wedding anniversary geohash without their spouse."
"But do you get a special award for that?" [for anniversary hash without spouse]
This hashpoint is about five minutes from Northampton, a college town a half hour north of Springfield where people from Springfield go to have a nice dinner. My husband and I weren't planning on celebrating our tenth anniversary tomorrow, but the extremely easy hashpoint gives us a great excuse.
Expedition
Speed racer. The hashpoint was right in the middle of a picturesque road of homes and farms. We didn't even slow down the car. I did see the GPS go to 0.0 distance, but couldn't get a good picture of it, because the flash kept reflecting off it.
After driving through the hashpoint twice, we went and had a pleasant childfree dinner at Cafe Esselon, very near the hashpoint.
Photos
Proof of speed-racerness (if you trust me that this was very near the hashpoint)
Much better pictures were taken of us ten years ago on this date.
It turns out there's no ribbon for geohashing on your wedding anniversary, but
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Sara and her husband earned the Speed racer achievement
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