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| − | [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] (Neil) visited this haspoint as it was close enough to the dog food shop he was visiting. With a | + | [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] (Neil) visited this haspoint as it was close enough to the dog food shop he was visiting. With a 15kg bag of Turkey and Rice Kibble in the boot, he drove north to Winterton passing a signpost to California. He got to within 14 metres of the exact point and was well inside the circle of uncertainty of his GPS receiver. The terrain was uneven waste land covered in tall vegetation and nettles. The site differed from the Google Earth image which showed marine sand dunes merging into dry land vegetation. In reality, there were new houses, not yet occupied, and new holiday chalets. |
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Revision as of 19:34, 17 August 2010
Location
In a nettle patch behind the sand dunes at Winterton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, UK. There is a GPS path on Wikiloc.
| Tue 17 Aug 2010 in Norwich: 52.7146890, 1.6946664 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Participants
Expedition
Sourcerer (Neil) visited this haspoint as it was close enough to the dog food shop he was visiting. With a 15kg bag of Turkey and Rice Kibble in the boot, he drove north to Winterton passing a signpost to California. He got to within 14 metres of the exact point and was well inside the circle of uncertainty of his GPS receiver. The terrain was uneven waste land covered in tall vegetation and nettles. The site differed from the Google Earth image which showed marine sand dunes merging into dry land vegetation. In reality, there were new houses, not yet occupied, and new holiday chalets.
