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+ | == Location == | ||
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+ | 4) In a sugar beet field east of Royston, Hertfordshire, UK. | ||
== Participants == | == Participants == | ||
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== Expedition == | == Expedition == | ||
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+ | [[2010-09-04 53 0]] :: [[2010-09-04 53 -0]] :: [[2010-09-04 52 -0]] :: [[2010-09-04 52 0]] | ||
[[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] (Neil) spotted that the hash point was only 850 metres east of the Greenwich Meridian and there was another hashpoint 850 metres west. This was the ideal opportunity to collect two easy hashes close to each other. The hash was reached from a layby on the main A505 road. To reach the hash, there was a short walk along the Icknield way and then onto a farm track. A bit of tip toeing in the sugar beet was needed. The plants were still small enough to do this without damage. This was point 4 of a quad hash. The Google Earth image shows wheat growing in an earlier year. | [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] (Neil) spotted that the hash point was only 850 metres east of the Greenwich Meridian and there was another hashpoint 850 metres west. This was the ideal opportunity to collect two easy hashes close to each other. The hash was reached from a layby on the main A505 road. To reach the hash, there was a short walk along the Icknield way and then onto a farm track. A bit of tip toeing in the sugar beet was needed. The plants were still small enough to do this without damage. This was point 4 of a quad hash. The Google Earth image shows wheat growing in an earlier year. | ||
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+ | A few days later, Neil noticed that he could have made the quad-hash a five by visiting (52 1). This would not have added much extra mileage to the outing. Rats! Lack of experience! Equatorial people have a disadvantage here because their graticules are wider. | ||
== Image Gallery == | == Image Gallery == | ||
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Image:2010-09-04_52_0_Sourcerer.JPG|Sugar Beet | Image:2010-09-04_52_0_Sourcerer.JPG|Sugar Beet | ||
Image:2010-09-04_52_0_Sourcerer_GE.jpg|Google Earth Close Up | Image:2010-09-04_52_0_Sourcerer_GE.jpg|Google Earth Close Up | ||
Image:2010-09-04_Sourcerer_GE_All.jpg|Google Earth Path for all four hash points. | Image:2010-09-04_Sourcerer_GE_All.jpg|Google Earth Path for all four hash points. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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+ | == More Proof == | ||
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+ | I have a gdb file from my Garmin GPS receiver. I used GPSBabel to convert it to GPX/XML format. Here is the trackpoint for the geohash. The time-stamp is in GMT. | ||
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+ | <trkpt lat="52.044831700623035" lon="0.012634210288525"> | ||
+ | <ele>64.0650634765625</ele> | ||
+ | <time>2010-09-04T16:38:01Z</time> | ||
+ | </trkpt> | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
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+ | | curr = 2010-09-04_52_0 | ||
+ | | next = 2010-09-12_52_1 | ||
+ | | date = 2010-09-04 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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[[Category:Expeditions]] | [[Category:Expeditions]] | ||
[[Category:Coordinates reached]] | [[Category:Coordinates reached]] | ||
[[Category:Expeditions with photos]] | [[Category:Expeditions with photos]] | ||
+ | {{location|GB|ENG|HRT}} |
Latest revision as of 20:04, 16 May 2020
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Contents
Location
4) In a sugar beet field east of Royston, Hertfordshire, UK.
Participants
Expedition
2010-09-04 53 0 :: 2010-09-04 53 -0 :: 2010-09-04 52 -0 :: 2010-09-04 52 0
Sourcerer (Neil) spotted that the hash point was only 850 metres east of the Greenwich Meridian and there was another hashpoint 850 metres west. This was the ideal opportunity to collect two easy hashes close to each other. The hash was reached from a layby on the main A505 road. To reach the hash, there was a short walk along the Icknield way and then onto a farm track. A bit of tip toeing in the sugar beet was needed. The plants were still small enough to do this without damage. This was point 4 of a quad hash. The Google Earth image shows wheat growing in an earlier year.
A few days later, Neil noticed that he could have made the quad-hash a five by visiting (52 1). This would not have added much extra mileage to the outing. Rats! Lack of experience! Equatorial people have a disadvantage here because their graticules are wider.
Image Gallery
More Proof
I have a gdb file from my Garmin GPS receiver. I used GPSBabel to convert it to GPX/XML format. Here is the trackpoint for the geohash. The time-stamp is in GMT.
<trkpt lat="52.044831700623035" lon="0.012634210288525"> <ele>64.0650634765625</ele> <time>2010-09-04T16:38:01Z</time> </trkpt>
Expeditions and Plans
2010-09-04 | ||
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McMinnville, Oregon | Jim | Off a highway near Salem down a steep embankment. |
Schweinfurt, Germany | Danatar | in a harvested corn field near Burghausen, a part of Wasserlosen. Country:... |
Kielce, Poland | Felinator | In the middle of river Wisła (Vistula) in Kraków, near power plant Łęg. |
Northampton, United Kingdom | Sourcerer | 3) In a residential street in Royston, Hertfordshire, UK. |
Cambridge, United Kingdom | Sourcerer | 4) In a sugar beet field east of Royston, Hertfordshire, UK. |
Utrecht, Netherlands | CO2, Freeze XJ | In between Montfoort en IJsselstein, in a piece of farmland, probably priva... |
Hull, United Kingdom | Sourcerer | 2) In a sweet corn field just north west of the village of Sibsey. The near... |
Skegness, United Kingdom | Sourcerer | 1) In a harvested wheat field just north of the village of Sibsey. The near... |
Sourcerer's Expedition Links
2010-09-04_52_-0 - 2010-09-04_52_0 - 2010-09-12_52_1 - KML file download of Sourcerer's expeditions for use with Google Earth.