Difference between revisions of "2018-10-16 52 -0"

Latest revision as of 14:09, 4 December 2022

Dan Q also wrote about this expedition on his blog. For more details and higher-resolution pictures, see this expedition's log at https://danq.me/2018/10/16/geohashing-expedition-2018-10-16-52-0/

Location

Alongside a lane that runs through the Quinton Green Business Park, South of the village of Quinton.

Participants

Dan Q

Plans

I've got an exam in Milton Keynes in the afternoon, so it'd be only a minor diversion for me to come and try to visit this roadside hashpoint. I hope to be there about 10:30.

Expedition

Failed to turn on the tracklogger on my GPS, but I remembered to get photos at least. This was a quick and easy run, although I did get accosted by a local who saw me hanging around near the wind farm and putting up a sign... I think that after the controversy these epic windmills caused he might have thought that I was putting up a planning notice to erect some more or something. Once I explained what I was doing he seemed happy enough.

Used my new 360° full-panoramic camera to take a picture at the hashpoint; DanQ (talk)I'll put a VR-ready version on my website and link it here when I get the chance.DanQ (talk) you can view it at https://danq.me/2018/10/16/geohashing-expedition-2018-10-16-52-0/.

Photos

Proof!
Silly frown...
Wind farms over the M1
Left a poster on a very-nearby sign post
Full 360° panoramic shot of the hashpoint (complete with silly grin)

Achievements

DanQ achieved level 4 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in Swindon, United Kingdom and 4 of the surrounding graticules.

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+Failed to turn on the tracklogger on my GPS, but I remembered to get photos at least. This was a quick and easy run, although I did get accosted by a local who saw me hanging around near the wind farm and putting up a sign... I think that after [https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/opposition-to-northamptonshire-wind-farm-near-m1-motorway-1-5815415 the controversy these epic windmills caused] he might have thought that I was putting up a planning notice to erect some more or something. Once I explained what I was doing he seemed happy enough.
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+Used my new 360&deg; full-panoramic camera to take a picture at the hashpoint; [[User:DanQ|DanQ]] ([[User talk:DanQ|talk]])I'll put a VR-ready version on my website and link it here when I get the chance.[[User:DanQ|DanQ]] ([[User talk:DanQ|talk]]) you can view it at https://danq.me/2018/10/16/geohashing-expedition-2018-10-16-52-0/.
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+Image:20181016_110855.jpg | Wind farms over the M1
+Image:20181016 111124.jpg | Left a poster on a very-nearby sign post
+Image:R0010024 20181016110823.JPG | Full 360&deg; panoramic shot of the hashpoint (complete with silly grin)
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