Difference between revisions of "Buffalo, New York"

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Home of the Chicken Wing, The Buffalo, New York graticule is at 42 degrees north, 78 degrees west. In the Northwest corner is the Eastern tip of Lake Erie and the City of Buffalo with most of the surrounding suburbs. The Eastern edge is a little past Batavia and almost includes Leroy. The Southern line is the Pennsylvania border and most of the middle is rural; farmland and County/public forests which also includes Allegany State Park and the Southern tip of Letchworth State Park (The 'Grand Canyon of the East'). Overall, Geohashes should land in accessible areas most of the time for enthusiastic Hashers.

Some Villages and towns in the Graticule include Warsaw, East Aurora, Springville, Salamanca and Olean.

Notable Events

2016-11-04: First expedition to Canada for the graticule (Successful too).
2016-10: Wins The Most Active Graticule for most expeditions and coordinates reached.
2016-07-10: The Buffalo graticule makes it into the top 25 graticules for number of expeditions and Coords. reached.
2014-03-22: The Globalhash was in the Waterloo Graticule next-door to Toronto, but doesn't look like anyone went.
2013-11-11: The hash lands in Buffalo, right next to the Albright Knox Art Gallery in the parking lot.
2012-10-10: The Globalhash was in the Corning Graticule and some Hashers were successful.
2012-08-24: The hash lands in a restricted area at a boarding gate of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
2012-04-25: The hash lands next to what looks like the exercise areas of Attica State Prison.
2010-12-17: The hash lands on Grand Island for the first time in the Buffalo Graticule.
2008-09-02: First landfall of the hash in Canada for the Graticule.
2008-06-07: Bunsen has the honor of the first hash in the area.

