Difference between revisions of "2024-12-16 51 14"

Latest revision as of 20:42, 16 December 2024

Location

Next to a house in southern Cottbus.

Participants

Plans

A new graticule for me and a subdivision of Brandenburg to unlock! Train (hourly) and bike sounds nice. Weather forecast: 10C and windy, a nice change from last week's near-freezing temperatures.

Expedition

Late in the morning, I cycled to Berlin-Ostkreuz and caught an RE2 train for a 1 hour and 20 minute ride to Cottbus. I had a döner lunch inside the Cottbus station building, then set out riding.

Google Maps suggested the shortest route would involve the straight road heading south-southeast, incidentally along the #3 tram route. A section of this was closed for construction but the sidewalk was fortunately still open. I felt a bit of mist and noticed my ears getting cold. The final street, with the least comfortable brick bike lanes yet, passed through car dealerships before reaching a well-kept neighborhood.

The point was well within GPS accuracy of the outside of the fence. A car started nearby then drove off; above its place I then spotted a flag.

Garmin suggested a return route that mostly followed the #4 tram route. This turned out to be a bit more scenic. When I reached the station again there was still a while until the next train back to Berlin, so I crossed over the tracks and managed to just reach the edge of the old town. Back in the station building, I still had time for a hot drink before the train.

Tracklog

Photos

Location @51.7123,14.3356
Geohasher @51.7124,14.3356
View towards exit, with flags
Map screenshot

Achievements

coyotebush earned the Vexillology achievement

by spotting an FC Energie Cottbus flag while at the (51, 14) geohash on 2024-12-16.

coyotebush achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in Berlin, Germany and 3 of the surrounding graticules.

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 == Expedition ==
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+Late in the morning, I cycled to ''Berlin-Ostkreuz'' and caught an RE2 train for a 1 hour and 20 minute ride to Cottbus. I had a döner lunch inside the Cottbus station building, then set out riding.
+Google Maps suggested the shortest route would involve the straight road heading south-southeast, incidentally along the #3 tram route. A section of this was closed for construction but the sidewalk was fortunately still open. I felt a bit of mist and noticed my ears getting cold. The final street, with the least comfortable brick bike lanes yet, passed through car dealerships before reaching a well-kept neighborhood.
+The point was well within GPS accuracy of the outside of the fence. A car started nearby then drove off; above its place I then spotted a flag.
+Garmin suggested a return route that mostly followed the #4 tram route. This turned out to be a bit more scenic. When I reached the station again there was still a while until the next train back to Berlin, so I crossed over the tracks and managed to just reach the edge of the old town. Back in the station building, I still had time for a hot drink before the train.
 == Tracklog ==
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 Image:2024-12-16_51_14_coyotebush_1734366696275.jpg|Geohasher [https://openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.71236389&mlon=14.33559444&zoom=16 @51.7124,14.3356]
-Image:2024-12-16_51_14_coyotebush_1734366872285.jpg|View towards exit. Flag of FC Energie Cottbus nearby, distant flag of Germany not visible from the point [https://openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.71232500&mlon=14.33557222&zoom=16 @51.7123,14.3356]
+Image:2024-12-16_51_14_coyotebush_1734366872285.jpg|View towards exit, with flags
 Image:2024-12-16_51_14_coyotebush_1734366927647.jpg|Map screenshot
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+{{Vexillology
+    | latitude = 51
+    | longitude = 14
+    | date = 2024-12-16
+    | flag = an [[wikipedia:FC Energie Cottbus|FC Energie Cottbus]] flag
+    | name = coyotebush
+    | image = 2024-12-16_51_14_coyotebush_1734366872285.jpg
+}}
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+    | graticule = Berlin, Germany
+    | ranknumber = 3
+    | s = true
+    | w = true
+    | se = true
+    | name = coyotebush
+}}
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