2008-06-07 40 -75

Sat 7 Jun 2008 in 40,-75: 40.5017842, -75.1143708 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

The point was directly in the middle of a small farm road near Ottsville, PA.

I reached this point solo at around 3:00 pm, took some pics and left. Most of the pics were washed out and ended up being discarded because I forgot to turn down the exposure on my camera. The surrounding area included open fields on either side of the road (possibly starting to grow wheat or something), an old, empty barn, a white house with a sign on the front porch that read something like "Welcome to the farm," a dilapidated garage and a swing set out front.

Exploring the nearby area revealed a gravel road that is submerged at one point beneath a crossing creek. Interestingly, there is a sign forbidding motor vehicles from heading upstream. (Thanks for the warning - I wasn't going to try anyway!)

Present Geohashers

Zack (Hello! This is me de-lurking)

Pictures

360-degree Quicktime file

Achievements

Zack earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (40, -75) graticule, here, on 2008-06-07.

Note: This ribbon was awarded by Eldin long after the actual expedition. This was the first claim of success in this graticule. The proof provided was not up to usual standards, but this was a very early expedition, and the 360-degree panorama was shot somewhere that could reasonably be the hashpoint, based on google's satelite imagery of the site. Also, none of the later expeditions with better proof has yet laid claim to the virgin graticule achievement here.