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== Location ==
 
== Location ==
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The geohash is between Effrikon (canton Zürich) and Kempttal (ZH), near Zürich. It is located on a field, but unfortunately next to an Autobahn (A4).
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The geohash is between Effretikon (canton Zürich) and Kempttal (ZH), near Zürich. It is located on a meadow, but unfortunately next to an autobahn (A4).
  
 
== Who Went ==
 
== Who Went ==
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[[User:TheOneRing|TheOneRing]] - by public transport and bike (probably).
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[[User:TheOneRing|TheOneRing]] - by public transport.
  
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== Plan ==
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== The Expedition ==
 
=== TheOneRing ===
 
=== TheOneRing ===
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If I can make it, I will go by train to Effrikon via Zürich and then by bike or by foot to the geohash.
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What a nice, sunny day, really perfect to go geohashing. The geohash of [[2010-12-12 47 8|one day last December]] was located in Bassersdorf, which lies on the way to Effretikon. So I knew how to get there with public transport.<br>
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I left Berne at half past one to be at the geohash at four o'clock. In Zürich I had to change trains to go to Effretikon. I recognized too late that I packed the wrong map so I had only my GPS. No problem? Well, I was in a valley, so it took a while to get suitable connection. During the search, I was not sure whether or not I went in the correct direction. I did, in the end. On my way I went underneath some high voltage power lines where you could hear the crackling of the electricity. It was quite an odd noise.<br>
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It was still very warm and sunny, perfect conditions to have a picnic with cake. I was a little bit early so I waited till 4 o'clock and beyond, but noone showed up. At one point you could notice that the geohash is in the entry lane of the airport Zürich-Kloten, because a plane was starting. Anyway the landscape was quite nice, but you could hear the autobahn all the time, which destroyed the nice picture a little bit. After having a quick meal and taking the usual photos I walked back to Effretikon and took the trains back to Berne.
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== Photos ==
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=== TheOneRing ===
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<gallery perrow="5">
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Image:20110705Geohash.jpg|The tripod marks the geohash
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Image:20110705GPS.jpg|Proof that I reached the right coordinates...
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Image:20110705Ticket.jpg|...on the right date
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Image:20110705Me.jpg|StupidGrin
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Image:20110705Surrounding1.jpg|View to the landscape
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Image:20110705Surrounding2.jpg|Again, but with the autobahn in the background (invisible, but hearable)
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Image:20110705Surrounding3.jpg|Again, with the high voltage power lines
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Image:20110705Bach.jpg|A rivulet near the geohash
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Image:20110705Flugzeug.jpg|A starting plane
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Image:20110705Zug.jpg|The train station of Effretikon and the kind of train I took
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</gallery>
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== Achievements ==
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{{land geohash | latitude = 47 | longitude = 8 | date = 2011-05-07 | name = TheOneRing }}
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{{Public transport geohash | latitude = 47 | longitude = 8 | date = 2011-05-07 | name = TheOneRing}}
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{{xkcd centurion | count = 2 | name = TheOneRing}}
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[[Category:Expeditions]]
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[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
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[[Category:Coordinates reached]]

Revision as of 17:47, 7 May 2011

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Location

The geohash is between Effretikon (canton Zürich) and Kempttal (ZH), near Zürich. It is located on a meadow, but unfortunately next to an autobahn (A4).

Who Went

TheOneRing - by public transport.

The Expedition

TheOneRing

What a nice, sunny day, really perfect to go geohashing. The geohash of one day last December was located in Bassersdorf, which lies on the way to Effretikon. So I knew how to get there with public transport.
I left Berne at half past one to be at the geohash at four o'clock. In Zürich I had to change trains to go to Effretikon. I recognized too late that I packed the wrong map so I had only my GPS. No problem? Well, I was in a valley, so it took a while to get suitable connection. During the search, I was not sure whether or not I went in the correct direction. I did, in the end. On my way I went underneath some high voltage power lines where you could hear the crackling of the electricity. It was quite an odd noise.
It was still very warm and sunny, perfect conditions to have a picnic with cake. I was a little bit early so I waited till 4 o'clock and beyond, but noone showed up. At one point you could notice that the geohash is in the entry lane of the airport Zürich-Kloten, because a plane was starting. Anyway the landscape was quite nice, but you could hear the autobahn all the time, which destroyed the nice picture a little bit. After having a quick meal and taking the usual photos I walked back to Effretikon and took the trains back to Berne.

Photos

TheOneRing

  • 20110705Geohash.jpg

    The tripod marks the geohash

  • 20110705GPS.jpg

    Proof that I reached the right coordinates...

  • 20110705Ticket.jpg

    ...on the right date

  • 20110705Me.jpg

    StupidGrin

  • 20110705Surrounding1.jpg

    View to the landscape

  • 20110705Surrounding2.jpg

    Again, but with the autobahn in the background (invisible, but hearable)

  • 20110705Surrounding3.jpg

    Again, with the high voltage power lines

  • 20110705Bach.jpg

    A rivulet near the geohash

  • 20110705Flugzeug.jpg

    A starting plane

  • 20110705Zug.jpg

    The train station of Effretikon and the kind of train I took

Achievements

Landgeohash.png
 TheOneRing earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (47, 8) geohash on 2011-05-07.
Bus.PNG
 TheOneRing earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (47, 8) geohash on 2011-05-07 using public transit.
Centurion0.png
 TheOneRing earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement
by attending 2 Saturday meetups.
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