Difference between revisions of "2017-02-04 58 26"

Latest revision as of 04:58, 20 March 2024

Location

On the edge of a field in Palupera Parish, Estonia.

Participants

Expedition

I was on a trip in the Baltic states, and of course hoping for interesting geohashes to show up. This one seemed pretty doable so I decided to stop by on my way from Jekabpils (Latvia) to Tartu (Estonia). The navigation system in my rental hashmobile did a pretty good job of guiding me along country roads, and I arrived at the field around 15:20. I found a space to park on the edge of the field and proceeded to walk the last 500m or so to find the hash, among some trees and bushes. It took a bit of dancing to get a low enough reading (always tricky in wooded areas), but I managed to get within the accuracy and took some pictures. I quickly went back to the car because there were several menacing-sounding dogs barking quite loudly somewhere nearby and I didn't really fancy having to meet them. I set the satnav to Tartu and drove off again.

The snow and low temperature make this a Frozen Geohash, and it's also the first reported expedition in the Tartu graticule!

Photos

The road towards the hash.
The hashfield.
It gets a bit snowier as we get closer to the point.
The point is here among the trees.
Made it!
Lloyd posing.
Proof of temperature. And of the fact that I almost made a Saturday meetup!

Achievements

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (58, 26) geohash on 2017-02-04 while the temperature was -1.5 °C.

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (58, 26) graticule, here, on 2017-02-04.

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+On the edge of a field in Palupera Parish, Estonia.
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+I was on a trip in the Baltic states, and of course hoping for interesting geohashes to show up. This one seemed pretty doable so I decided to stop by on my way from Jekabpils (Latvia) to Tartu (Estonia). The navigation system in my rental hashmobile did a pretty good job of guiding me along country roads, and I arrived at the field around 15:20. I found a space to park on the edge of the field and proceeded to walk the last 500m or so to find the hash, among some trees and bushes. It took a bit of dancing to get a low enough reading (always tricky in wooded areas), but I managed to get within the accuracy and took some pictures. I quickly went back to the car because there were several menacing-sounding dogs barking quite loudly somewhere nearby and I didn't really fancy having to meet them. I set the satnav to Tartu and drove off again.
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+The snow and low temperature make this a Frozen Geohash, and it's also the first reported expedition in the Tartu graticule!
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+Image:2017-02-04 58 26 FelixTheCat 1.JPG | The road towards the hash.
+Image:2017-02-04 58 26 FelixTheCat 2.JPG | The hashfield.
+Image:2017-02-04 58 26 FelixTheCat 3.JPG | It gets a bit snowier as we get closer to the point.
+Image:2017-02-04 58 26 FelixTheCat 4.JPG | The point is here among the trees.
+Image:2017-02-04 58 26 FelixTheCat 5.png | Made it!
+Image:2017-02-04 58 26 FelixTheCat 6.JPG | Lloyd posing.
+Image:2017-02-04 58 26 FelixTheCat 7.JPG | Proof of temperature. And of the fact that I almost made a Saturday meetup!
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+    | date = 2017-02-04
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+    | temperature = -1.5 °C
+    | name = [[User:FelixTheCat|FelixTheCat]] ([[User talk:FelixTheCat|talk]])
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