Difference between revisions of "Newark, New Jersey"

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The Newark graticule is at 40 N, -74 W. This may be the most populous graticule in the United States, with a population in the neighborhood of 7 million people. It includes almost the entire northern half of New Jersey, the most densely populated state (Census), as well as Staten Island, western sections of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan in New York, and a part of Pennsylvania northeast of Philadelphia. In addition, other than Raritan Bay, there are no large sections of water.

Thanks to Meteorswarm, we have a Facebook group for the "North Jersey" graticule. Meet-ups can be coordinated here or there.

Daily Locations

Coordinates for 2010-02-19: 40.0468504, -74.9983781

In North Philadelphia, the ramp for Exit 32 on Interstate 95 northbound, going towards Linden Ave. Reachable and Speed Racer eligible!

Coordinates for 2010-02-20: 40.8360114, -74.8260195

In the front yard of a house on Lawrence Dr., Hackettstown. Only a few feet from the sidewalk, so it's reachable and Speed Racer eligible.

Coordinates for 2010-02-21: 40.1965597, -74.1560514

In the trees along Belmar Blvd., Farmingdale. Close to the power lines, should be accessible via the right-of-way.

Links

[peeron map]

[Small Hash Inquiry Tool]

[Bing Maps (with Bird's Eye view)]

[Zillow] real estate valuation site so know if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.

[NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes

And of course [Wikipedia] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)

Wanted: a good bike-map website. NJ Bike Map.com is okay but doesn't include a lot of local bike trails.

Cities in this Graticule

New Jersey	New York	Pennsylvania
Newark	Staten Island	New Hope
Jersey City	Lower Manhattan	Levittown
New Brunswick	Parts of Brooklyn	Langhorne
Trenton

Local Geohashers

Madalis
bjimba
krip
trntr
TorsionalMetric
Direwulf
Jevanyn
LangleyLGLF (When @Rutgers)
Esteban
Science Works!
sve
Zubenelgenubi
Mike
darko
jimpoz
RminusQ
Brandon 20px and his father
GISninja
BlastOButter42, but probably only if it's near the city and New York's isn't closer
AlexF
Knitting Duck
Flashbullzeye
Kyukket

Attempted geohashes

^{Main page: Category:Meetup in 40 -74}

Saturday, February 13: Tried for a meetup at Woodbridge Mall.

Monday, February 1: A chilly evening geohash, but only two towns from home for Jevanyn.

Saturday, January 23: Saturday's geohash was a walk in the park, literally!

Tuesday, January 5: Jevanyn tried for a birthday geohash with his new GPS, but the location was not reachable.

Earlier geohashing expeditions have been archived here and here.

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 (2/18) A farm on Sandy Ridge/Mt. Airy Rd., east of Stockton, Hunterdon County.
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+'''Coordinates for 2010-02-19: {{coordinates graticule|2010-02-19|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
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+: In North Philadelphia, the ramp for Exit 32 on Interstate 95 northbound, going towards Linden Ave.  Reachable and Speed Racer eligible!
-'''Coordinates for 2010-02-12: {{coordinates graticule|2010-02-12|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
-: Behind a townhouse at the end of Raritan Avenue, on Staten Island, NY. Two days in SI in a row.
+'''Coordinates for 2010-02-20: {{coordinates graticule|2010-02-20|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
-'''Coordinates for 2010-02-13: {{coordinates graticule|2010-02-13|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
+: In the front yard of a house on Lawrence Dr., Hackettstown.  Only a few feet from the sidewalk, so it's reachable and Speed Racer eligible.
-: Parking lot of Woodbridge Mall.  Reachable! And there's a mall nearby! :-)
+'''Coordinates for 2010-02-21: {{coordinates graticule|2010-02-21|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
-'''Coordinates for 2010-02-14: {{coordinates graticule|2010-02-14|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
+: In the trees along Belmar Blvd., Farmingdale. Close to the power lines, should be accessible via the right-of-way.
-: Backyard of a newer McMansion on an unnamed (private?) road off Aquaduct Rd., in Dolington PA.
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 == Links ==

Scranton, PA	Newburgh, NY	Danbury, CT
Allentown, PA	Newark	New York City
Philadelphia, PA	Atlantic City	39,-73
Today's location: not yet announced