2009-12-30 41 -73

Wed 30 Dec 2009 in 41,-73: 41.1689328, -73.1974537 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

On the sidewalk in a residential neighborhood in Bridgeport, CT, right next to the highway.

Participants

Sara and her daughter and son.

Plans

My plan was to go to the Children's Garbage Museum in Stratford, CT today and to geohash somewhere on the way. At hash-o-clock, I was surprised to learn that the hashpoint was only a few km from the museum.

Expedition

The children behaved excellently in the car - they used coloring books and played travel bingo. We found the hashpoint easily, took some pictures and went on to the Children's Garbage Museum, then drove home, stopping at a restaurant.

Photos

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  My daughter wrote a line of "xkcd"s about 50m long on the pavement leading up to the hashpoint, to point the way for others.

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  The GPS with my grin reflected in it. This distance is within the GPS's range of accuracy.

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  We found this cone lying on its side right near the hashpoint, so we used it as our marker, but of course we don't pass up an opportunity to chalk the pavement.

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  One could almost reach the hashpoint while on the highway, but not quite.

And then we went to the Children's Garbage Museum in Stratford, CT, right near the hashpoint. I found it fascinating, but I would not have had the guts to go there without kids. Thus, I discovered one of the main advantages of bringing children when you geohash.

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  The best thing at the garbage museum is the enclosed walkway through the top of the recycling center. Dump trucks came in and out every few minutes.

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  My daughter took this picture.

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  They also have a dinosaur made of garbage.