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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
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Right off of Route 40 in Sharpville, NJ. Across from a bank and in a field next to a building that was for sale. | Right off of Route 40 in Sharpville, NJ. Across from a bank and in a field next to a building that was for sale. | ||
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==Interesting Things Near The Geohash== | ==Interesting Things Near The Geohash== | ||
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'''[http://www.njsouth.com/index-cowtown.htm Cowtown Rodeo]''', "the longest running regular Saturday night rodeo in the entire United States."<br> | '''[http://www.njsouth.com/index-cowtown.htm Cowtown Rodeo]''', "the longest running regular Saturday night rodeo in the entire United States."<br> | ||
'''BJ & The Bear Country Store''', is apparently a country store of some kind? Their sign was pretty close to the Geohash location. | '''BJ & The Bear Country Store''', is apparently a country store of some kind? Their sign was pretty close to the Geohash location. | ||
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| + | ==Activities== | ||
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| + | A game of Boggle. [[User:Cshulse|Cshulse]] beat [[User:Rkweicker|Rkweicker]] 9-3. | ||
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| + | Games were followed by a trip to Wendy's, a trip to Richman's Restaurant, and a drive-by of the Cowtown Rodeo. | ||
==Boggle Game== | ==Boggle Game== | ||
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|height="30pt"| I || C || A || W || O | |height="30pt"| I || C || A || W || O | ||
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| + | Image:2008-06-28_39_-75_tomtom.jpg | GPS showing how close they got. | ||
| + | Image:2008-06-28_39_-75_rkweicker.jpg | Rkweicker is wondering what direction to go to make it change a few more 1/100000 of a degree. | ||
| + | Image:2008-06-28_39_-75_cshulse.jpg | Cshulse is explaining why he is in the middle of a field in New Jersey | ||
| + | Image:2008-06-28_39_-75_boggle.jpg | The game of Boggle played at the geohash. | ||
| + | Image:2008-06-28_39_-75_richman.jpg | Richman's Restaurant, home of Richman's Ice Cream. | ||
| + | Image:2008-06-28_39_-75_cowtown.jpg | They stumbled upon a rodeo on their way back to Philadelphia. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Expeditions with photos]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Coordinates reached]] | ||
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Contents
Success!
The Geohashers made it within 1/10000 of a degree to the Geohash mark.
Geohashers Involved
Location
Right off of Route 40 in Sharpville, NJ. Across from a bank and in a field next to a building that was for sale.
Interesting Things Near The Geohash
Richman's Restaurant, home of some really good ice cream.
Cowtown Rodeo, "the longest running regular Saturday night rodeo in the entire United States."
BJ & The Bear Country Store, is apparently a country store of some kind? Their sign was pretty close to the Geohash location.
Activities
A game of Boggle. Cshulse beat Rkweicker 9-3.
Games were followed by a trip to Wendy's, a trip to Richman's Restaurant, and a drive-by of the Cowtown Rodeo.
Boggle Game
| O | T | Qu | A | U |
| O | R | I | M | A |
| T | Y | A | A | N |
| T | D | E | I | L |
| I | C | A | W | O |
GPS showing how close they got.
Rkweicker is wondering what direction to go to make it change a few more 1/100000 of a degree.
Cshulse is explaining why he is in the middle of a field in New Jersey
The game of Boggle played at the geohash.
Richman's Restaurant, home of Richman's Ice Cream.
They stumbled upon a rodeo on their way back to Philadelphia.
