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(3/4) House on the corner of Chestnut and 4th, Westfield, Union County. | (3/4) House on the corner of Chestnut and 4th, Westfield, Union County. | ||
:[[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]]: A friend of mine lives right around the corner from that house. I can has [[Deja Vu]]? | :[[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]]: A friend of mine lives right around the corner from that house. I can has [[Deja Vu]]? | ||
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'''Coordinates for 2010-03-05: {{coordinates graticule|2010-03-05|lat=40|lon=-74}}''' | '''Coordinates for 2010-03-05: {{coordinates graticule|2010-03-05|lat=40|lon=-74}}''' | ||
− | : | + | : In the trees, in the southeast corner of Knoll Park & Country Club, Boonton, Morris County. I think it's reachable, as it's not necessary to cross the golf course to get to it. |
'''Coordinates for 2010-03-06: {{coordinates graticule|2010-03-06|lat=40|lon=-74}}''' | '''Coordinates for 2010-03-06: {{coordinates graticule|2010-03-06|lat=40|lon=-74}}''' | ||
− | : | + | : Behind a house on New Castle Road, West Freehold, Monmouth County. Meetup at Stonehurst Park instead? |
'''Coordinates for 2010-03-07: {{coordinates graticule|2010-03-07|lat=40|lon=-74}}''' | '''Coordinates for 2010-03-07: {{coordinates graticule|2010-03-07|lat=40|lon=-74}}''' | ||
− | : | + | : In the middle of Byron Ave., near the intersection of Shelley Ave., in Elizabeth, Union County. Reachable and Speed Racer Eligible. |
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== Cities in this Graticule == | == Cities in this Graticule == |
Revision as of 14:47, 5 March 2010
Scranton, PA | Newburgh, NY | Danbury, CT |
Allentown, PA | Newark | New York City |
Philadelphia, PA | Atlantic City | 39,-73 |
Today's location: not yet announced |
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.
Contents
Daily Locations
Coordinates for 2010-03-05: 40.8917383, -74.3809365
- In the trees, in the southeast corner of Knoll Park & Country Club, Boonton, Morris County. I think it's reachable, as it's not necessary to cross the golf course to get to it.
Coordinates for 2010-03-06: 40.2251936, -74.2874108
- Behind a house on New Castle Road, West Freehold, Monmouth County. Meetup at Stonehurst Park instead?
Coordinates for 2010-03-07: 40.6711212, -74.2463670
- In the middle of Byron Ave., near the intersection of Shelley Ave., in Elizabeth, Union County. Reachable and Speed Racer Eligible.
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
- dieKatze88
Attempted geohashes
- Main page: Category:Meetup in 40 -74
- Tuesday, March 2: Geohashing party or sorts at Friendly's in the Princeton area.
- Sunday, February 28: An easy first geohash for dieKatze88 near Drew University.
- Tuesday, February 22: Veterans Park, Trenton, near the entrance on Klockner Rd. Across from Steinart High School.
- 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.
Archived geohashing expeditions for 2008 and 2009.
Links
[Bing Maps] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
[Zillow] real estate valuation site, to find out 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.