Difference between revisions of "2015-11-10 52 4"

Latest revision as of 05:47, 15 August 2019

Location

Den Haag Centraal train station.

Participants

FelixTheCat (talk)

Blauwe BIC

Plans

FelixTheCat

Use bus/train/tram to go to the hash and win the Public Transport Achievement.

Blauwe BIC

Not having prepared at all, I found out this geohash was quite close to the office (perhaps even good enough for a Cubicle geohash honourable mention), while at the office. I decided to interrupt my usual walk from work to the train station for three minutes to divert to the geohash.

Expedition

FelixTheCat

Looking at the map it seemed like the hash was located right next to The Hague Central Station. So I figured I'd take the bus to Delft station, get on the train to The Hague and find the hash.

First I managed to miss the bus and had to walk to the station (which wasn't too bad; about ten minutes). Got on a train full of commuters and soon arrived in The Hague. The hash was located somewhere between the edge of the main station building and a very tall building next door. This made it difficult to get a GPS fix. After several minutes of trying different locations I concluded that the hash was actually located just inside the station, behind a set of lockers. No public access, so no Public Transport Achievement this time...

Blauwe BIC

This geohash is going to be debatable. My GPS pinpointed the coordinates just outside the building. Since my phone is my GPS device and I came unprepared (i.e. no additional camera to photograph my phone while at the geohash), I do not bear any proof of the exact location. The best I can do is lay a ruler across an aerial photo to determine the edge of the building. According to my best estimate, the hash actually is located outside.

Photos

FelixTheCat

Arriving at The Hague Central Station.
This is the main station building. Like most large train stations in this country, it's been under almost constant renovation for the past decade or so.
The hash is located somewhere between the station and this huge towering building.
This corner seemed to be the closest I could get, but still the hash appeared to be around 10 metres to the southwest.
Back inside the station, the hash is most likely located somewhere behind these lockers.

Blauwe BIC

Just in between the two buildings.
Proof of date at the location. A newspaper was the best I could do.

Achievements

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the No trespassing consolation prize

by almost (10 metres) reaching the (52, 4) geohash on 2015-11-10.

Blauwe BIC earned the cubicle geohash honorable mention

by working near the (52, 4) geohash on 2015-11-10.

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 == Location ==
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+Den Haag Centraal train station.
 == Participants ==
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+[[User:Blauwe_BIC|Blauwe BIC]]
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+=== FelixTheCat===
+Use bus/train/tram to go to the hash and win the Public Transport Achievement.
+=== Blauwe BIC ===
+Not having prepared at all, I found out this geohash was quite close to the office (perhaps even good enough for a Cubicle geohash honourable mention), while at the office. I decided to interrupt my usual walk from work to the train station for three minutes to divert to the geohash.
 == Expedition ==
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+=== FelixTheCat===
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+Looking at the map it seemed like the hash was located right next to The Hague Central Station. So I figured I'd take the bus to Delft station, get on the train to The Hague and find the hash.
-== Photos ==
+First I managed to miss the bus and had to walk to the station (which wasn't too bad; about ten minutes). Got on a train full of commuters and soon arrived in The Hague. The hash was located somewhere between the edge of the main station building and a very tall building next door. This made it difficult to get a GPS fix. After several minutes of trying different locations I concluded that the hash was actually located just inside the station, behind a set of lockers. No public access, so no Public Transport Achievement this time...
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+=== Blauwe BIC ===
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+This geohash is going to be debatable. My GPS pinpointed the coordinates just ''outside'' the building. Since my phone is my GPS device and I came unprepared (i.e. no additional camera to photograph my phone while at the geohash), I do not bear any proof of the exact location. The best I can do is lay a ruler across an aerial photo to determine the edge of the building. According to my best estimate, the hash actually is located outside.
+== Photos ==
+=== FelixTheCat ===
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+Image:2015-11-10 52 4 FelixTheCat 1.JPG | Arriving at The Hague Central Station.
+Image:2015-11-10 52 4 FelixTheCat 2.JPG | This is the main station building. Like most large train stations in this country, it's been under almost constant renovation for the past decade or so.
+Image:2015-11-10 52 4 FelixTheCat 3.JPG | The hash is located somewhere between the station and this huge towering building.
+Image:2015-11-10 52 4 FelixTheCat 4.JPG | This corner seemed to be the closest I could get, but still the hash appeared to be around 10 metres to the southwest.
+Image:2015-11-10 52 4 FelixTheCat 5.JPG | Back inside the station, the hash is most likely located somewhere behind these lockers.
+</gallery>
+=== Blauwe BIC ===
+<gallery perrow="2">
+Image:2015-11-10 52 4 Buildings.jpg | Just in between the two buildings.
+Image:2015-11-10 52 4 Date.jpg | Proof of date at the location. A newspaper was the best I could do.
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+    | name = [[User:FelixTheCat|FelixTheCat]] ([[User talk:FelixTheCat|talk]])
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+| name = Blauwe BIC
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