Geohashes

Most recent on top

2017-01-01 42 -78 - In the woods by the East Otto State Forest
2016-12-31 42 -78 - In the town of Allegany, close to I-86
2016-12-30 42 -78 - On the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, next to Cattaraugus Creek
2016-12-14 42 -78 - Amherst, in an Industrial park just off Lawrence Bell Drive
2016-11-04 42 -78 - Fort Erie, Canada, in an empty lot by the corner of Thompson and Garrison Rds
2016-10-30 42 -78 - Just off Cohocton Road in the brush near Corfu
2016-10-29 42 -78 - Next to Crab Hollow State Forest
2016-10-28 42 -78 - Next to a fence off Hertel by Elmwood
2016-10-27 42 -78 - In the town of Cattaraugus next to a tributary for Cattaraugus Creek
2016-10-26 42 -78 - In the woods on top of a ridge in Letchworth State Park on the Eastern side
2016-10-22 42 -78 - In the woods off Rt 238 in Wyoming County
2016-10-09 42 -78 - In the woods off a bike path in Clarence
2016-10-08 42 -78 - Under power lines in Depew, off George Urban Blvd
2016-10-01 42 -78 - On Grand Island at the corner of Fix Rd and South Pkwy
2016-09-04 42 -78 - Off Woodward Ave, behind Innovative Integrated Solutions in Kenmore
2016-08-30 42 -78 - On Wiltshire Rd, by MorningStar Ct in Amherst
2016-08-29 42 -78 - On Greenbrier Rd, by Meadowstream Dr in Amherst
2016-08-10 42 -78 - On the edge of N Otto Rd, by Zoar Valley
2016-08-09 42 -78 - In South Buffalo, on South Park by the Buffalo River
2016-07-30 42 -78 - In a field off School St in North Collins
2016-07-10 42 -78 - By the Walmart and Dollar Tree parking lots in Springville
2016-06-25 42 -78 - Corner of Block St and Theodore St on the East Side of Buffalo
2016-06-22 42 -78 - In a front lawn on Sheva Ln by Frontier Central H.S.
2016-05-24 42 -78 - Middle of W. Ferry St at the intersection of Delaware Ave
2016-05-20 42 -78 - Allegany State Park, Red House area
2016-05-16 42 -78 - Wiley Field in Masten Park, close to Jefferson Ave
2016-04-22 42 -78 - In a field in Darien
2016-04-16 42 -78 - Across the street from Yogi Bear's Jellystone park right by the road
2016-04-14 42 -78 - In an undeveloped area in Cheektowaga next to a large lake
2016-04-13 42 -78 - In a field in Ellicottville
2016-04-06 42 -78 - In the woods, off Newton Rd. in Orchard Park
2016-04-04 42 -78 - On a road of Hunter's Creek Mobile park in Holland
2016-03-25 42 -78 - In the woods of Allegany State Park by Limestone
2016-02-28 42 -78 - Next to train tracks in Blasdell
2016-02-26 42 -78 - In the woods off Southwestern/Rt 20 in Angola
2016-02-21 42 -78 - In a field by the Lancaster Police Department
2016-02-06 42 -78 - Allegany State Park, by Camp Allegany
2016-02-02 42 -78 - Next to or in Cattaraugus Creek, East of Springville
2016-01-18 42 -78 - Next to a small country cemetery by Attica
2016-01-03 42 -78 - Allegany State Park by Quaker Lake
2015-11-17 42 -78 - Williamsville, in an apartment parking lot on Wellington Ct.
2015-11-16 42 -78 - Amherst, in a driveway on Fairlawn Drive
2015-11-15 42 -78 - By a private driveway in East Aurora, off Mill Rd by Cazenovia Creek
2015-10-18 42 -78 - Private property on Wagner Rd, South of Boston.
2015-10-12 42 -78 - Pine Lawn Cemetery by Harlem Rd.
2015-10-06 42 -78 - Rossburg, on the shoulder of W. River Rd.
2015-09-14 42 -78 - Como Lake Park in Lancaster
2015-09-07 42 -78 - In Cheektowaga, on Innsbruck Rd. behind a warehouse and next to an old railroad track
2015-09-05 42 -78 - In Elma, just off Winspear Rd next to a fire Hydrant
2015-08-29 42 -78 - Next to the Rt 219/I-86 Expressway North of Limestone, NY
2015-08-25 42 -78 - In a field next to an abandoned farmhouse on New Oregon Rd.
2015-08-22 42 -78 - Private property on Liebler Rd in Patchin
2015-08-13 42 -78 - Next to the benches of a soccer field of the Frontier Central high school
2015-08-07 42 -78 - On the shoulder of Jamison Rd in front of MOOG
2015-08-06 42 -78 - Eden, Next to a small plaza and storage company
2015-08-02 42 -78 - Allegany State Park, by the Bradford Entrance
2015-08-01 42 -78 - North of Little Valley, in the woods; Close to Dobbins Memorial State Forest
2015-07-06 42 -78 - Behind a shared parking lot for the Southtowns YMCA
2015-07-03 42 -78 - Another No Trespassing, this time in the woods of Aurora by Rt 240
2015-06-30 42 -78 - Private property in Eden
2015-06-26 42 -78 - Edge of Mill Rd, East of Jewettville
2015-06-21 42 -78 - Next to a swamp by Big Lots in Yorkshire(by Arcade)
2015-06-18 42 -78 - Parking lot of the Town Court in Clarence
2015-06-07 42 -78 - Allegany State Park, by Quaker Lake
2015-05-31 42 -78 - At the end of the sidewalk next to the 400 ramp on Union in West Seneca
2015-05-28 42 -78 - Next to a driveway in West Seneca on Transit by Caz. Creek
2015-05-23 42 -78 - In a field in Collins
2015-04-27 42 -78 - Parking lot of the Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center
2015-04-21 42 -78 - Crab Hollow State Forest
2015-04-12 42 -78 - Allegany State Park, a bit North of Science Lake
2015-03-26 42 -78 - In a field in Orchard Park, next to Rt.219
2015-03-15 42 -78 - At the St. Bonaventure Cemetery next to the office
2015-03-05 42 -78 - In the trees at the Allegany Hills golf course
2015-03-01 42 -78 - On the Sidewalk on Delaware Ave by the I-290
2015-02-07 42 -78 - In the woods North of Ashford
2015-01-24 42 -78 - Getting the car stuck South of Cuba
2015-01-21 42 -78 - South of Hamburg in the Boston Forest County Park
2015-01-08 42 -78 - South of Hamburg, by the Braymiller Market in the woods
2014-12-20 42 -78 - Portageville, in front of the Portageville Baptist church, just South of Letchworth State Park
2014-11-08 42 -78 - North of Colden, on Private Property
2014-10-19 42 -78 - Next to railroad tracks in Olean
2014-10-18 42 -78 - Slightly NW of Alden
2014-10-12 42 -78 - Just North and outside Allegany State Park
2014-09-27 42 -78 - Hamburg, just off ramp to I-90
2014-09-22 42 -78 - South of Hamburg
2014-09-18 42 -78 - Franklinville, Mt. Prospect Cemetery
2014-09-16 42 -78 - Springville, just off Rt 39
2014-09-11 42 -78 - South of Gowanda
2014-09-01 42 -78 - Allegany State Park
2014-08-17 42 -78 - North of I-86 by Friendship
2014-08-08 42 -78 - Arcade, off Bixby Hill Rd
2012-08-22 42 -78 - Kinsley Road Shoulder
2012-05-11 42 -78 - An old railway bed
2012-04-30 42 -78 - An Alfalfa Field
2011-06-26 42 -78 - 15 Crown Pl., Kenmore
2010-11-21 42 -78 - Pembroke, off of Rte. 33
2008-06-21 42 -78 - Clarence, Pine ledge Rd., Off of Main Street
2008-06-07 42 -78 - Mills Mills, Off Wiscoy-Mills Rd

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Graticule Ribbons

Buffalo, New York earned the Largest geohash achievement

by congregating at the (42, -78) geohash on 2008-06-21 with a participation of 7 geohashers.

The Buffalo, New York graticule (42 -78) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement

for the month of October 2016 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 9 expeditions.